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Mourning and Celebration: Notes on Recent Losses in Twin Cities Jazz

March 22, 2021 •

By Bill Stieger. “You want to play JAZZ? That music is too good. Now, you’ll really starve” – William Stieger Sr. The consequences of aging accumulate with each passing year. The aches, fatigue, diminishment of the senses reminds us gummers daily that things are headed South, It’s an old story–perhaps the oldest story-and guaranteed to […]

Prepared Piano Albums from Benoît Delbecq and Satoko Fujii

March 21, 2021 •

The Weight Of Light by Benoît Delbecq was released on February 13th and Beyond, the debut recording of Futari, a duo of pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and vibraphonist Taiko Saito was released on January 22nd. Both new releases that feature prepared piano, a method of extending and altering sounds by placing objects on or between the […]

Coping With COVID: Views From the Perspective of Twin Cities Jazz

March 12, 2021 •

The pandemic of 2020 has forced a tsunami of change for everyone in the performing arts. With nightclubs, theaters, and museums closed, or operating at limited capacity, Twin City jazz musicians have had to double their efforts to stay musically involved. Things grew difficult for the clubs that offer jazz, as well. But all is not […]

Experience Jazz, Grades 7-12: Applications Due March 5!

February 26, 2021 •

Experience Jazz is a genre-bridging music ensemble program for aspiring musical artists with a common desire to make new music rooted in jazz, blues, pop and hip-hop, to create and collaborate together. While rooted in jazz, this program embraces the power and artistry of hiphop, rhythm & blues, and other genres students and instructors want […]

“Return to Forever”: Chick Corea, 1941-2021

February 11, 2021 •

Chick Corea “What making music for people does, I’ve observed, is it stimulates what’s natural in all of us. It’s native sense, in every person. You don’t have to be a professional anything — all you need to do is be a living human being, and open to the play of imagination.” –Chick Corea, Jazz […]

RIP: We Were Always “Pleased and Flipped” to be With Davis Wilson

January 30, 2021 •

Davis Wilson, at home at the Artists Quarter (2013) Author’s Note. Much of this article is drawn from my interview with Davis in 2006, with thanks to Al Iverson for providing much of the background information. “Support them all. It’s a scary business with no fortunes to be made. Their joy in the music and […]