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John Raymond Standards Trio at Jazz Central, December 22

December 21, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter “Electrifyingly new and strangely familiar at the same time…with his mix of modern sounds and old-fashioned feeling, Raymond is steering jazz in the right direction.”––Downbeat Magazine Even […]

Bill Carrothers Solo in the Dunsmore Room on December 23

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© Andrea Canter “The relentlessly inventive pianist Bill Carrothers’ harmonic sophistication has to be heard to be believed.”  —Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune “A little bit of Europe right here in […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 2017

December 19, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is posted monthly and updated weekly. Updated 12/15/2017] Holiday jazz, debut performances, and perennial favorites add to the festive sounds around the Twin Cities […]

The Bad Plus Annual Holiday at the Dakota Is Finale for Original Trio, December 20-23

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© Andrea Canter “The Bad Plus have always been a band in the truest sense – a group of passionate collaborators with no single “leader”. That spirit will continue in […]

Inatnas Orchestra Debuts at the Black Dog, December 16

December 12, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter Recent transplants from New York City, Asuka Kakitani and JC Sanford will premiere their own 17-piece Inatnas Orchestra on the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog series in St. Paul […]

Illicit Jazz Workshop Presents the Aaron Hedenstrom Quartet on December 15

December 11, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter   Since returning to the Twin Cities after studies at UW-Eau Claire and earning is doctoral degree at the University of North Texas, saxophonist Aaron Hedenstrom has […]