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Bryan Nichols Quintet Launches Friday Night Jazz in the Dunsmore Room, October 6

October 3, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter “…a swinging, sometimes quirky sense of time and creative expression.” – Jazz Police Although he admits that he never formally studied jazz, it did not take pianist […]

Le Percheron Opens Illicit Jazz Workshop at Jazz Central on October 6

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© Andrea Canter After a two-year run, curator Steve Kenny needed a new home for his weekly Minneapolis jazz series when Reverie Bar closed its doors in July. Now he […]

Katie Thiroux CD Release Tour Comes to Minnesota: In the Dunsmore Room on October 8

October 2, 2017  •  

[This article adapted from artist’s press release]    “A first rate bassist and beguiling vocalist.” – The New Yorker “This bassist-vocalist-composer is flat out phenomenal.” – Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz “Ace of Bass” Katie […]

Pat Mallinger and Bill Carrothers Return to the Dunsmore Room, October 3

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© Andrea Canter Two of the Twin Cities favorite jazz sons, saxophonist Pat Mallinger and pianist Bill Carrothers, have appeared often in the Twin Cities since making their respective moves […]

Trio 280, JC Sanford Quartet at the Black Dog on September 30

September 28, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter Well into its third year of weekly jazz performances, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog brings back the JC Sanford Quartet and a new trio of […]

The Bad Plus and Bill Frisell at The Walker, September 29

September 26, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter “It’s about as badass as highbrow gets.” — Rolling Stone About six months ago, one of the iconic bands of the 21st century announced a major personnel […]