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Regina Carter Celebrates Ella at the Dakota, May 3

May 1, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter “Regina Carter creates music that is wonderfully listenable, probingly intelligent, and, at times, breathtakingly daring…taking the listener into the future of jazz. “ –Time Magazine   Known […]

Delfeayo Marsalis, Randy Brecker and More in the Dunsmore Room This Week!

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© Andrea Canter Just last week, the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge hosted Sheila Jordan, John Raymond, and Connie Evingson with Jon Weber, followed by a weekend including vocalists Patty […]

Bruce Henry Celebrates Stevie Wonder in the Dunsmore Room on April 30

April 29, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter At one time the most easily identified male voice in Twin Cities jazz, Bruce Henry relocated to his adopted home town of Chicago in 2008. Fortunately he […]

International Jazz Day Celebrated on April 30 With Live-Streamed Concert

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[International Jazz Day Press release]   The sixth annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated worldwide on April 30, 2017. The musically vibrant and culturally rich city of Havana, Cuba, […]

Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog Features Bottomless Pit, Brian Handeland Quartet

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© Andrea Canter A new band of popular veterans arrived on the scene in early 2015, debuting on the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog series, and since has […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 28-May 4

April 28, 2017  •  

  © Andrea Canter There’s always talk of the sorry state of jazz, but in this state, that stands in sharp contrast to the number of gigs, the number of […]