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

April 29, 2017 •

[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, has been selected to serve as the 2017 Global Host City, and will present the All-Star Global Concert at the Gran Teatro de La Habana […]

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 performed around town at other venues. Bottomless Pit is led by guitarist Joel Shapira and features Pete Whitman (saxophones), Tom Lewis (bass), and Weather Report […]

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 visiting artists coming our way. As an audience, we may be spoiled in the Twin Cities as few other areas in the country can boast […]

Dean Magraw and Marcus Wise at Jazz Central, April 28

April 26, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Guitar guru Dean Magraw and tabla master Marcus Wise first met over thirty-five years ago, Magraw returning from a stint in Boston, Wise from studies in India. In that first encounter, as Wise recounts in the liner notes to the duo’s How the Light Gets In, the two musicians found “the […]

Michael O’Brien Returns With Gigs at Reverie and the Dunsmore Room

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© Andrea Canter One of the hottest young jazz talents in the Twin Cities during the first part of the 00s, bassist Michael O’Brien relocated to New York about 10 years ago where he has built an enviable reputation. Fortunately he returns “home” now and then to reconnect with old pals. This week, we have […]

Bill Frisell Trio in Hopkins, April 25

April 24, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “It’s hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he’s found what connects them: improvisation and a sense of play” .–The New York Times Known for his many eclectic projects, Grammy-winning guitarist/composer Bill […]