News - Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Twin Cities Jazz Festival Returns June 24–27 at Crooners and the Dakota; Many Performances Streamed on Crowdcast

May 13, 2021 •

The Twin Cities Jazz Festival will see its return this June with a combination of live ticketed performances and outdoor streamed concerts. This year’s festival will be headlined by award-winning […]

International Jazz Day and Jazz Appreciation Month!

April 23, 2021 •

2021 Global Concert artists (courtesy of International Jazz Day) [From IJD and JAM press releases] The 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day, the world’s largest annual celebration of jazz, will take […]

Litchfield Jazz Festival Presents the Emmet Cohen Trio

April 15, 2021 •

Emmet Cohen © Kevin R. Mason Vita Vita Muir © Kevin R. Mason The Litchfield Jazz Festival […]

Another Look Back at 2020 – David Amram’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Jazz Forum

March 29, 2021 •

David Amram and Mark Morganelli at the Jazz Forum © Kevin R. Mason The Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, NY celebrated yet another marvelous birthday with David Amram & Friends. This […]

Looking Back – The 2020 Monterey Jazz Festival – Virtual!

March 24, 2021 •

Christian Sands – 2020/2021 Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence © Kevin R. Mason 2020 was an unprecedented and challenging year for live, in-person music events. Due to the pandemic, most jazz […]

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. […]