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The Lead Sheet: International Jazz Day April 30, Around the World and Here at Home

April 28, 2022  •  

In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day “in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people […]

CD Review: Lynne Arriale Trio, “The Lights Are Always On” (Challenge Records, 2022)

April 16, 2022  •  

Lynne Arriale I remember when I first “found” pianist Lynne Arriale in a used CD bin, a few years after her first release (The Eyes Have It, 1994). I was […]

Taborn and trio continue their musical conversation at the Dakota

April 15, 2022  •  

By Dan Emerson Pianist and composer Craig Taborn says that his steadily-evolving music takes shape through an ongoing “conversation between composed sections and improvisation.” Returning to his Minneapolis hometown on […]

Thoughtcast and 69 Dodge close out March Madness Mondays at Icehouse

April 1, 2022  •  

By Ryan Garmoe This past Monday, two jazz groups with an electric tilt showcased their stuff for the final evening of March Madness Mondays at Icehouse. The evening opened with […]

San Francisco collective shows no signs of quarantine ‘rust’

March 30, 2022  •  

By Dan Emerson Freed from the bonds of COVID lockdown, the SFJazz Collective brought plenty of creative and performing energy with its annual (in “normal” times) visit to the Dakota […]

Volstead’s Emporium brings late night jazz to Uptown

March 21, 2022  •  

By Ryan Garmoe A newcomer to Volstead’s Emporium would probably be put off. They would see a line extending from a large metal door located in a back alley behind […]