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The Yellowjackets and the JazzMN Orchestra with Michael Mayo Headline the 2026 Twin Cities Jazz Festival

March 23, 2026  •  

The Yellowjackets and the JazzMN Orchestra with Michael Mayo are the headliners for the 28th annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival appearing on the main stage in Mears Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota on June 19th and 20th Watch the TCJS website for more details as more of the schedule is announced:  https://www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com/ Yellowjackets Friday, June […]

Kind of Now – The Pulse of Miles Davis by Gregory Hutchinson

March 16, 2026  •  

by Don Berryman “Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing”. Miles Davis  Celebrating the year of Miles Davis’s centennial, drummer Gregory Hutchinson is releasing Kind Of Now, The Pulse of Miles Davis on Warner Music this April 3rd. The album features the extraordinary Ambrose Akinmusire, who is ideally suited to the task of […]

The Steve Kenny Quintet at Berlin Minneapolis April 3rd

March 12, 2026  •  

Thee Steve Kenny Quintet will play a few selections from the recently released “Blue Chunks” CD (picked as one of the best of 2025 by Don Berryman) intermixed with some crowd-pleasing favorite Jazz Standards selected from the group’s multiple years of performances. There will probably be some Coltrane material as well.  The current lineup features […]

Duo CORDA

March 1, 2026  •  

By Don Berryman Duo CORDA,   a musical collaboration between cellist Jacqueline Ultan and guitarist Paval Jany pulling together music from multiple genres, has just released their eponymous debut album. Both cello and guitar make sound from vibrating strings resonating in a wooden body. However the bowed string and fretless fingerboard of the cello allow […]

Bobby Peterson with Gary Raynor and Jay Epstein Live at The Dakota St. Paul 1996

February 21, 2026  •  

  by Don Berryman A previously unreleased recording of the late great pianist, Bobby Peterson, with bassist Gary Raynor and drummer Jay Epstein recorded live at the Dakota jazz club at Bandana Square in Saint Paul in 1996 is now available on Bandcamp  This show was a tribute to Oscar Peterson who Bobby noted was […]

Woody Shaw’s Love Dance and Joe Chambers’ Double Exposure Remastered

February 5, 2026  •  

By Don Berryman Two great jazz albums that have been out of print for nearly half a century, Woody Shaw’s Love Dance and Joe Chambers’ Double Exposure have been remastered and reissued by producer Zev Feldman (a.k.a. The Jazz Detective) on the archival label Time Traveler Recordings as part of its Muse Master Edition Series. […]