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Framework Celebrates 20 Years — January 10 at Jazz Central

January 8, 2018  •  

© Andrea Canter One of the Twin Cities most durable jazz alliances, Framework is the collaboration of three of the Twin Cities’ most creative musicians, specializing in original works and […]

Steve Kenny’s Group 47, Liquid Vinyl Return to Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog, January 6

January 4, 2018  •  

© Andrea Canter Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog presents its 190th consecutive week of great local music across the generations on January 6. Opening will be the monthly […]

Jon Weber’s “History of the Piano” in the Dunsmore Room, January 2

January 1, 2018  •  

© Andrea Canter It’s hard to imagine a musician better suited to present a “history of the piano” than Jon Weber. Known for his encyclopedic knowledge of just about anything […]

Hoaxer Ends Their Big Year at the Black Dog, December 30

December 28, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter “…sure to be one of the more important collaborations of young jazz musicians to emerge from Minnesota in a long time.” –Steve Kenny (Producer) and Bill Coulter […]

Drummers Rule: Luke Peterson’s No Exit, Ben Ehrlich Trio at Jazz Central, December 29

December 27, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter It sounds like the Jean-Paul Sartre novel that I tried to translate in high school French, or perhaps the status of road construction in the Twin Cities […]

Will Kjeer Trio with Billy Peterson and Kenny Horst at Vieux Carre’, December 27

December 26, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter A veteran performer at only 21, pianist/composer Will Kjeer is taking an active holiday break from college studies, including leading a formidable trio on Wednesday, December 27, […]