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Adam Meckler Orchestra Debuts at the Icehouse on November 6

November 4, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter Gathering a band of “some of the Twin Cities’ hippest younger players,” young and hip trumpeter Adam Meckler has been leading one of the region’s most innovative […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 2017

November 2, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter   November is not starting out in a gentle fashion, but perhaps that merely means there will be plenty of musical heat. A number of guest artists […]

Red Planet Orbits the Black Dog on October 30

October 29, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter Red Planet is the fourth from our sun and seemingly most like Earth in our solar system. Red Planet is also a long-running jazz trio and second […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 2017

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© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly]     Saturday-Sunday, October 28-29. Following two nights of Ramsey Lewis, the Dakota keeps the steam rolling with […]

Night of Improvised Music at the Black Dog: Nathan Hanson Trio, Lease-Moriarty Quartet on October 28

October 25, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter Over the years of their life and musical partnership, Ellen Lease and Pat Moriarty have led many ensembles teetering on the edge of modern jazz. Best known […]

Zacc Harris Group in the Dunsmore Room on October 27

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© Andrea Canter One of the busiest jazz musicians in the Twin Cities, guitarist Zacc Harris is a man of many ensembles, heading the Atlantis Quartet, Zacc Harris Trio and […]