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Johannes Tona, Kenni Holmen to team up at Berlin

February 4, 2026 •

Saxophonist/composer Kenni Holmen and Ethiopian bassist/composer Yohannes Tona, bandmates in guitarist Cory Wong’s touring combo, will team up in a different setting, Friday-Saturday Feb. 6-7 at Berlin. They’ll play a mix of originals and familiar tunes, with the help of pianist Steven Hobert, drummer Steve Jennings and guitarist Geoff LeCrone. A native of the southern […]

Halloween Alaska to bid farewell at the Dakota

January 19, 2026 •

A band that started as a side-project for four Twin Cities musicians but lasted 20 years – developing a cult following in the process – will play its farewell gigs Friday, January 23 at the Dakota. Drummer Dave King, James Diers (voice, guitar, keys), Jacob Hanson (guitars, voice) and William Shaw IV (bass, keys) started […]
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David Amram’s 94th Birthday Celebration

December 31, 2025 •

On November 15th and 16th, 2024, the gorgeous, art-filled Jazz Forum nightclub in Tarrytown, NY, hosted David Amram’s 94th birthday party! Actually, Amram turned 95 in 2025, but that will […]
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My Jazz Picks For 2025

December 6, 2025 •

By Don Berryman Some great jazz albums were released in 2025. Some are brand new, others are older recordings recently discovered, and a few are updated reissues. Here are some […]
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Two Previously Unreleased Recordings by Rahsaan Roland Kirk from the 1960’s Released for RSD: Vibrations in the Village: Live at the Village Gate and Seek and Listen: Live at the Penthouse

November 24, 2025 •

By Don Berryman Two live albums by brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk containing never-before heard performances, one from the east coast and the other from the west: Vibrations in the […]
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Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra at Walker Art Center, Friday, December 5

November 13, 2025 •

Chicago-based trumpeter-vocalist-composer Rob Mazurek will lead his 10-piece Exploding Star Orchestra, Friday, December 5 at 7:30 at the Walker Art Center. Inspired by the sounds of “meta-versal transformation,” the orchestra […]
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