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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 2017

December 2, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly] Our spring-like weather will probably fade into winter — after all, it is winter in Minnesota! But falling temperatures (and perhaps the white stuff too) will be countered by rising heat from both local and visiting jazz artists as we count down […]

Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog: A Monsterful Night, December 2

November 30, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Steve Kenny’s Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog aims high and seems to hit that target every week! The talents on the little stage this weekend will keep that record intact: An opening set features Le Voyage; the headline set presents Peter Kogan’s Monsterful Wonderband. It’s definitely a monsterful night! […]

The Jazzy Side of the 60th Grammy Award Nominations

November 29, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter And the nominees are….. lots of jazz and jazz artists! The 60th Grammy Awards nominations have been announced, and in addition to the formal jazz categories, musicians and music typically associated with jazz are on the list. The Grammy Gala and announcement of Award winners takes place on January 28, 2018. […]

Fat Kid Wednesdays Reunites TONIGHT at the Icehouse, November 27

November 27, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter They first came together about 25 years ago, and now it has been nearly 20 years since this trio first played as Fat Kid Wednesdays. Despite their local ties (all grew up in Minnesota and continue to call the Twin Cities “home”), they may have their strongest following in France, where they […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 2017

November 24, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is posted monthly and updated weekly. Updated 11/24/2017] Saturday, November 25. Come down to Union Depot this afternoon and enjoy some local jazz favorites while raising funds for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Proceeds from food and beverage sales go to the festival, while jazz fans can enjoy the […]

Home Again: Pat Mallinger Quartet at Vieux Carre’, November 25

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© Andrea Canter One of the Twin Cities favorite jazz sons, saxophonist Pat Mallinger made an almost annual holiday visit to the Artists Quarter for many years through 2013 when the club closed. In the four years since his last AQ gig, Mallinger has kept busy in the Chicago area, but “home” is still the […]