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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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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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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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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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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The 2024 TD James Moody Jazz Festival took place from November 7 to 24 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). In the Festival brochure, it says “I’ve always said […]
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