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Chris Potter Quartet: “The Dreamer Is The Dream”, at the Dakota on May 31

May 31, 2017  •  

 © Andrea Canter “The Dreamer Is the Dream is a testament to Potter’s composing as much as to his multi-reed instrumentality. He penned each of the compositions here and they […]

Sam Miltich and Dave Karr Salute Lester Young in the Dunsmore Room, May 28

May 26, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter They’ve performed as a duo and now guitarist Sam Miltich and saxophonist Dave Karr head a quartet (with Chris Bates and Jay Epstein) in celebration of the […]

Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog: Selby Avenue Brass Band, Park Evans Quintet on May 27

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© Andrea Canter Memorial Day Weekend often conjures images of picnics in the park and brass bands on the band stand. Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog typically conjures […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 26-June 1

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© Andrea Canter We start off the weekend with our first “summer” holiday, and there’s plenty of music to fit in around any barbecues, picnics, or gardening activities. In addition […]

A Cutting Edge Thursday: The Music of Low, Seru & Ewart, Pete Hennig

May 24, 2017  •  

  © Andrea Canter The Twin Cities Jazz Community boasts a multi-generational affinity for modern approaches to improvisation. On Thursday, May 25, several of these forces converge on the calendar, […]

Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson Bring Judy Garland to the Dunsmore Room, May 23

May 22, 2017  •  

“Hixson’s slightly gauzy tone and breezy phrasing evoked cool-school singers of the 1950s such as June Christy, Chris Connor and Anita O’Day. Yet there was nothing historic nor nostalgic about […]