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Jana Nyberg 5 Celebrates New Album in the Dunsmore Room, August 11

August 11, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter A frequent performer throughout the Twin Cities on such stages as the Dakota, Vieux Carré, Crooners and Jazz Central, vocalist/songwriter/flautist Jana Nyberg recently brought her quintet to Wild Sound Studio for a recording session last winter. Now the Jana Nyberg 5 celebrates the release of Set on You in the intimate Dunsmore […]

Illicit Sextet, Will Schmid Quartet at the Black Dog on August 12

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© Andrea Canter It’s a night to celebrate young lions and wizened veterans. The long-running Illicit Sextet returns to the Black Dog on August 12 to headline the Saturday Night Jazz series. The evening opens with the young guns of the Will Schmid Quartet. Will Schmid Quartet (7 pm) Tonight was actually scheduled as […]

98 and Counting! Irv Williams’ Birthday Celebration at the Dakota, August 13

August 10, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Either “the coolest old guy or the oldest cool guy…” — Pioneer Press A number of years ago, tenor saxophone legend Irv Williams hinted at retirement in his liner notes for That’s All (2004), but clearly that was premature. Three CDs later, the then 88-year-old known fondly as “Mr. Smooth” issued […]

The Lead Sheet Update! August 11, 2017

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© Andrea Canter The Lead Sheet is published monthly but updated at least weekly! Some highlights of the coming week: Friday, August 11. The Jana Nyberg 5 debuts in the Dunsmore Room, and they have a new CD to celebrate! At Vieux Carre’, enjoy the exciting rhythms of the Babatunde Lea Quintet with the master […]

Kevin Mahogany With Mary Louise Knutson in the Dunsmore Room, August 8-9

August 7, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “Mahogany is blessed with a voice that is instantly seductive—smooth as butter, sweet as honey and deep as a freshly dug well.” –Jack Bowers, All About Jazz. Acclaimed baritone Kevin Mahogany returns to the Twin Cities this week, taking the stage with local piano star Mary Louise Knutson in the Dunsmore Room […]

Cyrille Aimee at the Dakota, August 8

August 6, 2017 •

“…one of the most promising jazz singers of her generation.” –Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal [Adapted from Cyrille Aimee’s web bio and Mack Avenue bio] Winner of the Montreux Jazz Festival’s Vocal Competition, the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition, and finalist in the Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition, Cyrille Aimee makes her Twin Cities debut […]