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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 16-22

June 16, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter After a relaxing week in San Francisco and the North Bay (including an evening concert from Joe Lovano and his new “Classic Quartet”), I am happy to be back in the Jazz Cities as we heat up to the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Young lions and seasoned veterans, locals and visitors, combine […]

Wayne Horvitz Group At Reverie, June 15

June 14, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter On stage at the Icehouse last fall, experimental keyboardist Wayne Horvitz returns to the Twin Cities to perform with Josh Granowski and Davu Seru on the Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie series this week, June 15 (9 pm). They will be joined by special guest, trumpeter Noah Ophoven-Baldwin. Based in Seattle, renowned […]

How to Prepare for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival

June 7, 2017 •

So begins the season of never ending opportunities for outdoor festivals – music, food, beer, Scottish, Irish, Renaissance. The State Fair? The list goes on, so that means I need to prioritize. Which ones am I going to? How long will I stay? Is this a 24/7 commitment or just a few hours of the […]

Dave King Trucking Company, Hanging Hearts “Implode” at the Icehouse June 12

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© Andrea Canter Part of the Icehouse Fifth Anniversary celebration, JT’s Jazz Implosion offers a double-header on Monday, June 12, featuring two of the hottest bands in the Midwest– Chicago’s Hanging Hearts and the Twin Cities’ Dave King Trucking Company. Hanging Hearts (9:30 pm) Hanging Hearts is a free-spirited, Chicago-based trio described by European audiences […]

Connie Evingson With Jon Weber at “Duke’s Place” June 11 — New Season of Jazz at the Jungle

June 6, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Some musical partnerships were just meant to be. Twin Cities vocalist Connie Evingson and New York-based pianist and honorary Twin Citian Jon Weber paired up during the 2012 Twin Cities Jazz Festival and on a Prairie Home Companion European cruise, where they cooked up the idea for a show for Connie’s Jazz […]

Doug Haining, Jax Ravel Lead Bands at the Black Dog, June 10

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© Andrea Canter Nearing three years of weekly presentations of the most talented jazz artists in the Twin Cities and beyond, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog continues its winning streak this weekend, June 10, with a “Tribute to Horace Silver” by the Doug Haining Quintet. Opening the evening will be the Jax Ravel […]