© Andrea Canter One of the Midwest’s top jazz programs is in our backyard at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Alums include trumpeter John Raymond, bassist Graydon Peterson, and saxophonist […]
© Andrea Canter Folky-jazzy vocalist and songwriter Claudia Schmidt has performed at least a few times in the past decade at the Dakota with local guitar hero Dean Magraw. Both […]
“The PHQ is a true, seasoned ensemble laying down a musical vision with common purpose.”—Pat Courtemanche © Andrea Canter Twin Cities jazz fans may not always appreciate our great fortune—to […]
© Andrea Canter It feels cold again but really it just normal February in Minnesota! Our options in jazz are perhaps even warmer than normal this week, which might cause […]
© Andrea Canter For the past two years, trumpeter Steve Kenny has curated a weekly series of top-flight area jazz ensembles at the Black Dog in St. Paul’s Lowertown, bringing […]
© Andrea Canter In New Orleans we’ve used piano as a percussive instrument, as a groove keeper, as an instrument that carries the melody…it’s important to keep that alive, to […]