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UW-Eau Claire Night at the Black Dog, February 11: Michael Shults/Aaron Hedenstrom + Surreal McCoy

February 7, 2017  •  

© 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 […]

Claudia Schmidt. Dean Magraw and Bryan Nichols in the Dunsmore Room, February 8

February 6, 2017  •  

© 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 […]

Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie Presents the Phil Hey Quartet, February 9

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“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 […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 3-9

February 3, 2017  •  

© 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 […]

Ben Allison Trio in St Paul: McNally Smith Workshop, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog on February 4

February 2, 2017  •  

© 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 […]

Davell Crawford Brings Two Shows to the Dakota + Late Night With Peter Kogan, February 3-4

February 1, 2017  •  

© 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 […]