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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 3-9
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Is there jazz after the Artists Quarter? Fortunately, yes, if not in a traditional jazz club setting, at least there are a number of venues around the metro that present jazz at least some of the time, and at least one that still considers jazz a major art form deserving its sole attention. This week visitors include the great guitar guru Larry Coryell and vocal star Roberta Gambarini at the Dakota, while local acts include First Tuesday with Dean Magraw ...
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Jazz This Week: Funky Butt Brass Band, Nathaniel Bartlett, West End Stomp, St. Louis Guitar Fusion, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The first part of the New Year traditionally is a bit a slow for the live music business, but if you're willing to brave the cold and snow, there still are some noteworthy jazz and creative music performances happening around St. Louis in the next few days. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, trumpeter Jim Manley will be back for his ongoing Thursday evening gig at Joyia Tapas, 4501 Manchester Ave in the Grove neighborhood. Tomorrow night, the Funky Butt ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 27 - January 2
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Year-end celebrations dominate jazz this week, but one is certainly bittersweet as the Artists Quarter closes out its St. Paul run, at least for now. But the AQ will exit on a chorus of high notes, with a weekend “Jam" of surprise guests and a sold-out New Year's Eve finale. Add in a four-night residency with the Bad Plus at the Dakota, some former Minnesotans in solo sets at Jazz Central, and a list of jazzy New Year's Eve gigs ...
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Jazz This Week: The Brothers Peterson, Good 4 the Soul, New Year's Eve Jazz in St. Louis, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
With Santa Claus' labors complete and his flying reindeer out to pasture for another year, there are just a few days of live jazz and creative music left in 2013. Let's see what's coming up in and around St. Louis... Tonight, it's the final “Avant-Garde Arts Night" of the year at the Tavern of Fine Arts, featuring live improvised sounds from musicians mostly associated with New Music Circle; and trumpeter Jim Manley plays his weekly gig at Joyia Tapas in ...
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Danisa Fagan And Dr. Rojo At The Buenos Aires Design Center
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John Allen
On a cool late winter night in Buenos Aires, fans and music lovers gather to listen with much anticipation; a night of jazz, bossa nova, French and, of course, Argentine tango music. The site is the upscale Buenos Aires Design Mall, where Jazz on the terrace plays every Wednesday evening. It may be winter, but even the most casually dressed listener has nothing to shiver about, as the music is hot and the singing sultry and energetic. On this night, ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 20-26
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The Artists Quarter Countdown continues, with two of its long-time favorite national artists joining together this weekend and one of its longest-running local bands closing out the week. Meanwhile the holidays bring heroines of song to concert and club stages, and the annual Bad Plus residency begins at the Dakota. The weather outside might be frightful, but the jazz inside is bountiful. Big Gigs This Week Friday, December 20. Last month, Jazz Central launched a monthly series of Friday night ...
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Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter-Mandolinist Sierra Hull To Perform First Night Boston Concert, Broadcast On WUMP-FM
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Berklee Media Relations
First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and UMass Boston’s radio station, WUMB-FM 91.9 present bluegrass vocalist, mandolinist and songwriter Sierra Hull, a 2011 Berklee graduate, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The concert is a centerpiece of this year's First Night Boston festival, and will be broadcast live on WUMB-FM, and webcast worldwide on wumb.org, live from Berklee. Admission is $10 by purchase of a First Night button. Sierra Hull performs ...
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Jazz This Week: Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli, Tatsuya Nakatani, Bhob Rainey, Dave Dickey Big Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This weekend's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes a few final chances to hear some holiday jazz, as well as music from a famed father-and-son team of guitarists and two evenings featuring touring free improvisors. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli open a four-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro, continuing through Saturday. While John Pizzarelli is a St. Louis favorite who has appeared here many times at the Bistro ...
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