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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 29-August 4
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
"The Ruckus" (aka Rodney Ruckus) continues through the weekend, young lions continue to prowl... Jazz is alive and well in the Twin Cities, where the only thing fading is— maybe— summer. Also take note of announcements of 2016-2017 concert seasons, including the Walker's Performance Series, O'Shaughnessy's season and a new line-up at the Hopkins Center of the Arts, all with substantial jazz artists coming to town. Big Gigs This Week Friday, July 29. Already a familiar “veteran" and bandleader, young ...
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Jazz this week: A benefit starring Johnny O'Neal, free outdoor concerts, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's mid-summer in St. Louis, and though as usual for this time year, it's mostly another slow week with regard to touring musicians visiting St. Louis, the fine pianist and singer Johnny O'Neal will be in town for a benefit show on Sunday. And of course, St. Louis' hometown musicians keep on keepin' on no matter what, with a variety of jazz and creative music performances happening around town over the next few days. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 22-28
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
As we start the weekend, both music and sidewalks will be sizzling! Fortunately, it also sounds like the music, not the weather, will keep on simmering throughout the rest of the week! And a diverse music week it will be, with blues-driven jazz (from old AQ favorites) honoring the Lowertown Blues Festival at the Black Dog, the first annual Rochester City Jazz Festival 80 miles southeast of the Metro, an almost annual performance from French bassist Francois Rabbath to close ...
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Miami's Jazz Roots Concert Series with New Artistic Advisor Shelly Berg
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All About Jazz
November 4, 2016 through April 7, 2017 The JAZZ ROOTS annual six-part concert series held at the Adrienne Arsht Center for The Performing Arts, has become a musical institution in the jazz world often credited with helping to revitalize, nurture and spur the expansion of Jazz music in the south Florida area and beyond. Created in 2008 by the Center and co-founder Larry Rosen, musician, producer and industry entrepreneur, who passed away in 2015, the series is known ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 15-21
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
We have a diverse line-up of jazz this week, including a new CD release from the Dave King Trucking Company, a brief homecoming for Todd Clouser in the company of John Medeski and JT Bates, a return visit from Jon Weber, and a quintet debut from one of our favorite pianists. For starters. Big Gigs This Week Friday, July 15. Minnesota native saxophonist/composer Aaron Hedenstromis back on the local scene after completing his doctorate at the University of North Texas, ...
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Jazz this week: Femi Kuti and Positive Force, "Jazz in July" begins, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As mid-summer weekends go, this isn't an especially busy one for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, but there still are a number of noteworthy performances worth seeking out over the next few days, including the return of a popular free summer concert series and a rare visit from one of the best-known Afrobeat musicians in the world. Let's go the highlights... Saturday, July 9 On Saturday afternoon, singer Wendy Gordon and friends will return for another matinee performance ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 8-14
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The “Dog Days" of Summer are here but locally let's call it the “Cool Cats" Days of Summer, given the vitality of our jazz scene and the heat being generated by young as well as veteran artists. This week is no exception, as we can hear gigs from some of our youngest pros at Studio Z and Jazz Central as well as from our seasoned vets at the Dakota, Vieux Carre, Black Dog and beyond. We have a diverse group ...
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Monty Alexander Trio's Historic 40-Year Reunion At Catalina Jazz Club on July 10
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
One of the Greatest Trios in Jazz! MONTY ALEXANDER, JOHN CLAYTON, JEFF HAMILTON A 40th Year Reunion Concert! One Night Only at Catalina Jazz Club! Hollywood, CA Sunday, July 10 Widely considered to be among the greatest trios in jazz (ever!), Monty Alexander (piano), John Clayton (bass), and Jeff Hamilton (drums) have delivered the most tastefully elegant, swinging, and soul-stirring jazz for 40 years, album after album, festival after festival, Grammy after ...
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