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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 6-12
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
As we get closer and closer to the Twin Cities Jazz festival (June 23-25), we seem to be revving up the jazz engines with a strong slate of gigs and concerts in coming weeks. Some outstanding visitors as well as local heroes are on the schedule for early May! BIG GIGS THIS WEEK Friday, May 6. If you have never heard him live, plan to catch Tony Bennett at the State Theater this time. He's still winning Grammies! Over at ...
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Jazz this week: Cyrus Chestnut, Tortoise, Denise Thimes' Mothers Day show, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features sounds ranging from straight-ahead jazz to “post-rock," with plenty of other styles in the mix, too. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 4 Drummer Montez Coleman plays the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, with a bit of help from pianist Adam Maness, bassist Bob DeBoo and singer Anita Jackson. Elsewhere in Grand Center, saxophonist Dave Stone takes over Bob DeBoo's hosting duties for ...
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Opening a month-long tribute to a jazz legend
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Much attention will be paid throughout May to the musical legacy of trumpeter Miles Davis, who would have turned 90 this May 26. His musical legacy remains so strong today that it sometimes is hard to fathom that he left us a quarter-century ago—on September 28, 1991. Trumpeter James Suggs assembled a fine quintet to honor Davis' imprint on mainstream jazz and shared music from the horn legend at a Sunday, May 1 concert co-sponsored by the Tampa (FL) Jazz ...
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May 11: New England Conservatory Youth Jazz Orchestra In Music Of Jimmy Giuffre And Mary Lou Williams
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
The New England Conservatory Youth Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bob Nieske, features the music of Jimmy Giuffre and Mary Lou Williams in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. The NEC Youth Jazz Orchestra is comprised of extraordinary middle and high school students from across the region. For more information, log on to NEC Youth Jazz or call 617-585-1260. The program for the evening includes Giuffre’s “Four Brothers,” “River ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 29-May 5
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Jazz Appreciation Month ends this weekend, and there has been plenty to appreciate in the Twin Cities, culminating this weekend with the state's only registered “International Jazz Day" event, a fundraising mini-festival sponsored by Jazz Central Studios on Saturday. But there are more jazz events on Jazz Day as well as throughout the coming week, including a rare appearance by dazzling pianist Abdullah Ibrahim at the Dakota and the return “from exile" of jazz at Reverie, now on Thursdays. Jazz ...
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Jazz Lions, The Bosman Twins, Roar At The Velvet Note on May 8th
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Dwayne Bosman
The Bosman Twins at the The Velvet Note in Atlanta on May 8th Whether it’s the Bosman Twins’ longevity as jazz masters, classically trained musicians, or their charismatic and engaging entertaining style, The Bosman Twins always leave their fans wanting more. The multi award winning brothers are nationally and internationally renowned at high profile private events, to fun at festivals, they put the “B” back in BeBop and Big Band Sounds. If you are “a head nodding” jazz lover; “a ...
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Jazz this week: Melissa Aldana, Keri Johnsrud, Peter and Will Anderson, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Although this week's schedule of jazz and creative music is considerably less jam-packed than last week's, listeners still will have a chance to check out several intriguing young performers visiting St. Louis, plus an assortment of shows from various hometown favorites. Let's go to this highlights... Wednesday, April 27 Saxophonist Melissa Aldana makes her St. Louis debut with the first of four evenings of performances continuing though Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro Aldana, a 27-year-old native of Chile who ...
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Nicole Henry: The Vocalist Who Sings Rainbows
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
By Maria Cabeza I happened to be in West Palm Beach when Nicole Henry was giving a show, so without hesitating I went with my eleven-year-old son and my friend and PR specialist Scott Thompson. What you surely know: Nicole Henry is a North American internationally acclaimed jazz soul vocalist whose career started in 2004. Her repertoire includes American Songbook, classic and contemporary jazz titles, blues and more. She used to sing at school and at church and that her ...
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