St. Paul, MN - The fourth installment of the Minnesota sur Seine music festival is coming to various Twin Cities locations from May 15 through May 25, 2008.
The 2008 lineup features collaborations between Twin Cities and international musicians performing improvisational jazz, Celtic, hip hop, World Music, spoken word, rock and more. Minnesota sur Seine, which debuted in the Fall of 2004, has grown in scope from its Twin Cities-meets-Paris jazz beginnings to become a sweeping showcase of musical styles from around the world. Complete schedules and more information can be found at surseine.org. More information is also available at (651) 292-9746.
Venues for the event include the Black Dog Caf, the Artists' Quarter, The Fine Line, The Cedar Cultural Center, Triple Rock Social Club, Minnesota Museum of Modern Art, The Blake School, Creation Audio and more.
2008 Minnesota sur Seine performers include: Nol Akchot, Mahmoud Ahmed, Chris Bates, JT Bates, Tim Berne, Christofer Bjurstrom, Michael Bland, Raymond Boni, Carnage, Bruno Chevillon, Denis Colin, Franois Corneloup, Viv Corringham, Anthony Cox, Pablo Cueco, Peter Cusack, Benoit Delbecq, Douglas Ewart, Violeta Ferrer, Milo Fine, Gabriel Gonzalez, Nathan Hanson, Chico Huff, Tony Hymas, Alden Ikeda, Jef Lee Johnson, Dave King, Michelle Kinney, La Rumeur, Miguel Linares, Dean Magraw, Jacky Molard Quartet, Mystery Palace, Christophe Rocher, Brian Roessler, Roma di Luna, Didier Petit, Dominique Pifarely, Kelly Rossum, Gary Schulte, Chris Thomson, Yohannes Tona, Jacqueline Ultan, Stokley Williams, Zeitgeist Ensemble, and more.
Specially-themed events include:
Tickets.
Tickets for many of the individual shows are on sale now and are available through surseine.org. A festival pass for all of the performances is available for $100. Purchasers who are ages 18 to 21 can purchase a festival pass for $50 and purchasers under the age of 18 can purchase a $30 pass to attend all of the all ages shows. Festival passes are available through the Festival website and at the Black Dog Caf (308 Prince St., Saint Paul).
The 2008 lineup features collaborations between Twin Cities and international musicians performing improvisational jazz, Celtic, hip hop, World Music, spoken word, rock and more. Minnesota sur Seine, which debuted in the Fall of 2004, has grown in scope from its Twin Cities-meets-Paris jazz beginnings to become a sweeping showcase of musical styles from around the world. Complete schedules and more information can be found at surseine.org. More information is also available at (651) 292-9746.
Venues for the event include the Black Dog Caf, the Artists' Quarter, The Fine Line, The Cedar Cultural Center, Triple Rock Social Club, Minnesota Museum of Modern Art, The Blake School, Creation Audio and more.
2008 Minnesota sur Seine performers include: Nol Akchot, Mahmoud Ahmed, Chris Bates, JT Bates, Tim Berne, Christofer Bjurstrom, Michael Bland, Raymond Boni, Carnage, Bruno Chevillon, Denis Colin, Franois Corneloup, Viv Corringham, Anthony Cox, Pablo Cueco, Peter Cusack, Benoit Delbecq, Douglas Ewart, Violeta Ferrer, Milo Fine, Gabriel Gonzalez, Nathan Hanson, Chico Huff, Tony Hymas, Alden Ikeda, Jef Lee Johnson, Dave King, Michelle Kinney, La Rumeur, Miguel Linares, Dean Magraw, Jacky Molard Quartet, Mystery Palace, Christophe Rocher, Brian Roessler, Roma di Luna, Didier Petit, Dominique Pifarely, Kelly Rossum, Gary Schulte, Chris Thomson, Yohannes Tona, Jacqueline Ultan, Stokley Williams, Zeitgeist Ensemble, and more.
Specially-themed events include:
- A celebration of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, featuring traditional Spanish song arranged by Tony Hymas, a reading of Lorca's poetry by Violeta Ferrer, and flamenco music (May 16);
- Top of the Pops with Viv Corringham-Peter Cusack duo, Mystery Palace, and Noel Akchote (May 17);
- A night of Old and New World roots with Jacky Molard Quartet and Roma di Luna (May 18);
- Hip Hop night with controversial French hip hop group, La Rumeur, playing with Ursus Minor (May 22);
- A night in Ethiopia with the legendary Mahmoud Ahmed and his ensemble(May 24);
- Two St. Paul Music Crawls (May 24 and 25, afternoons) featuring multiple performances within walking distance in Lowertown.
Tickets.
Tickets for many of the individual shows are on sale now and are available through surseine.org. A festival pass for all of the performances is available for $100. Purchasers who are ages 18 to 21 can purchase a festival pass for $50 and purchasers under the age of 18 can purchase a $30 pass to attend all of the all ages shows. Festival passes are available through the Festival website and at the Black Dog Caf (308 Prince St., Saint Paul).
For more information contact All About Jazz.
