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Jazz Face: The Beautiful Dreams of Bill Frisell

May 3, 2013

I actually walked out of a Bill Frisell concert (at the Walker) once upon a time. It was just too outside for me. Not sure but I suspect I would stick around if the same music presented itself now. I've enjoyed everything I've heard from the eclectic guitarist ever since, from a quartet with cellist Hank ...

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The Lead Sheet

May 3, 2013

It's May, so “it might as well be spring" although Mother Nature seems unable to commit. It's much easier to commit to supporting live jazz, and there are plenty of opportunities in the coming week, from Bill Carrothers' return to the Artists Quarter with the old After Hours Trio to birthday cake with Charmin Michelle at ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 26 - May 2

April 27, 2013

Rumors of spring weather and certainties of hot jazz give us plenty to anticipate in the coming week. Certainly the weekend boasts one of the most eagerly awaited “homecomings" for fans of modern improvised music with Craig Taborn's night at the Walker; JazzMN closes out its season; Insurgent returns in trio format at Studio Z; Diana ...

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Jazz Face: All Smiles from Francisco Mela

April 26, 2013

Hang out with drummer Francisco Mela for even a few minutes, and your mood will brighten. You can't help but smile. Watch him perform for a few minutes, and you will understand the inner joy that music brings to those who live with in 24/7. And, at least for the duration of that drum solo, that ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 19-25

April 20, 2013

Like good jazz, Minnesota's weather is unpredictable, and forces us all to become good improvisers. Spring might not be swinging yet, but the birds are churning out some pleasing melodies, and a slow but sure warming trend will make club-hopping and gig-going a bit easier. So watch out for patches of ice but do get out ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 12-18

April 13, 2013

Seems that every so often, we have a weekend that is so jammed packed with music, you can only hope to clone yourself or hope it's all captured on You-Tube. Here comes another such weekend. No matter what you choose to do, you're going to miss something special. But no matter what you choose to do, ...

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Jazz Appreciation Month: From the Sublimated to the Ridiculous, All in Good Music

April 9, 2013

April is Jazz Appreciation Month across the country, and special events can be found from small town theaters to major city venues. We're fortunate to live in an area that not only sports a couple of those major venues, but a wide range of jazz across predictable and unlikely settings. And it's hard to imagine more ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 5-11

April 5, 2013

Some of the excitement this weekend takes place across state lines as the annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival welcomes hometown hero Geoffrey Keezer and Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi, but there's plenty of hot competition right here, with the multi-set 60th birthday party for avant-garde leader John Zorn at the Walker, Happy Apple on a rare weekend ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz This Weekend and Beyond

March 26, 2013

I'm off for a few days and will augment the weekly suggestions, but for now, here's the jazzy happenings for the coming weekend and beyond.... Hopefully our first spring-like weekend of the season? Highlights This Week Friday, March 29. Once in a while there's a special gig at Jazz Central on a Friday night. Tonight, veteran ...

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Jazz Face: Nakatani in St. Paul

March 22, 2013

Tatasuya Nakatani is a mystic of percussion. A native of Osaka based in Easton, PA, he's not only a master of the standard trapset, but a genie who summons other worlds from a formidable arsenal of intended and unintended “instruments" - gongs, cymbals, sticks, mallets, bowls, boxes, bows - pretty much anything one can hold and ...