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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 19-25

November 20, 2010

Highlights, Last Week Kenny Barron, Kenny Barron and Kenny Barron. Not only was his “meet the artist" chat informative and uplifting (see blog, November 13), his quartet gigs in both Iowa City and Minneapolis affirmed the NEA's decision to name him a Jazz Master for 2010. And his bandmates, David Sanchez, Kim Thompson, Kyoshi Kitagawa (Iowa ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 12-18

November 13, 2010

Highlights of last week: The world premier of Highway Rider (see blog, 11/7); the Fall New Music Cabaret at Studio Z (see blog, 11/9); Maud Hixson with French 75 at the Dakota. Highlights this week: Some of my favorite performers headline the coming week, starting with the weekend. Not that I am in town for all ...

News: Interview

Blues, Touch, Bop and Rhythm: In the Hands of Kenny Barron

November 14, 2010

In the midst of a tour of America's Heartland, NEA Jazz Master pianist Kenny Barron took time to address a Saturday morning gathering of students and miscellaneous enthusiasts in Iowa City, a prelude to the evening's concert with his trio and special touring partner David Sanchez. The billing information suggested a more formal presentation, but Barron ...

News: Performance / Tour

Insurgents, Slaves and All Sorts of Music That Goes Bump in the Night

November 10, 2010

There's a funky little performance space in St. Paul's utterly funky Lowertown called Studio Z. You can fit maybe 50-60 chairs in front of the stage space on the second floor of the Northwestern Building, host to a variety of artists' lofts and studios. Studio Z is the home space for a longstanding ensemble of new ...

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Mehldau, Mostly in Motion: The Premier of Highway Rider

November 8, 2010

Epic works are not for the faint-of-heart, and present challenges to composers, performers and audiences alike. Ideas need to flow convincingly, hold audience interest over a significant period of time, and showcase performers as well as composition. In creating his first orchestral work, pianist Brad Mehldau comes close to meeting these challenges in full. And even ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 5-11

November 5, 2010

Highlights last week—Hearing Kelly Rossum's edgy score for the 1920 classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with his 8-piece Nicollet Circus Band at MacPhail; hearing guitar wizard Paul Bollenback with Billy Peterson and Kenny Horst at the Artists Quarter; and hearing (very up close) Regina Carter's ethereal Reverse Thread Project with Yacouba Sissoko on the intriguing ...

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Reverse Thread: A Glorious Reprise

November 4, 2010

Last March, Regina Carter brought her latest musical journey to Ted Mann Concert Hall. Supported by a MacArthur “Genius" Grant, the ever-curious violinist sought to bring the music of the African Diaspora into the 21st century, blending folk traditions and contemporary global rhythms and communicating through an eclectic array of instruments, including the 21-string Kora and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Christian Howes: Multi-Instrumental Performance

November 3, 2010

I previously saw Christian Howes at the Dakota, about three years ago. He played violin. I don't recall that he also played guitar and bass. In looking back at my photos from that night, he came with a quartet (keyboard, drums, guitar). And had he confined his playing to just violin last week (October 27th) at ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 29-November 4

October 30, 2010

I just noticed this is my 300th post to this blog! So Happy Halloween! And the Twin Cities jazz community has a lot of treats, starting with a homecoming weekend for Kelly Rossum and the return of guitar virtuoso Paul Bollenback, with a much-anticipated return of Regina Carter's Reverse Thread project to spice up midweek. You ...

News: Recording

New Strings X Three

October 29, 2010

There's been an explosion of new CD releases this fall, with local jazz artists no exception—Wendy Zaro, Tyler Anderson, Sophia Shorai, and tonight (10/28), Lee Engele. And there's more on the horizon, with three new ones coming from local guitar heroes: Guitarist Joel Shapira and his quartet have been previewing Open Lines, a spirited set that ...