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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 8-14
Come the first part of August and it seems summer —which never really got here—is already winding down: Back to School sales, cooler evenings, fading lillies, and that final scramble to spend time at the cabin. Jazz, on the other hand, seems to be heating up, with gigs throughout the metro, even a new venue, visiting ...
The Lead Sheet: Two Weeks of Twin Cities Jazz, July 25- August 7
Whenever you schedule a vacation, you just have to anticipate some terrific events will fall during the period to make you question your plans. There are a few such jazz gigs that I just have to cover my ears and miss. But you don't! I will catch Irv Williams' 95th birthday celebration and CD release this ...
Big Names, Local Stars, New Visionaries, More Venues, and a Bit of Rain: The 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival
The totally free “three-day" 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival really got its start in early June with the first of three Jazz in the Library gigs. The Saint Paul-centered event really expanded across the entire state as the festival-sponsored Jazz Central All-Stars launched a 3-month, six-city tour in late May. The festival's Lowertown/Downtown venues pushed beyond ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 18-24
The forecast calls for a return of summer heat next week. Jazz is warming up as well! This weekend at Jazz Central, Zacc Harris salutes Wes Montgomery and Jay Young salutes Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson; Maud Hixson returns to Parma 8200; the Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project holds its first festival at Rice Park; Steve ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 11-17
Is it still summer? Some days it has been hard to tell, when it feels like April one minute and September the next and rarely July. Nevertheless, summer music is here, from big bands at park bandshells to intimate chamber ensembles in little bars. Although you would never know it by reading the Strib, there actually ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 4-10
Is there jazz after the jazz festival? More than ever, it seems. Basking in the post-festival glow, we can look forward to more festival music five hours south of the Twin Cities as the Iowa City Jazz Festival gets underway July 3 and continues through the 5th; Bill Frisell returns with his “Guitar in the Space ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 20-26
Get ready! The 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival is coming in just a few days! And there's some serious jazz and fun activities this weekend as we gear up for the biggest jazz event in the Upper Midwest! A favorite brass ensemble celebrates a CD release at the Icehouse; one of the kings of modern jazz ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 13-19
Summer is in full swing— or bop, or whatever rhythm you like. This weekend feels like a festival prelude, with the End of the Line Block Party hosted by the Black Dog to celebrate the opening of Light Rail connecting downtown Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Jazz at Studio Z ends its third season with a triple ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 6-12
With the Twin Cities Jazz Festival just three weeks away, we seem to be steadily building toward that climax with a busy jazz weekend and beyond. Former AQ owner Kenny Horst returns to the trapset; the Dave King Trucking Company wraps up a Midwest tour; the festival's “pre-game" series in Saint Paul Libraries launches with a ...
A Stanley Zappa Trio Tours British Columbia From June 11th To The 15th
"A performance of contemporary improvised music in three unique settings with three emerging masters of the craft." Stanley Jason Zappa has put together a mini tour of remote inland communities in the vast province of British Columbia, Canada. Adventurous music undertakes a real adventure beginning on June 11th in Okanagan Wine Country and ending up in ...
