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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 7-12
The weather is unpredictable. It might be warm and sunny, it might be cool and damp. Odds favor the latter given the last few weeks. What is predictable is the busy weekend in local jazz, spilling into the coming week with some outstanding visitors. Play it safe and carry and umbrella, but don't even think of ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 31-June 6
Patios are open, lilacs have bloomed, our first summer storms have thundered through. It's time for outdoor band concerts, neighborhood festivals, and always, more music. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 31. After taking a maternity break, Nichola Miller is back on stage, swinging and sassy as ever. I caught her “return" gig at Hells' Kitchen ...
Jazz Face: Mulgrew Miller, 1955-2013
I first encountered pianist Mulgrew Miller at a performance of the Contemporary Piano Ensemble at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul, probably around 1993 given the ensemble's touring history and my limited memory. The ensemble was a unique collaboration of five jazz pianists ranging from a 20-something-year-old Geoffrey Keezer to veteran Harold Mabern, with Miller, James Williams ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 24-30
Memorial Day Weekend is sort of the kickoff to summer - even if the weather doesn't always cooperate. But one thing's for sure—there will be plenty of hot music, from the return of the Bryan Nichols Quintet at the Artists Quarter to shows from Joe Krown and Patty Peterson at the Dakota, a new installment of ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 17-23
Officially, this is Art-a-Whirl weekend in Northeast Minneapolis, but you might as well call it Jazz-a-Whirl in the Twin Cities. Now that spring seems to have settled in for good (meaning, til summer arrives in a few weeks), there's no excuse to not get out and enjoy sunshine, flowers, and some cool gigs: A jazzy birthday ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 10-16
Mother's Day this weekend - take mom out to hear some great jazz! (And if you're a mom, hint that a cool jazz gig would make a perfect gift!) This week, visiting stars include a swinging saxman, favorite ex-resident bassist, and sultry songbird, while local heroes dominate spring offerings. Big Gigs This Week Friday-Saturday, May 10-11. ...
The Lead Sheet
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 ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 26 - May 2
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 ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 19-25
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 ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 12-18
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, ...
