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Preview: Harrell, Lovano, Cohen, Jensens Head 2014 Iowa City Jazz Festival
It's one of my favorite jazz festivals, and not just because it's in my home town, and not just because it is free and only a 5-hour drive from the Twin Cities. The Iowa City Jazz Festival happens to be one of the gems of summer jazz — a small-town feel, an historic college-campus venue, and ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 14-20
Back to back gigs with one of the area's most notable singers; a long-overdue gig with one of the area's to pianists; and some new music from one of our most prolific composers get the weekend off to a flying start, followed by our popular regional jazz band with some pretty amazing guest vocalists from New ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 7-13
A fast-rising star, an internationally renowned veteran, a young lion...not a bad start to another week of jazz in the Twin Cities. Add to that a significant up-turn in our weather and Joy Spring is in the air! Big Gigs This Week Friday, March 7. Parma continues its Friday night vocal jazz series with one of ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 26 - March 6
It's hard to believe that the Twin Cities Jazz Festival begins in 4 months - is “hot summer" really that close? At ten below, as I write this, summer seems pretty remote. At least there is music to warm our ears and hearts if not our heads and feet! This week, both Patty Peterson and Dave ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 14-20
This week, there jazz for Valentine's Day, jazz to celebrate a new label collective, and of course the usual jazz that celebrates creative collaboration. Although we have a few months to wait, we can also celebrate the announcement of the 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival headliners — Dianne Reeves, Branford Marsalis, Joe Krown and the 2013 ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 7-13
Winter jazz is heating up, thanks in part to the weekend's jump start of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival — a night of music at the Saint Paul Hotel sponsored by the festival as a casual fundraiser. A new weekly series gets underway at Jazz Central where there's also a memorial for its senior founder, Luis ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 31-February 6
While the loss of the Artists Quarter still leaves many fans wondering where to get their jazz fix, the sheer number of venues help generate a good range of options most any day of the week. Some local veterans keep us on the “sunny side of the street" despite the windchills this week. Big Gigs This ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 24-30
You can find jazz in all sorts of venues this week, from classic club settings to hotel lounges to the tiniest gallery space. And you can also find some jazz memorabilia to reinforce your memories of perhaps the most beloved venue of all. Big Gigs This Week Friday, January 24. Whenever Patty Peterson is on stage, ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 17-23
As rumors continue to circulate as to the sale (or not) of the Artists Quarter, there is no doubt that a significant hole exists on the live jazz scene in the Twin Cities. Yet jazz continues to thrive around that hole, if in more challenging (i.e., not ideal listening) settings. Spots like Jazz Central, Black Dog, ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 10-16
Downbeat'sFebruary 2014 issue includes their annual listing of “The World's Best Jazz Clubs." With the Artists Quarter closed, no Minnesota venue made the list this year. Yet there are still many venues boasting real jazz at least one or two nights per week, and a few newer venues with more regular attention to jazz and improvised ...
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