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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 8-14
With the Zeitgeist New Music Cabaret featuring some favorite jazz ensembles, a double header weekend with Bryan Nichols at the Artists Quarter, Allen Toussaint at the Dakota, PipJazz Youth All-Stars at Landmark Center, and the JazzMN salute to Tito Puente— all this weekend, there's no excuse for staying home! And then there's the line-up for the ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 1-7
That extra hour we gain when we switch back to standard time will come in handy this week — there's a lot of music! We're blessed with exciting visitors, from experimental cellist Erik Friedlander and gritty vocalist Patricia Barber to elegant pianist Lynne Arriale and classical jazz advocate Marcus Roberts. And we have our own home-grown ...
Art Blakey: The Musical Drummer
by Anton Rasmussen
“Jazz Washes Away the Dust of Everyday Life" --Art Blakey So said, Abdullah Ibn Buhaina (1919-1990), more widely known to the world of jazz by his pre-Islamic name: Art Blakey. Blakey was my first introduction into the musicality of jazz drumming and, in some senses, my introduction to a lifelong love of jazz.
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 25-31
Seems lots of things are winding down — Fall 2013, farmers' markets. And the Artists Quarter. So far, there's no official word on a reprieve, replacement, relocation. Meanwhile, Minnesota Monthly, among others, wonders if this means a loss of opportunities for local jazz artists? That seems obvious — it surely is a loss of a first-class, ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 11-24
The jazz community is reeling from the announcement that the Artists Quarter will close at the end of the year, rent increases far outpacing revenue in a market that, if anything, suffers from too much music relative to the number of listeners on any given night. Still I hear people complain that they just don't know ...
Not an Obituary for the Artists Quarter
For nearly four decades, over three locations and one significant hiatus, the Artists Quarter has symbolized the true spirit of jazz—a collaborative, forward-thinking, open community. And like most jazz clubs throughout the country, the AQ has struggled to hold faithful audience in the face of rising costs, declining support to the arts, and dwindling audiences. We ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 4-10
Fall is not only in the air, it's in the trees, on the street, along the river and up at the lake. Along with our newly arrived cloak of autumn color and cooler nights, we have a colorful variety of jazz artists in our midst, from talented locals to starbright visitors. It's hard to top a ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 27 - October 3
I am gone for a few days and will miss a big weekend of jazz — coming back just in time to catch the second night of Dave Holland's new Prism quartet. But I will miss an increasingly rare performance by Red Planet, a stunning CD release by Lila Ammons, and more! Bu there's always the ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 20-26
Diane Witherspoon returns for a rare hometown gig; Katie Gearty, a jazz band and dance ensemble collaborate on Belmont Hotel; the “galician bagpipe diva" brings improvisation and a wide swath of music to the Dakota where the Great Lady of Soul (Bettye Lavette) returns a night later; Fat Kid Wednesdays is featured on the upcoming two ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 13-19
Two outdoor festivals bring jazz to community audiences this weekend, while a bunch of trombones make for “locally damaging winds" at the Artists Quarter and Tito Puente is the subject of a salute and workshop as Jazz at Studio Z returns for a third season. Doc Severinsen again launches his Midwest tour at the Dakota, where ...
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