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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 28-July 4
My favorite weekend of the year actually gets underway Thursday, June 27th with the kickoff of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival; Friday and Saturday boast an eclectic mix of jazz styles, from trad to swing to bebop to avant-garde, from soul jazz to funk, solo performers to big bands, youth to octogenarian veterans. And yes, there ...
Jeanne Arland Peterson, matriarch of Minnesota jazz, dies at 91
Her two daughters escorted the frail woman to the piano at Hopkins Center for the Arts. After she sat down and put her fingers on the keys, Jeanne Arland Peterson couldn’t have seemed more at home. Her timing was impeccable, her melodies ornate and her sense of rhythm swinging. For her swan-song performance on a cold ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 21-27
It seems May's cool weather brought June's showers, but with the Solstice comes the hot vibes of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, opening Thursday in St. Paul at Mears Park. And there's plenty of steam leading up to the festival. Big Gigs This Week Friday, June 21. Welcome summer with the soft breeze that always surrounds ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 14-20
Finally, the weather is heating up, maybe drying out? Making the evenings perfect for getting out an enjoying live music. And the music is surely heating up as well, building up to our end-of-the-month Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Of course, any given weekend typically seems like a jazz festival around here. This weekend, KBEM brings yet ...
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. ...
