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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, December 28 - January 3
As we celebrate a new year, it's time to reflect on the many blessings of music from 2012 - and there were many. I even managed a blog (see December 26th) about what I consider the key signs that jazz is alive and well in the Twin Cities. Some of those signs, and more, are visible ...
Jazz in 2012: Alive and Well, Locally and Beyond
Sunday's Strib carried its annual Twin Cities Critics Tally - a set of critics' “best ofs" celebrating the best of local musicians, local songs, live acts and recordings. And as usual, jazz is barely visible, with only Chris Bates' Red Five debut album, New Hope, carrying the banner for America's much ignored native art form. Not ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, December 21-27
Among the younger set, visions of sugar plums (or iPods) might dance in their heads, but among the jazz cognescenti, perhaps it's aural visions of eighth notes and blues scales? Whatever you are dreaming about for the holidays, there's bound to be a great live soundtrack to make your spirits bright, starting with a “Hot Christmas" ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, December 7-13
I imagine radios, I-pods and live performers are pulling up “Take Five," “Blue Rondo a la Turk" and more to honor Dave Brubeck, who passed away this morning. Perhaps we will be hearing samplings of Brubeck and experiments with odd time signatures throughout the coming week. I know I will think of Dave no matter what ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 30 - December 6
As we settle in to cooler weather and earlier sunsets, the music scene continues to keep us warm and alert. Old friends, new residents, popular visitors and more are on the schedule this week. Hot Gigs This Week Friday, November 30. The Loring Park edition of Café Maude has not been in business long but has ...
Dave King with Bill Carrothers and Billy Peterson: I've Been Ringing You
by Dan McClenaghan
Drummer Dave King's major fame and fortune--though mostly fame; this is, after all, jazz we're talking about--comes from his work with The Bad Plus. That particular modern piano trio can go loud, combining elements of pop and rock while delving into the avant-garde side of jazz. TBP has been described as bombastic, but King doesn't limit ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz This Weekend!
A compact version of The Lead Sheet this weekend as I am “on the road." But I'll be back in time to catch a lot of good music— and add an update for the rest of the week! Jazz Highlights This Weekend! One of the real gems of Twin Cities culture has long been the experimental ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 9-15
Edvard Munch's “The Scream" comes to mind when I look at this weekend's options for live jazz. Help!!! Too much, too many choices. Ah, well, maybe there can never be too much of a good thing. And there is no end to the good things for all tastes this weekend, and more going into the week. ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Citites Jazz, November 2-8
I've noticed all those signs that fall is fading into winter—colder nights, mostly bare trees, dead or dying plants on the porch, and of course earlier sunsets. But we're lucky here in the Upper Midwest—no hurricanes, sea surges, mass power outages.... And for the most part, no cancelations of our favorite jazz gigs. We did lose ...
Neither Wind, nor Rain, nor Hurricane Sandy... Music Without Maria at the Dakota
Here in Minnesota, we have no grounds for complaints about the weather. We're having a drought, not flash flooding or sea surges. We are not in the path of hurricanes. We aren't even getting the backlash rains that hit Detroit and Chicago. We have electricity and public transportation. And we're very thankful and send our prayers ...
