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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 ...
JazzMN Orchestra Presents A Tribute To New Orleans
It’s time to party – Mardi Gras style! The JazzMN Orchestra will take a trip down the mighty Mississippi to “The Big Easy,” bringing the distinctive sound of New Orleans jazz to Minnesota as they pay tribute to this unique American art form on Saturday, November 17. Long recognized as the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans ...
U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Coming To Farmington (MN) High School Oct 29
KBEM Jazz 88 radio’s Big Band Scene will present the internationally acclaimed U. S. Army Jazz Ambassadors at Farmington High School next month. The Ambassadors from Washington, DC are the premier touring big band of the U. S. Army, and one of the finest big bands in the world today. They will perform a FREE concert ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 26-November 1
I think I saw snow mixed with this morning's rain. The days are getting shorter, the leaves are pretty much done, and we have an election to survive. Add to that, in the Twin Cities we now have both of our major classical orchestras locked out over stalled contract negotiations. The only solution—live music, wherever you ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 19-25
This is the weekend of CD releases in the Twin Cities, and you could not ask for a more diverse selection, from gypsy swing to R&B flavored jazz to the spontaneous combustion of “out there" post bop experiments. Vocal talents abound this week, as well, from hometown heroine Patty Peterson to the vocal blend of Five ...
Connie Evingson: Sweet Happy Life
by Nicholas F. Mondello
There are surprises galore and much to be enjoyed in Sweet Happy Life, from fine Minneapolis-based vocalist, Connie Evingson. Perhaps the most immediate of those discoveries, even before a listen, is the canon of work from Grammy and Academy Award-winning lyricist, Norman Gimbel, to whose oeuvre this CD is a tribute.With Sweet Happy Life ...
The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors in Twin Cities
The Big Band Scene on KBEM Jazz 88 welcomes the Army Jazz Ambassadors to the Twin Cities this fall. The Ambassadors from Washington, DC are the premier touring big band of the U. S. Army, and one of the finest big bands in the world today. Since its formation in 1969, the 19-member ensemble has appeared ...
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