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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 10-16
Warmer weather, hotter music, maybe spring is not that far off after all!. And we'll have some smoldering jazz in the metro this week, a slow burn til it all explodes at O'Shaughnessy Thursday night when Maria Schneider and Orchestra make a long-overdue return to the Twin Cities to perform her Grammy-winning “Thompson Fields." Not that ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 3-9
It feels cold again but really it just normal February in Minnesota! Our options in jazz are perhaps even warmer than normal this week, which might cause some frustration as we can't be in two venues at once. We have some amazing talents visiting (Ben Allison Trio, Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Matthew Garrison, Bruce Barth) as ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 27 - February 2
It might not last but it is nice to see some sunshine as I write this! And we have a lot of sunny music coming our way this weekend with the return of the Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival in St Paul, along with a variety of our great local artists and visitors gigging into next ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 20-26
Just a week ago it was way below zero; now it's all melting. I think some of the credit goes to the hot jazz in the Twin Cities! And it will be hot enough to keep things above freezing as we head into another week filled with great jazz from one end of the metro to ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 13-19
Despite the bitter cold as we start the weekend, forecasters say it will warm up over the following days to reach almost balmy by the end of the week, and I think we can in part thank our local and visiting jazz artists for generating some of the heat! The weekend brings some unique and popular ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 6-12
With subzero temps and windchills to start the weekend, hot music is a sure antidote, and there's plenty of it around the Metro. Contributing some of the heat— veterans like Eric Gravatt, Larry McDonough, and Laura Caviani; young guns like Jack Courtright and Will Schmid; and special events like the Twin Cities Bass Camp Winter Workshop. ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 30 - January 5
This last Lead Sheet for 2016 reflects the depth and breadth of the Twin Cities jazz scene— veterans, visitors and the next generation of stars. There's aural fun to be had on New Year's Eve, of course, and a look at the “Coming Soon" calendar gives us plenty of options to resolve to make 2017 the ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 23-29
Even for Minnesota, our recent weather has created a wild ride, from way below zero to over 40 above, and maybe our music reflects this as well—in this coming week, you can hear it all, from Bourbon Street to Gershwin to the Bad Plus, from our veteran elders to our youngest upstarts. What a way to ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 16-22
As we head into the week before Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza, our jazz options seem to increase exponentially! Not only do we have area favorites, we also have some special visitors back in town for annual holiday performances, including the start of the annual Bad Plus residency at the Dakota. The weather outside is expected to ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 9-15
What's the best way to deal with the onset of winter weather? Keep warm with great jazz, of course! And we don't have to look far this week as new recordings, fabulous visitors, and holiday festivities add warmth to snow and windchills. Big Gigs This Week Saturday, December 10. About two years ago, Illicit Productions released ...
