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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 ...
Jazz this week: Bruce Barth, Erin Bode, Victor Goines, Lynne Fiddmont, and more
With some relatively mild weather in the forecast and a nice variety of performances happening over the next several days, the weekend leading up to Valentine's Day should be a good time for jazz lovers in St. Louis. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, February 8 Pianist Bruce Barth returns for the first of two nights ...
Elsa Nilsson CD Release Party at Rockwood Music Hall on March 26 - Video Premiere on February 18 - Exclusively On All About Jazz!
New Video Premiere February 18. Exclusively at All About Jazz! “I feel it is my responsibility as an artist to be open, vulnerable and honest—in hopes of creating a space that allows the listener to do the same."—Elsa Nilsson February 18, 2017- New Video Premiere: “Someone for Something" off of Elsa Nilsson's new album Salt Wind ...
Swinging with Gates is quite a jazz journey
Giacomo Gates' jazz vocals mastery is rooted deep in the scat and vocalese traditions, then blended with his engaging ability to put songs in context and good humor. He has carved out his own special niche among jazz vocalists. His career included construction work on railroads and the Alaska Pipeline among many other things before diving ...
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 ...
Jazz this week: Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, Tim Rushlow, and more
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features a couple of noteworthy duo performances, a country singer turned big-band crooner, a new location for one of Grand Center's jazz spots, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, February 1 Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez and percussionist/vocalist Pedrito Martinez will perform for the ...
Young jazz singer draws on her inner bop
Veronica Swift was born with jazz in her blood. It sounds like singing in the genre comes as natural to her as breathing. Swift, the 22-year-old daughter of singer Stephanie Nakasian and the late bebop pianist Hod O'Brien, was first runner-up in 2015's prestigious Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition. She graduated last month from the University ...
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 ...
Classical Meets Jazz: The Fred Moyer Trio At The California Jazz Conservatory on January 29th at 4:30 p.m.
Pianist Frederick Moyer, who has played in over 40 countries; at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Sydney Opera House; and with the Cleveland, Boston, and Philadelphia Orchestras, brings a decidedly unique program to the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, California, on January 29th at 4:30 p.m. Blending his classical training with his passion for jazz, ...
Jazz this week: Branford Marsalis & Kurt Elling, Denise Thimes, and more
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes a early-week visit from two well-known jazz performers touring together for the first time, plus a couple of new jam sessions providing musical workout opportunities for local players, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Tuesday, January 24 Tonight, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, his quartet, ...
