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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 24-30
Three-bass hit! Mountain King reunites at Jazz Central, July 29 © Andrea Canter It seems like we have a jazz festival every weekend this summer -- if not an event so named, at least there are enough...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 31-August 6
Babatunde Lea bring his quintet to the Black Dog, August 1© Andrea CanterBrian CourageThe "Young Lions" and "Old Tigers" are at it again, gigging with and beside each other in another jazz-filled week....
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 7-13
Happy 96 Irv Williams! Party at the Dakota, August 9© Andrea CanterSummer means more venues for jazz and music of all sorts. There's festivals, patios, and now even breweries with mini-fests and...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 14-20
The Adam Meckler Quintet starts a three-night, three-venue run of live recording sessions, August 20-22 © Andrea Canter Another week featuring our youngest jazzers as well as our elders, sometimes...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 20-27
Cyrus Chestnut at the Dakota, August 25© Andrea CanterLots of special events on the jazz scene this week, from the final two nights of Adam Meckler Quintet's live recording sessions and the season...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 28-September 3
Tanner Taylor, coming to Crooners Lounge on September 1 © Andrea CanterSummer might be waning but the jazz calendars are anything but. Outdoor music and festivals are winding down, but tickets are on...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 4-10
Victor Wooten - coming to the Dakota September 7-8© Andrea CanterLabor Day Weekend traditionally marks the end of summer, but on the local jazz scene, the heat wave continues. A new Minnesota...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 11-17
Bill Carrothers-- Trio at Crooners Lounge, September 13-14© Andrea CanterFall is in the air, you can almost hear the seasonal changes-- or is it chord changes? With so many jazz sets to choose from,...
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Sound Check: Will You Still Hear Me Tomorrow?
Kamasi Washington Dectet at the Icehouse, September 10, 2015 © 2015, Andrea CanterThere was a blowout tonight at the Icehouse. Unfortunately it was ear drums that were most at risk. I knew very little...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 18-24
Chris Lomheim Trio at Crooners' Lounge on September 22© Andrea CanterStunning pianists are in the spotlight this week, as well as one of the area's longest-running jazz festivals, a new Monk-inspired...
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The Lead Sheet" Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 25-October 1
Patty Peterson and Friends, at the Dakota September 26© Andrea CanterFeels like Autumn in Minnesota! And our jazz venues are turning up the heat, from gigs with the best of our young lions to veteran...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 2-8
JazzMN Orchestra's new season gets underway October 3© Andrea Canter Nights are getting a bit nippy, the leaves are definitely turning and a splendid October is in the forecast! Let the fall festival...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 9-15
Amina Figarova at the Dakota, October 15© Andrea CanterA vibes trio revival at the Black Dog, another round of "jazz painting" at The Nicollet, an irresistible songstress presenting covering an iconic...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 16-22
Laura Caviani and her Trio -- multiple gigs this week!© Andrea CanterThe frost is on the pumpkin, leaves are falling, and jazz is buzzing all over the Metro. It's a full week of local veterans in...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 23-29
Jane Monheit returns to the Dakota, October 27© Andrea Canter A new youth series, local veterans and some stellar visitors-- just another typical jazz week in the Twin Cities, full of difficult choices...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 30-November 5
How Birds Work - at the Black Dog on October 31© Andrea CanterAlong with assorted ghosts and goblins, we have some of the area's best jazz musicians delivering their own tricks and treats this week.Big...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 6-12
Joey DeFrancesco at the Dakota, November 9© Andrea CanterStill no hard frost? Perhaps the heat of the local jazz scene is keeping winter at bey! Probably we can not hope for many more relatively warm...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 13-19
Regina Carter, at the Dakota on November 16© Andrea Canter We're starting to see holiday ads and decorations, so we might as well getting into the spirit of the season--and there's plenty of jazz to...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 20-26
Karrin Allyson, coming to the Dakota November 22-23© Andrea CanterColder weather, darker days, holiday shopping--we are getting into Minnesota Winter mode. But we do not hibernate here-- we go out and...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 27-December 3
Steve Kenny's Group 47 (at the Black Dog on November 28)© Andrea CanterWe may be facing the darkest days of the year, but we are also facing one of the most jazz-packed weeks of the year. There's no...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 4-10
Atlantis Quartet -- at The Nicollet and Black Dog!© Andrea CanterInteresting dialogue on Facebook regarding the nature of "music" venues (crowd, volume, expectations) and the potential to attract new...
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Listen Up! New Room at Crooners to Feature Bösendorfer, Top Jazz and More
© Andrea Canter"Our aim is to inspire pianists, music educational institutions, concert halls and music lovers the world over with our legendary sound." -- BösendorferSuppose you owned a supper club,...
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2016 Grammy Nominations: The Jazz Side
Maria Schneider Orchestra -- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album (Thompson Fields)© Andrea Canter Although Jazz has been rarely high profile among Grammy nominations, awards or the televised awards program...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 11-17
New York Voices, at the Dakota December 14-15© Andrea CanterHoliday themes prevail over much of the Twin Cities music scene as we count down to the end of the year, and jazz is no exception. Concerts...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 18-24
The Dunsmore Room opens officially with the Dave King Trio on December 22 © Andrea CanterThe weather of the moment seems much like the Twin Cities jazz scene-- a mix of everything! From big band and...
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