Linda Peterson©Andrea Canter

"Her voice has an appealingly burry, late-night edge, and her phrasing is rich with blues-tinged melodic alterations. Equally important, she sings with great respect for both music and lyrics. Like Carmen McRae, Peterson is a good enough pianist to supply substantial and fittingly intimate self-accompaniment." - Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times

One of Minnesota’s “First Families of Jazz,” vocalist/pianist/songwriter Linda Peterson will be spending some time in the Twin Cities this summer, giving area audiences a number of opportunities to hear her outside the context of a family concert. A veteran of international performances and recordings, Linda will appear on five Wednesdays from June 20- July 25 at the School II Bistro in Chanhassan, and at The Lexington in St. Paul on June 23rd.

Daughter of pianist/vocalist Jeanne Arland Peterson and the late pianist Willie Peterson, and sister of Ricky, Billy, Paul, Patty and the late Bobby Peterson, Linda couldn’t help but be drawn to music at an early age. Her singing career began at age two when she began performing around the Twin Cities on radio and television as well as singing in commercials. Her career reached international proportions with the release of her original jazz composition, “Too Late to Leave Early,” recorded in Copenhagen. The most recent of her four CDs, Buenos Aires Dreams, was recorded in Buenos Aires with famed Argentine guitarist Luis Salinas. Based in Los Angeles, Linda performs at jazz festivals, concerts and in clubs throughout the U.S. and abroad, including appearances at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and with the Peterson Family for holiday and other special concerts at the Dakota and area theaters.

Linda has been lauded far and wide. Chan Parker, widow of bebop legend Charlie Parker, noted that “she has an innate jazz feel, impeccable pitch, excellent choice of material, her own unique sound, and the best musicians to accompany her. Rare are the singers who are consumed by music and who cannot imagine a life outside jazz, no matter what the dues. I believe that Linda Peterson is one of the hell-bent, straight-ahead-no-matter-what singers.”

Summer Gigs
Linda Peterson will perform June 20 and 27, and July 11, 18 and 25 at the School II Bistro in Chanhassan (600 Market Street), 5:30 pm. On Saturday, June 23rd, she will perform at The Lexington in St. Paul (1096 Grand) at 6:30 pm (reservations recommended at 651-222-5878).

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