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Second Annual Minnesota sur Seine Music Festival Announced for October 15 through 23, 2005

Written by Don Berryman

Sunday, 04 September 2005

Francois Tusques

The Minnesota sur Seine Music Festival returns for a second year at various Twin Cities locations from October 15 through 23, 2005. Minnesota sur Seine celebrates a growing musical partnership between musicians from the Twin Cities, France and this year, England. The Festival is truly an international event, featuring music, spoken word and art with an emphasis on improvisational jazz. Each concert and event pairs Twin Cities and French artists, often in collaboration.

Francois Corneloup

The 2004 festival proved that such musical cross-pollination can be exhilarating. This informal "cultural exchange," which began in the year 2000 and has resulted in heralded tours and top-selling jazz recordings in France, continues to grow in artist involvement and musical scope.

For the 2005 Edition of Minnesota sur Seine, hip hop, "Gypsy Jazz," Celtic music and spoken word performances have been added. Among the many artists who will be performing at Minnesota sur Seine are Ursus Minor (Stokley Williams, Tony Hymas, Francois Corneloup, Jef Lee Johnson) with Brother Ali, Eyedea, D' Kabal and Spike, Happy Apple, News From the Jungle, Anthony Cox and Denis Colin, Poor Line Condition, Cepia, Michael Bland, Pablo Cueco, George Cartwright, Didier Petit, Gwen Matthews, Erik Marchand's Celtic band from Brittany, Francois Tusques, Django-style guitar great Dorado Schmitt, British saxophone icon Evan Parker, Fat Kid Wednesdays and more. Concerts will be held at a mix of venues in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, including the The Triple Rock Social Club, The Dakota, Alliance Francaise, The SoapFactory, Artist's Quarter, McNally Smith College of Music, Zeitgeist Theater, SPCO Hall, the Black Dog Cafe, and the Varsity Theater and others.

Michel Portal

Hélène Labarrière

The festival's name translates to "Minnesota on the Seine", the famous river that runs through Paris. The burgeoning connection began in 2000 when Michel Portal, a reed player and leading figure in modern European jazz, along with iconoclastic French record producer Jean Rochard, visited the Twin Cities. Excited about what they found, the team entered Creation Audio Studios in Minneapolis and recorded a CD called Minneapolis (Universal Music Jazz France / 2001) with Portal (bass clarinet, saxophones, bandoneon), Vernon Reid of Living Colour (guitar), Tony Hymas of Jeff Beck fame (keyboards), Sonny Thompson (bass, rap) and Michael Bland (drums). Minneapolis became jazz record of the year in France for the year 2001. It was followed with a live CD, Minneapolis We Insist, documenting a French tour that culminated with tremendous success at the Paris Olympia, and generated a box CD set entitled Dipping in Minneapolis.

Ursus Minor

In addition to the Minneapolis project, the Portal/Rochard visit resulted in an on-going presence by Twin Cities artists on French recordings and tours. Performers like Fat Kid Wednesdays, Gwen Matthews, Happy Apple, Anthony Cox, News from the Jungle and others have been welcomed into the French music scene by musicians and audiences alike.

The 2005 Minnesota sur Seine Music Festival once again brings the collaboration of highly creative, improvisational musicians from the river cities of Paris and St. Paul/Minneapolis back to where it all began. Join us for an exciting and creative weeklong adventure in collaboration and creativity.

J T Bates, photo by Andrea Canter

You can attend a Fundraising Party Thursday September 15th, 2005 at the Wine Company Warehouse garden from 5 – 8pm. You will be treated to the music of Fat Kid Wednesdays, enjoy excellent wine from the Wine Company and light food while having the opportunity to bid on exceptional one of a kind silent auction items including:

Tasting, tour and lunch with Nan Bailly at Alexis Bailly Vineyards
Picnic on the Kinnickinnic guided fly fishing and lunch with Chris Osgood
Private gig with Fat Kid Wednesdays
Cooking class for 6, wine included, with Vincent Francoual at Vincent Restaurant
French Classes
Wine Tasting for 6 with Jason Kallsen at the Black Dog Café
Surprises from the Geek Squad/Best Buy
And more…

Space is limited so please reserve early. Cost is $25 per person. You can attend the festival, and be sure to bring your friends! Volunteer are also needed to help with many different tasks related to producing this kind of event.

All donations support the Minnesota sur Seine Festival. Reservations for the fundraiser and Donations can be sent to:

Minnesota sur Seine	Visa/mc accepted and or check
246 Banfil Street	please include card #, expiration date, name
St. Paul, MN 55102	phone number

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Jazz Police is proud to support this event. Check www.jazzpolice.com and www.surseine.org for news and schedule information as it becomes avaiable.

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