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 Mahmoud Ahmed, © Francis Falceto
The fourth installment of the Minnesota sur Seine music festival is coming to various Twin Cities locations from May 15 through May 25, 2008. Festival organizers today announced the confirmed shows on a lineup that features collaborations between Twin Cities and international musicians performing improvisational jazz, Celtic, hip hop, World Music, spoken word, rock and more. A hip hop show (with La Rumeur and Ursus Minor), a roots show (with the Jacky Molard Quartet and Roma di Luna), an Ethiopian master (Mahmoud Ahmed), two St. Paul Music Crawls, and a celebration of Federico Garcia Lorca (featuring Tony Hymas) are among the events on the 2008 schedule. Announcements regarding additional Minnesota sur Seine shows are expected soon. Minnesota sur Seine, which debuted in the Fall of 2004, has grown in scope from its Twin Cities-meets-Paris jazz beginnings to become a sweeping showcase of musical styles from around the world.
Minnesota sur Seine Performers and Venues. Confirmed performers for the 2008 Minnesota sur Seine include Tony Hymas, Jef Lee Johnson, Michelle Kinney, Jacqueline Ultan, Violeta Ferrer, Raymond Boni, Gabriel Gonzalez, Miguel Linares, Roma di Luna, Jacky Molard Quartet, Pablo Cueco, Bruno Chevillon, JT Bates, Francois Corneloup, Stokley Williams, Didier Petit, Gary Schulte, Tim Berne, Douglas Ewart, NBA, Mahmoud Ahmed, Milo Fine, Zeitgeist Ensemble, Carnage, Kelly Rossum, Denis Colin and more. Venues for the 2008 Minnesota sur Seine include the Black Dog Cafe, the Artists' Quarter, the Fine Line, The Cedar, Triple Rock Social Club and more to be announced later.
 Violeta Ferrer © Photo Harcourt
Partial Schedule (visit www.surseine.org for updates):
Thursday, May 15 TBA
 Tony Hymas © Bryan Aaker
Friday, May 16 A NIGHT WITH FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA:
1) Songs of Federico Garcia Lorca
arranged by Tony Hymas:
Tony Hymas, Jef Lee Johnson,
Michelle Kinney, Jacqueline Ultan
2) Poemas de Federico Garcia Lorca:
Violeta Ferrer & Raymond Boni
3) Flamenco:
Gabriel Gonzalez, Miguel Linares
Saturday, May 17 TBA
Sunday, May 18 A NIGHT OF NEW AND OLD WORLD ROOTS:
Roma di Luna with Jacky Molard Quartet
Monday, May 19 TBA
Tuesday, May 20 Tony Hymas plays Debussy and Satie
Wednesday, May 21 Pablo Cueco: zarb solo
Tony Hymas / Bruno Chevillon / JT Bates trio
Thursday, May 22 HIP HOP NIGHT:
La Rumeur & Ursus Minor
Friday, May 23 TBA
Saturday, May 24 LOWERTOWN MUSIC CRAWL:
Didier Petit / Gary Schulte
Tim Berne / Bruno Chevillon
Douglas Ewart / Didier Petit
NBA with Didier Petit
A NIGHT IN ETHIOPIA:
Mahmoud Ahmed and his ensemble
Sunday, May 25 LOWERTOWN MUSIC CRAWL:
Didier Petit / Milo Fine
Zeitgeist Ensemble performs a Pablo Cueco composition
Didier Petit / Carnage
Kelly Rossum / Denis Colin
Please visit www.surseine.org for current schedules and additional information.
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