Author: Andrea Canter

Renowned pianist and educator Jimmy Hamilton was perhaps best known as Prince’s first music teacher, but at least in the Twin Cities area, he was also known as one of the “Jazz Elders.” One-time member of the Ray Charles Orchestra, a veteran of such venues as the Poodle Club and Carleton Celebrity Room, and a […]

One-time Twin Cities resident and renowned saxophonist Dick Oatts makes a rare local appearance this week, spending two nights in the Dunsmore Room of Crooners Lounge, January 3-4, shows at 7 and 9 pm. Joining Oatts will be a formidable cast–pianist Bill Carrothers, bassist Billy Peterson, and drummer Joe Pulice. Dick Oatts is a native of […]