Month: April 2016

Not all legacies live up to their heritage, but  Twin Cities vocalist Lila Ammons stands tall with the likes of Ravi Coltrane, John Pizzarelli and Marcus Gilmore. The granddaughter of Boogie Woogie master pianist, Albert, and niece of tenor sax titan, Gene “Jug” Ammons, Lila proves that one can indeed make a successful leap from […]

The music of jazz is characterized by its unpredictability–shifts in rhythm, dynamics, time signatures, melodies that give jazz its forward motion and that element of surprise that keeps your ears alert and eager for the next note, next tune. On the Twin Cities jazz scene, however, there are a few sure things — like First […]