What Would Monk Do? and Ahmed and the Creators, February 18 at the Black Dog

© Andrea Canter What would have happened if eccentric genius Thelonious Monk had encountered the best of Twin Cities jazzmen? Trumpeter Steve Kenny, pianist Peter Schimke, bassist Billy Peterson, and drummer Kenny Horst first asked that question in 2010 at the Artists Quarter, and the quartet has gathered together seeking more answers over the past […]

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Bryan Nichols and Jazz in the Target Atrium: Money Jungle Revisited, February 17

© Andrea Canter The third season of Jazz in the Target Atrium, curated by Jeremy Walker, continues on Friday, February 17 (8 pm) when the Atrium Jazz Ensemble tackles Duke Ellington’s landmark recording, Money Jungle. The trio led by pianist Bryan Nichols with bassist Jeffrey Bailey and drummer JT Bates revisits the 1962 classic originally […]

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