Month: February 2017

© Andrea Canter Folky-jazzy vocalist and songwriter Claudia Schmidt has performed at least a few times in the past decade at the Dakota with local guitar hero Dean Magraw. Both inclined to infuse their eclectic music with humor, it’s a pairing that is guaranteed to please a wide audience. Add in pianist Bryan Nichols–here the […]

  © Andrea Canter Five nights per week (Tuesday-Saturday), you can hear not just one great band, but two at Vieux Carre in downtown St. Paul. The opening set is usually a solo or duo showcase, and often the spotlight is on one of the veteran artists of the Twin Cities jazz scene. This no-cover […]