Year: 2017

© Andrea Canter We’re looking forward to another star-filled week of jazz in the metro, including a revisiting of Ellington’s Money Jungle, a rare performance by What Would Monk Do, a homecoming for sax great Bobby Watson, a new show with the amazing Cecile McLorin Salvant and two pianists… and more.   Big Gigs This […]

© 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 […]