© Ken Vermes SFJAZZ kicked off the second half of its fifth season in its dedicated building at San Francisco’s Civic Center with an ambitious and exciting series of shows celebrating the music and lives of Tony Williams (January 19), Joe Henderson (January 20), Bobby Hutcherson (January 21), and John Handy (January 22). These concerts […]
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© Jon Morgan Editor’s note: Jazz Police is happy to announce the addition of Jon Morgan to our minescule “staff”. Jon curates a monthly gig at Jazz Central Studios and will be contributing his writing skills to the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. The following article is adapted and expanded from Jon’s recent post on the […]
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© Andrea Canter Happy Almost Spring! We have some young and local rising star performers this weekend, as well as a Twin Cities debut visit from one of the nation’s rising stars of jazz piano. Throughout the week, veterans of the local scene shine on stages across the metro. Big Gigs This Week Friday, […]
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© Andrea Canter The Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog Series is into its third year in St. Paul’s Lowertown. One of the first venues to “fill the gap” left by the closing of the Artists Quarter in 2013, the Black Dog has presented over 130 Saturday nights of top jazz under the leadership […]
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© Andrea Canter A few months ago, the long-running Illicit Sextet celebrated its third recording at the Black Dog in St Paul. Now the band takes their all-originals approach to performing and recording across the river, holding the Minneapolis CD Release for Addendum at Reverie on March 16 (9 pm), part of IS co-founder Steve […]
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