© Andrea Canter Once known as PBR, Dave King’s Vector Families–with Brandon Wozniak, Anthony Cox, and Dean Granros– has turned ears around the metro for the past three years. The band returns to Vieux Carre’ in downtown St. Paul this weekend, March 1011 (9 pm), celebrating a new recording. Drummer Dave King might be […]
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© Andrea Canter Some years back, saxophonist Doug Haining pulled together a tribute to the great Cannonball Adderley, bringing his “Cannonball Collective” to the Artists Quarter. The group reconvened in 2015 at the closest thing we now have to the old AQ, Jazz Central Studios. Nearly two years later, the Cannonball Collective led by Doug […]
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© Andrea Canter One of the most lauded pianists of his generation, known for infusing his Jamaican heritage into his swinging post bop, Monty Alexander and his trio (with Hassan Shakur and Jason Brown) perform two sets, one night at the Dakota Jazz Club on March 8, 7 and 9 pm. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, […]
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© Andrea Canter The name Bob Dorough is not familiar to many who nevertheless are very familiar with his songs. Best known for such tunes as “Devil May Care” and the music of Schoolhouse Rock, pianist, singer, songwriter and “original hipster” Dorough, now 93, makes a very rare appearance in Minnesota, launching the Legends series […]
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© Glenn A. Mitchell, LA Jazz Scene The annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, always a huge success, was a four-day affair, February 23-26, and featured over 100 of the finest jazz musicians. On February 25, I had the pleasure to attend Champagne Brunch and second tribute to famous piano store owner, David L. Abell , […]
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