© Sheila Horne Mason There was a lot of great music in 2016, at jazz festivals, large and small. One of the last big festivals of the year was the TD James Moody Jazz Festival at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. In its fifth year, the TD James Moody Festival has […]
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© Andrea Canter “JC Sanford – the go-to music conductor for the forward-looking bands of John Hollenbeck, Joel Harrison, Alan Ferber and others, including the legendary Alice Coltrane – has been overlooked as a trombonist.” –Bill Day, liner note, Can You Believe It? “JC Sanford is equally skilled as an arranger-composer and a trombonist.” –Jazz Inside […]
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© Andrea Canter “A unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.” –Yo Yo Ma The Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet is more often heard in concert halls than small jazz clubs, yet their music seems equally at home in a […]
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© Andrea Canter “The whole record is meant to be a meditation on Minnesota. This is the music I make because I live here — it would be much different if I lived in New York… I am in a position where, whether the people like what I am playing or not, they know that […]
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© Andrea Canter The Saint Paul Winter Carnival gets underway this weekend, and Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog adds to the starpower with a much anticipated return of Chris Bates’ Red Five. The early set features the monthly JazzINK Youth Showcase, with the Simon Petrick/Adam Astrup Quintet at 7 pm. JazzINK Youth Showcase: […]
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