Jazz Police

Still in his late 20s, singer/pianist/bandleader Andrew Walesch has become a major player on the Twin Cities Jazz Scene in very short order. Walesch regularly appears with his trio and quartet, curates jazz at Crooners Lounge (including the intimate Dunsmore Room), and has drawn sell-out crowds to “100 Years of Sinatra” tribute with his big […]

  The usual format for the Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie series has been pretty simple — one band at 9 pm. Curator Steve Kenny expands that format this week, presenting two bands back to back: The Julian Manzara Quartet at 9 pm, followed by the Aaron Hedenstrom Trio at approximately 10:30 pm.   Julian […]

Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis has been an incubation chamber for modern jazz artists since its founding in 2010. Wednesday nights in particular have been reserved for talented improvisers and composers under the guidance of a revolving cast of artist/curators, including bassist Chris Bates. His monthly “Magica Improvisada” series continues on January 11 (8:30 pm) […]

With subzero temps and windchills to start the weekend, hot music is a sure antidote, and there’s plenty of it around the Metro. Contributing some of the heat– veterans like Eric Gravatt, Larry McDonough, and Laura Caviani; young guns like Jack Courtright and Will Schmid; and special events like the Twin Cities Bass Camp Winter […]

When Cory Healey moved to the Twin Cities a few years ago, the Metro not only added a versatile drummer to the scene, but also a talented composer and bandleader. Healey launched his 4-Tet, soon expanding to a quintet dubbed the Beautiful Sunshine Band, conceived during a cold spring period when some musically “beautiful sunshine” […]