Every Thursday night, one of the smallest music venues in the Twin Cities hosts one of the most incendiary modern jazz gigs. Khyber Pass Cafe, otherwise a highly regarded Afghani restaurant in St. Paul near the Macalester campus, has presented free jazz and experimental music ensembles every Thursday night for a number of years, with […]
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Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie branches out this week (December 15, 9 pm) as multi-instrumentalist Rodney Ruckus brings three ensembles to the stage, including his Ruckus Hip Hop Jazz (octet), LA Trios, and Ruckus (quartet). Curator Steve Kenny describes the evening as “a conglomerate of some of the best younger jazz musicians who are also […]
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Take one restaurant dining room overlooking a small lake. Add in a 9-foot Steinway D concert grand and a small stage fit for bass and drums and/or vocalist. Further add a kitchen with impressive consistency and variety. Finally, establish a true “listening room” policy in kind but firm terms typically reinforced each evening by the […]
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In 2014, Illicit Productions, under the leadership of Steve Kenny, compiled and released the first volume of the Twin Cities Jazz Sampler, a collection tracks from 13 recent local artist releases. Now we have Volume Two, to be officially released via the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog series, curated by, who else, Steve […]
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What’s the best way to deal with the onset of winter weather? Keep warm with great jazz, of course! And we don’t have to look far this week as new recordings, fabulous visitors, and holiday festivities add warmth to snow and windchills. Big Gigs This Week Friday, December 9. Pianist, composer and producer George […]
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