There’s some big gigs with top vocalists this weekend as well shows featuring veterans and young upstarts. And the Dakota hosts a fundraiser for the Leigh Kamman Legacy Project. Friday, November 4. Weather Report alum Eric Kamau Gravatt returns to Jazz Central with his long-running band Source Code. This will be his three-horn edition featuring […]
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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” […]
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The Tierney Sutton Band completed a three-day gig at Catalina Jazz Club October 13-15. They presented a tribute to Sting and also covered the theme song from their songtrack for the great new film Sully. We attended their Saturday night show, October 15th. The Tierney Sutton Band (TSB) has been together twenty-three years, and operates […]
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JT Bates has curated his Jazz Implosion series for nearly 20 years, moving about five years ago from the Clown Lounge in St Paul to the Icehouse in Minneapolis. In addition to a long list of local cutting-edge artists, he occasionally presents top touring artists like Tim Berne, Ches Smith, Tom Rainey and more. On […]
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“Come spend another hour with the Soul Café ensemble and let the art do its healing work.” –Steve Blons, Soul Café The ensemble Soul Café has brought jazz and poetry together for the past decade, usually in the Gallery of the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. In its early run of nearly monthly Sunday evening […]
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