Looks like some fine fall weather and some very fine fall jazz coming our way, from our local stars to visiting masters and former residents. We also can enjoy one jazz season finale and another season opener. Big Gigs This Week Friday, September 30. It’s the wrap-up of the third All Originals Jazz season at Studio […]
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Grammy award-winning jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard will open the 2016-17 JazzMN Orchestra concert season on October 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ordway Concert Hall in downtown St Paul. Local favorite Connie Evingson will be the featured vocalist. A new venue for JazzMN, the Ordway Concert Hall provides an intimate setting where audiences can experience […]
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Neither rain, nor high winds, nor malfunctioning starter adapters keep us from the Detroit Jazz Festival. At least not since our string of fests began in 2008. Our plans never vary–take off from the South St Paul Airport about 9 am on the Friday of Labor Day Weekend, flying in my friend Keith’s 4-passenger plane […]
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Curated now for three summer seasons by Twin Cities’ jazz musician and impresario Steve Kenny, All Originals Jazz ends its 2016 series this Friday, September 30 at 7 pm at Studio Z in St. Paul with a unique double bill. Headlining the evening will be Davu Seru’s New Territory Band, an ensemble he launched last […]
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One of the top bandleaders of the past few years has been Gordon Goodwin, director of the Big Phat Band. Goodwin is a highly accomplished composer, arranger, pianist and tenor saxophonist. as well as great bandleader. He is no stranger to Joe Rothman and John McClure’s Newport Jazz, having played on Presidents’ Day and Valentine’s […]
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