It sounds like the Jean-Paul Sartre novel that I tried to translate in high school French, but No Exit is actually a quintet of metro young lions prowling through some new music as the headline band on the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog series, August 26th. They follow an opening set from Amythest […]
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Just in his late 20s, singer/pianist/bandleader Andrew Walesch has become a major player on the Twin Cities Jazz Scene. On metro stages over the past two years with his big band celebrating “100 Years of Sinatra,” Andrew has appeared at Chanhassan Dinner Theater, the Dakota, Crooners Lounge and more, and also keeps busy as the […]
Continue ReadingThe 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival, officially the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, took place from June 29 to July 9. It had a fantastic line-up of established artists along with talented unknowns and up-and-coming musicians. Each hour was so packed with choices, it was a challenge deciding which shows to see. Sometimes, an opening […]
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I think this was my 9th Iowa City Jazz Festival in the past 15 years. It’s a regular part of my summer routine now so I expect there will be nine more in the next nine years. For Iowa City, home of the University of Iowa and its ideal festival setting on the “Pentacrest” lawn, […]
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Long a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz community, pianist Chris Lomheim is known for his affinity for Bill Evans, his sublime skills as a singer’s accompanist, and for his creative, lush compositions. Yet Lomheim’s recorded output has been limited – his first (1994, Igmod) was aptly titled And You’ve Been Waiting; his second trio […]
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