Nights are getting cooler, and perhaps the jazz is getting warmer, if this week is any indication! Most of the heat comes from such local stars as Ginger Commodore, Dave King, Anthony Cox, Mary Louise Knutson, Chris Bates….. and more. (Read it all here!)
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The weekly series Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie continues its stellar fall schedule with the Minnesota Hard Bop Collective on September 8th. Led by drummer Jesse Simon, this ensemble has fluid membership but always includes some of the area’s top talents, often some of the up-and-coming and newer members of the Twin Cities jazz community. […]
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One of the great musicians of our time is drummer/percussionist, composer and leader, Jeff Hamilton. He has long been regarded as a stellar figure in the jazz world! He is a regular at Newport Beach Jazz Party and also Sunset Jazz at Newport, now in their 7th year. Besides Hamilton’s many musical activities, he has […]
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Nearly every Thursday night, the little Afghan cafe in St Paul, Khyber Pass, hosts some of the most adventurous improvised music in the region. Adam Linz, Davu Seru and Paul Metzger share curatorial duties, which guarantees music that pushes boundaries in all directions. This week, September 8 at 9 pm, Adam presents a bass-centric […]
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The 15th annual Selby Avenue JazzFest takes place –free– on Saturday, September 10, 11 am – 8 pm, at the intersection of Selby and Milton Avenues in St. Paul. The headliner this year is Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum. Mychael Wright, festival founder and owner of Golden Thyme Coffee Café, notes that “2016 marks our fifteenth […]
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