As we start the weekend, both music and sidewalks will be sizzling! Fortunately, it also sounds like the music, not the weather, will keep on simmering throughout the rest of the week! And a diverse music week it will be, with blues-driven jazz (from old AQ favorites) honoring the Lowertown Blues Festival at the Black […]
Continue Reading“Rabbath’s style is so spontaneous and organic that it’s difficult to tell where the written music leaves off and the improvisation begins. His technical ability is such that he sounds like a trio of one: bowing, plucking and hammering in an ever-flowing cascade of sound.” –Libby Hanssen, Kansas City Star, 6/23/15 One of the […]
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Surely one of the busiest jazz musicians in the Twin Cities, guitarist Zacc Harris is a man of many ensembles, heading the Atlantis Quartet, Zacc Harris Trio and Quartet, American Reverie, and lending his strings to Tall Tales, Grain, and more. About five years ago, Harris added the Zacc Harris Group to his list of […]
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Jazz festivals are not just for major metropolitan areas! Neither the famed Monterey nor Newport Jazz Festivals are held in big cities, although both are near major urban centers. Smaller festivals thrive throughout the nation, such as the Healdsburg Jazz Festival in northern California and the Iowa City Jazz Festival in the heart of […]
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A St. Paul Lowertown fixture since 1998, the Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar in the Northern Warehouse (308 Prince Street) recently underwent a major renovation and expansion that should only increase the value of the venue to the neighborhood and arts community. A much beloved space for nightly music, coffee, light deli fare, and […]
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