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. He’s also known as a solo performer and trio leader, making his quintet gig at Jazz Central on July 20 (8:30 pm) […]
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“Tyner is one of the most brilliant pianists and commanding leaders in modern music. “ — DownBeat Tribute concerts are few and far between recently in San Francisco. They inherently must be very difficult to produce, expensive to execute, and probably an overwhelming number of great players just aren’t interested. Who can blame them? The […]
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Some musical partnerships were just meant to be. Twin Cities vocalist Connie Evingson and New York-based pianist and honorary Twin Citian Jon Weber paired up during the 2012 Twin Cities Jazz Festival and on a Prairie Home Companion European cruise, where they cooked up the idea for a show for Connie’s Jazz at the Jungle […]
Continue Reading“A gem, Clouser spices the All American vibe of Bill Frisell with some Jimi Hendrix fire.” — Philadelphia Inquirer Three divergent forces in improvised music come together at the Icehouse on Monday, July 18 as internationally acclaimed keyboardist John Medeski, Twin Cities native/Mexico City transplant guitarist/vocalist Todd Clouser, and curator and drummer JT Bates gather […]
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Appearing three Sundays each month, pianist/vocalist/producer Dan Chouinard brings the area’s top vocalists into the intimate Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge in Fridley, MN as guests on “The Birthday Club.” Each show features Dan at the 9-foot grand piano with a his stellar guest to toast the month’s music birthdays and anniversaries of singers, songwriters […]
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