[Ed note: This is the first of three articles highlighting the events of each day of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Full schedule and more information at www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com] Steve Heckler is the founding and only Executive Director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, which he launched in 1998 with about 3,000 attending. Last year, Francisco […]
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“Gently virtuosic.” –All About Jazz “Her vocal style is so warm, compelling and intimate—it’s clear she cares about the words and telling the story, with clarity and without artifice—almost a lost art these days.” –Michael Feinstein Twin Cities vocalist Maud Hixson never takes an easy route, be it a jazz club gig, New York […]
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“I want people to know that jazz is alive and well in the new generation, that acoustic music is rich and possible…. that it is possible to create a rich soundscape and vibrant musical experience with just a trio.” –Katia Cardenas A graduate of Macalester College who grew up in a family of musicians, […]
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Hosting concerts throughout New York City since 1986, SummerStage is the largest free performing arts festival in the city! The SummerStage website says, “By presenting artists and genres that reflect the diverse cultures and communities in neighborhood parks across the five boroughs, we help to build new audiences and foster a broader interest in the […]
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“A player and writer with great respect for the melody, Hazeltine can be surprisingly inventive with the harmonic and rhythmic possibilities in a tune… his approach makes well-known tunes sound fresh….” –Aaron Steinberg, Jazz Times “[Eric Alexander]…a tenor saxophonist who can play at all tempos, in all registers, and never without swinging mightily”—George Kanzler, Hot […]
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