A relatively new talent leads the opening act, followed by a veteran saxophonist and his headlining quartet for the Memorial Day Weekend edition of Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog, May 28. The action gets underway at 7 pm with the Evan Benidt Trio, followed at 8:30 pm by the Peter Vircks Quartet (with […]
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While we have a large number of “jazz women” in the Twin Cities, only a small handful of instrumentalists lead their own bands. Young saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento is a welcome addition to the local jazz scene, appearing this week on Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie (May 26) with an ensemble of young cohorts, including […]
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In the past fifteen years, I have vowed to get to the epicenter of jazz, New York City, every year. It’s not a vow I have been able to keep. I think I’ve made it ten times since 2002 which is not a bad record. But this was the longest gap in that period– I […]
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“…a veteran keyboardist who has always infused his funky rhythm and jazz with a touch of elegance and improvisational spirit.”– Jonathan Widran (All Music Guide) A former resident of the Twin Cities, keyboard prodigy-turned music director and bandleader Bobby Lyle joins old friend, bassist Billy Peterson, for four rare all-acoustic sets in the Dunsmore Room […]
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I just returned from five days in New York, where I saw six shows at four venues. I need that overdose now and then, but I think we really have the ideal jazz scene here: lots of choices but seldom overwhelming, and the quality of the music is right up there with the Big Apple! […]
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