Jazz Police

One of the busiest jazz musicians in the Twin Cities, guitarist Zacc Harris is a man of many ensembles, currently heading the Atlantis Quartet, Zacc Harris Trio and Group, and American Reverie, and lending his strings to Mancrush, Grain, and more. The Zacc Harris Group brings together pianist Bryan Nichols and the brothers Bates, bassist […]

“Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.” –Time   Considered one of the finest piano trios in modern jazz, the Bill Charlap Trio featuring Peter Washington and Kenny Washington returns to the […]

“Katz . . . remains — along with Barry Harris, Hod O’Brien, and one or two others — among the last fully authentic purveyors of unreconstructed bebop piano in the country.” –Neil Tesser A fixture on the Chicago jazz scene for the past six decades, pianist/vibraphonist Stu Katz has worked with everyone, from Dexter Gordon […]

  “Wayne is truly a masterful genius.” — Chris Bates A few months ago at the Icehouse, an ensemble of local jazzsters brought Wayne Shorter’s Speak No Evil album to life in its entirety, playing under the appropriate name Witch Hunt. Now the “hunt” continues, with an all-star quintet reprising the effort as part of […]

For the full week’s worth of the Lead Sheet, visit www.jazzink.com, posted every week, usually by Thursday evening. As we get closer and closer to the Twin Cities Jazz festival (June 23-25), we seem to be revving up the jazz engines with a strong slate of gigs and concerts in coming weeks. Some outstanding visitors […]