KBEM Radio and host, vocalist Patty Peterson, will present Minnesota Jazz Legends: The Elders in a special concert and program at the Minnesota History Center on Sunday, April 24, at 2 pm. Patty will reminisce with such locally as well as nationally acclaimed jazz artists, including multi-reed ace Dave Karr, jazz/gospel vocalist Tom Tipton, […]
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Once a teen prodigy playing piano around the Twin Cities, Javier Santiago went on to study for two years at the acclaimed Brubeck Institute and ultimately graduate from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. After performing on the New York scene for a few years, he returned to the Twin Cities […]
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The JazzMN Orchestra presents trombonists Andy Martin and Bob McChesney in “Slide By Slide” on Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m., the final concert of the 2015-2016 season, in the Hopkins High School Auditorium. “We are happy to have trombone masters Andy Martin and Bob McChesney sharing their individual talents with the band as well […]
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Back in August 2015, over three nights stretching from St Paul to Minneapolis across three different venues, the Adam Meckler Quintet treated audiences to live recording sessions. Culling the best from their gigs on three series curated by Steve Kenny at Studio Z (“All Originals”), The Nicollet (“Friday Night Jazz at the Nicollet”, now Reverie), […]
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Friday nights at Jazz Central have had several different “series” over the past few years, but regardless of the theme, the music has typically come from local jazz masters, sometimes in new configurations such as “Father and Son Pancake Breakfast” on April 22. The trio does include a father-son pair– Mac and Javi Santiago […]
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