“The most influential saxophonist of pop, R&B, and crossover players of the past 20 years.” — Scott Yanow (All Music.com) Long associated with the best of “contemporary” jazz, Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn brings his electric band, featuring Twin Cities star Ricky Peterson on keys, to the Dakota, April 10-11. With 6 Grammy awards, 8 Gold […]
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“It’s about the words. My voice teacher told me, ‘Your job is not to be the best singer in the world—there’ll always be someone better. Your job is to make people feel.’ I’m here to tell a story.” – Joyce Lyons Maryland native Joyce Lyons, who has performed from New York to Arizona […]
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Roberta Gambarini is one of the premier jazz vocalists of our time. She has performed many places world-wide in the last few years and constantly makes her mark with dynamic distinction. For this gig at Catalina’s on March 12, she rounded up top flight trio members, all from Los Angeles: Tamir Hendelman (piano), Chuck Berghofer […]
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Last summer, prolific bandleader and guitarist Zacc Harris debuted a new trio, American Reverie, featuring Harris, Matt Peterson and Lars-Erik Larson. On Saturday, April 9, Harris brings American Reverie to his Jazz at Studio Z series of concerts and master classes. Master Class begins at 6 pm, with the concert following at 7 pm, at […]
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Now five years into her artistic and entrepreneurial work with her PipJazz organization, vocalist/songwriter/educator Pippi Ardennia will introduce a new band of young musicians–the VIP Sound Collective–as well as new music written with keyboardist/vocalist/arranger/composer Jo Schad at The Bedlam in Lowertown St. Paul on April 8, 9:30 pm. A portion of the proceeds ($20 ticket) […]
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