We don’t get to hear them often these days, but when Sidewalk Café takes the stage, we know we’re in for a swinging treat. Virtuosic gypsy jazz will be on the menu at the 318 Café in Excelsior this Saturday, March 5, when these three string magicians–Reynold Philipsek (guitar), Gary Schulte (violin), and Jeff Brueske […]
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A long-time monthly fixture at the Artists Quarter, the Pete Whitman X-Tet has kept a lower profile since the AQ closed at the end of 2013. Fans of this savvy little big band (as well as newbies) can once again enjoy the band in a rare concert hall setting, at the Hopkins Center for the […]
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The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, announced that legendary bassist, cellist, composer and Detroit native Ron Carter will be its 2016 Artist-in-Residence. An alum of the great ensembles of Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter, Carter is the most-recorded jazz bassists of all time. Said Carter, […]
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Support them all. It’s a scary business with no fortunes to be made. Their joy in the music and your love are the main sustenance. –Davis Wilson If you ever visited the Artists Quarter in St. Paul before it closed two years ago, you undoubtedly met Davis Wilson– the bearded, white-haired fellow sitting at […]
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Known for his original piano arrangements and new compositions that often sport quirky time signatures as well as his vocal interpretations, Larry McDonough put his voice front and center in ” Chet – The Beautiful Music and Tragic Life of Singing Trumpeter Chet Baker” at Jazz Central in early 2015. A few months later, Larry […]
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