Originally scheduled to lead his quartet, Graydon Peterson will now appear in a trio with Chris Olson and Jay Epstein (POE) at Jazz Central on Friday, February 19, 7 pm. The late student set at 9 pm features the Julian Manzara Quartet. Graydon Peterson played electric bass in his high school pep band and dabbled […]
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The 58th Grammy Awards are history, and for nominees from the world of jazz, in jazz and other categories, it was a pretty good year. Perhaps the biggest win, since it was outside the jazz categories, went to Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, The Silver Lining: The Songs […]
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About once per month, JazzINK presents a Youth Showcase as part of Friday Night Jazz at Reverie (aka The Nicollet), featuring mostly high school ensembles, at 7 pm. Following the young talents, a band of veterans typically follows at 9 pm. This Friday, February 19, two combos from Southwest High School kick off the evening, […]
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One could say that JT Bates has always marched to a different drummer– himself! And one could also say that JT tends to go “against the grain” or in unexpected directions. “Grain” happens to be the name of JT’s organ trio, which performs at 9 pm on Thursday, February 18 at Vieux Carré in St […]
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Saxophonist Jeff King, bassist Charles Fletcher and drummer Eron Woods (King, Fletcher, Woods) form “one of the most dynamic and crowd-pleasing jazz power trios on the scene today,” said Steve Kenny, curator of Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog before the trio’s CD release (Joker) in December. Now the trio makes their debut at […]
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