© Andrea Canter Ed. note: The Lead Sheet is published monthly with weekly updates. The final Lead Sheet will be published around May 1. Stay tuned for announcement of a new “calendar” feature. Updated 4/25/2018. We may have a slow start to spring in the Twin Cities but fortunately the warmth of jazz, from local […]
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© Andrea Canter In 1993, when the Dakota was in its first incarnation at Bandana Square in St Paul, Debbie Duncan made the club label’s first live recording. Nearly 25 years and about that many live albums later, the Dakota again hosted a live recording session by Minnesota’s “First Lady of Song,” in August 2017. […]
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Ruckus talks about playing with Chick Corea, Sean Jones, Theo Croker, and growing up on the road.
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© Andrea Canter ” [Atlantis Quartet] shifts nimbly from a punk-jazz aesthetic to an ECM-ish sensitivity.”–Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times One of the most praised jazz ensembles in the Twin Cities, the Atlantis Quartet has been providing our community with innovative, original jazz for more than a decade. Most often heard in such venues as […]
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© Andrea Canter “The fact that the series is hitting this 200th show milestone is all the proof you need to see that there a fantastic jazz scene in the Twin Cities… great musicians, and an audience as well.” –Sara Remke (Black Dog) March 24–it’s not just Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog, it’s […]
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