© Andrea Canter One of the busiest jazz musicians in the Twin Cities, guitarist Zacc Harris is a man of many ensembles, heading the Atlantis Quartet, Zacc Harris Trio and Quartet, American Reverie, and lending his strings to Tall Tales, Grain, and more. About five years ago, Harris added the Zacc Harris Group to his […]
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© Andrea Canter Steve Kenny’s Illicit Jazz Workshop presents its namesake band at Jazz Central this Friday, October 27. Both managed by Illicit Productions, the new weekly jazz series and the Illicit Sextet converge at 8 pm. One of the oldest jazz ensembles still performing in the Twin Cities (30 years with a 15-year hiatus […]
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© Andrea Canter Three-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis brings his acclaimed quintet to the Dakota October 26-27, two shows each night. His long-standing cohorts include Henry Johnson on guitar, Joshua Ramos on bass, Charles Heath on drums, and Tim Gant on keyboards. Lewis is currently touring with a special retrospective, touching […]
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It may very well be true that, in turbulent times, we need the arts more than ever. And we are not talking about the kind of “art” that floods our lives from the demons of commerce. That clatter and noise, the disturbingly repetitive, over-produced slew of loud claptrap that once was the gem of our […]
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© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly] Saturday-Sunday, October 28-29. Following two nights of Ramsey Lewis, the Dakota keeps the steam rolling with two nights of saxophonist David Sanborn, best known for his smooth contemporary albums but a mighty fine post-bop artist in his own right. Sunday, October […]
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