Superb vocalist Jackie Ryan gave a splendid performance at Sunset Jazz Newport in Marriott’s Rose Gardens on August 9th. The weather was once again perfect. Ryan and saxophonist Rickey Woodard’s quintet performed exceedingly well with Quinn Johnson (piano), Chris Colangelo (bass), and Dean Koba (drums) rounding out the band. The Rose Gardens at Marriott Hotel […]
Continue Reading© Andrea Canter “She can be lusty and discreet, openly hip and lazily reflective. She can make you sway and reduce you to tears, often simultaneously.” –Rex Reed, New York Observer One of the most prized Brazilian exports since coffee, multi-Grammy nominee, 2016 Grammy winner (Best Latin Jazz Album) Eliane Elias returns to the […]
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© Andrea Canter [Reminder: The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly] September promises to be one of the hottest jazz months of the year in the Twin Cities, with visits from Eliane Elias, Mike Stern, John Raymond, the Yellow Jackets, Curtis Stiegers, Jay Clayton, Evan Christopher, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln […]
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© Andrea Canter Into a fourth year of weekly presentations of the top jazz artists in the Twin Cities and beyond, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog takes no break for the holiday weekend. Instead, curator Steve Kenny has booked two ensembles well known for tackling challenging music, often of their own design. After […]
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© Andrea Canter Steve Kenny’s All Originals jazz season continues Friday, September 1, with the Joan Hutton Jazz Project, performing all original compositions from multi-reed player, composer and educator Joan Hutton. She’s joined by fellow saxophonists David Milne, pianist Jesse Mueller, bassist Joan Griffith, and drummer Jendeen Forberg. Joan Hutton is an educator, performer, and […]
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