© Andrea Canter Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie presents an unusual evening on July 20, putting the spotlight on an emerging master rather than a veteran artist. But pianist/composer Will Kjeer is unusual, both in the level of his talent and his years of performing experience. “The Music of Will Kjeer” brings together a band […]
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© Andrea Canter [Note: bio of Carmen Lundy adapted from the artist’s website] On Thursday, July 20, acclaimed vocalist/composer Carmen Lundy performs at the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. Her supporting cast is equally worthy of headline status–keyboardist Victor Goulr, bassist Ben Williams, guitarist Andrew Renfroe, and drummer (and vocalist himself), Jamison Ross. […]
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A steady if under-rated presence on the modern jazz vocal scene, Teri Roiger most recently interpreted one of her strongest muses, Abbey Lincoln (Dear Abbey, Inner Circle Music, 2013). On her new album, Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady Day (2017, Dot Time Records), she honors Billie Holiday with “songs made famous by Ms. Holiday, […]
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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 recently celebrated ten years of collaboration and innovative music. At the Icehouse on Monday, July 17, Atlantis (Zacc Harris, Brandon Wozniak, […]
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© Andrea Canter What’s better than a night with a virtuosic jazz guitarist? How about an evening with THREE? Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog on July 15 gets underway at 7 pm with a trio fronted by Django-inspired Sam Miltich, whose credits include heading the Clearwater Hot Club and performing with Charmin Michelle, […]
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