© Andrea Canter After a relaxing week in San Francisco and the North Bay (including an evening concert from Joe Lovano and his new “Classic Quartet”), I am happy to be back in the Jazz Cities as we heat up to the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Young lions and seasoned veterans, locals and visitors, combine […]
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A great assemblage of jazz musicians appeared at Muckenthaler’s 12th Annual Jazz Festival in Fullerton, CA on Thursday, June 1, 2017. There was no doubt these stellar musicians–the Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford Quartet with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton– would give the sold-out audience at Muckenthaler Center a rare and exceptional performance. In starting the show, […]
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It is fitting that the new collective band Hudson kicked off their tour and CD celebration in San Francisco at SF JAZZ. The City by the Bay has always been a home for new music and music celebrations. Jazz has been in the city’s bloodstream for a hundred years. And the guitar has been […]
Continue Reading© Andrea Canter On stage at the Icehouse last fall, experimental keyboardist Wayne Horvitz returns to the Twin Cities to perform with Josh Granowski and Davu Seru on the Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie series this week, June 15 (9 pm). They will be joined by special guest, trumpeter Noah Ophoven-Baldwin. Based in Seattle, renowned […]
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© Andrea Canter We have another fine summer week of jazz as we build momentum toward the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, including pre-fest performances, the opening of a new Jazz in the Jungle season, continuing celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Icehouse, another visit from Wayne Horvitz, and a lot more. Big Gigs […]
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