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Kenny Horst Returns with Quartet to the Former Artists’ Quarter Space November 17th

November 6, 2021 •

By Don Berryman Kenny Horst © Andrea Canter Drummer Kenny Horst, who owned and ran the venerated Artists’ Quarter jazz club, will appear with his quartet featuring pianist Will Kjeer, saxophonist Pete Whitman, and bassist Chris Bates, on Thursday, November 17th, at 7:00pm at KJ’s Hideaway (a new music club in the former Artists’ Quarter […]

Charles Lloyd brings Big Sur along with him

November 4, 2021 •

By Dan Emerson. Photos by Tim Campbell Saxophone icon Charles Lloyd never seems to rush into anything. But he must have been especially eager to start his late show Wednesday night at the Dakota jazz club. Dakota co-owner Lowell Pickett wasn’t too far into his introductory remarks when the 83-year old Lloyd ambled onstage, sat […]

What Joey D did on his COVID “vacation”

October 19, 2021 •

By: Dan Emerson for Jazz Police Unlike those of us who whiled away their COVID-19 hiatus streaming episodes of Tiger King or similar fodder, B-3 organ wizard joey DeFrancesco apparently put his unwanted COVID “vacation” to better use. Finishing a two-night stand at Crooners in Fridley Saturday night, Joey D played a lengthy set mostly […]

The 2021 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Virtual!

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DownBeat Publisher Frank Alkyer and Mario Pavone © Kevin R. Mason The Litchfield Jazz Festival presented their 26th annual edition via livestream from the Telefunken Soundstage in South Windsor, CT on July 31. 2021. One of the few good things to come out of this pandemic is the fact that virtual livestreams became widely available […]

Farewell to Pamela

October 2, 2021 •

Pamela Espeland, 1951-2021 (photo: John Whiting) “She had huge listening ears and an even bigger heart.”–Wendy Lewis, Twin Cities vocalist About 17 years ago, I formally met Pamela Espeland and her husband John Whiting after months bumping into them at the Dakota and Artists Quarter. Actually I think the Berrymans introduced us. It was clear […]

Jazz Students! Improvisation Workshop Deadline October 2!

September 30, 2021 •

Students! Improve and inspire your improvisation skills by exploring a diverse range of techniques and approaches. On October 9, 12-2 pm, Minnesota Jazz Education (MN JazzEd) presents a FREE in-person community-wide improvisation workshop for fully-vaccinated high school musicians at High School for Recording Arts, located at 1166 University Ave West, St. Paul, MN 55104. Space […]