Jazz Police, Author at Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Roy Hargrove / Mulgrew Miller In Harmony – 2-LP Record Store Day exclusive

July 9, 2021 •

By Don Berryman for jazzpolice.com “Artists like Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller are what make our music what it is. Sometimes people think about jazz as this isolated sound for quirky people. It’s folks like Mulgrew and Roy who expand the territory of what this music delivers to the world. It’s important for us to […]

The 2021 Newport Jazz Festival – Returning Live!

July 6, 2021 •

George Wein and Christian McBride © Kevin R. Mason From July 30 to August 1, 2021, the Newport Jazz Festival (NJF) is returning live, after being closed down in 2020 due to the pandemic. One of the oldest in the world, the “Grandaddy of jazz festivals” will be once again held […]

The Helio Alves Quartet at the Re-Opening of the Jazz Forum

July 5, 2021 •

The Helio Alves Quartet © Kevin R. Mason After over a year of being closed due to the pandemic, the Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, NY, Westchester County’s only dedicated jazz nightclub, re-opened on the weekend of May 28-29, 2021. The nightclub had hosted numerous live streams during the past year. The streams […]

Jerry Bergonzi Quartet, Friday, June 25, at Crooners Supper Club

July 1, 2021 •

By: Bill Stieger for Jazzpolice.com – Photos by Andrea Canter “As long as Jerry Bergonzi is around, no tenor player can rest on his laurels.” – Saxophonist Michael Brecker. Jerry Bergonzi Will Kjeer Master saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi gave an exhibition on the art-of-the-tenor as one of the headliners for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, this […]

Yes! Twin Cities Jazz Festival Returns, June 24-27

June 17, 2021 •

JazzMN Orchestra performs in the new Belvedere at Crooners on the final day of the festival, June 27 2020 was filled with empty stages, indoors and out. Jazz artists and jazz fans started 2021 with dim prospects for gigs and festivals as venues remained closed. Yet Crooners Lounge persisted, and with some significant renovations, brought […]

International Jazz Day and Jazz Appreciation Month!

April 23, 2021 •

2021 Global Concert artists (courtesy of International Jazz Day) [From IJD and JAM press releases] The 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day, the world’s largest annual celebration of jazz, will take place on April 30th, with thousands of worldwide programs culminating in a spectacular All-Star Global Concert from New York, Los Angeles, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, […]