Jazz Police, Author at Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Emmet Cohen Interview: Jazz Across Generations

June 23, 2018 •

By Larry Englund Pianist/composer Emmet Cohen is only 28, yet he’s become an important figure in music and related arts as both a performer, and as someone committed to the transfer of intergenerational knowledge, history and traditions in jazz. Since releasing his debut album, In The Element,in 2011, he has received accolades and awards for his […]

Twin Cities Jazz Fest Starts Today! A Biased Guide

June 21, 2018 •

The 2018 edition of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival gets underway in St Paul on Thursday, June 21, continuing with a full schedule of international, local stars and promising youth artists as well as headliners’ clinics on Friday and Saturday at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis. Headliners including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Houston Person […]

Stars of BeBop Heading to the Dunsmore Room!

June 15, 2018 •

Some of the best “bebop burners” in the world are coming to Crooners in the next two weeks to present their inimitable music in the intimate Dunsmore Room. On June 19, trumpeter Jim Rotondi and pianist David Hazeltine join forces with local heroes Billy Peterson (bass) and Kenny Horst (drums); the next night, June 20, […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 2018

May 27, 2018 •

© Andrea Canter [Final update, 5/26/18] It’s (finally) the merry month of May and what a merry month of jazz we have in the Twin Cities! Corky Siegel returns after just a few weeks, this time at the Dakota with harmonica wizard Howard Levy; more high flyers at the Dakota this month include Keiko Matsui, […]

Thomas Nordlund’s “Miles Left Behind” Deserves Eager Ears

May 19, 2018 •

Thomas Nordlund’s new album “Miles Left Behind” explores darkness, melody, and vibe.

Lynne Arriale Celebrates New Recording in the Dunsmore Room, May 15

May 11, 2018 •

© Andrea Canter, Senior Editor Emeritus “The melody is what creates a particular energy and feeling in the listener and it sets the tone… I take an idea, develop it, turn it inside out and come back to it at the end. That resonates with people. Ultimately people remember melodies, not harmonic progressions.” –Lynne Arriale […]