Jazz Police, Author at Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog Presents Common Space, Atlantis Quartet on April 1

March 31, 2017 •

© 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. Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog is pleased to present Atlantis (Zacc […]

A “Colossus” Quartet at Reverie, March 30

March 30, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter A week after the Peter Schimke Trio prompted standing ovations, Steve Kenny’s Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie brings together another ensemble with firepower to spare. Dubbed Colossus, the talents of this new quartet bring validity to their name — Clay Pufahl on saxes, Park Evans on guitar, Chris Bates on bass, and […]

Patty Peterson and Friends With Andrew Walesch at Crooners, March 31

March 29, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter One of Minnesota’s most beloved performers joins forces with one of the fast-rising stars on the Twin Cities jazz scene for an unforgettable night of music at Crooners Lounge, Friday March 31, 7 pm. Vocalist and radio personality Patty Peterson is often seen on area stages with her “Friends,” and on Friday […]

Vanessa Trouble and Charlie Caranicus in the Dunsmore Room, March 29

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© Andrea Canter A native of Winona, MN, vocalist Vanessa (Gernes) Trouble has been drawing acclaim from New York to LA and beyond for the past decade. And she’s also returned to her home state a few times over the past five years, including a fall date in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge. Now […]

David Sanborn Returns to the Dakota, March 27-28

March 25, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “The most influential saxophonist on pop, R&B, and crossover players of the past 20 years.” — Scott Yanow (All Music.com) Long associated with the best of “contemporary” jazz, Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn will show of his more “straight-ahead” chops at the Dakota, March 27-28. And he’s got plenty to show, as […]

2017 Twin Cities Jazz Festival: McCoy Tyner, Terence Blanchard, Anat Cohen, Bobby Lyle!

March 24, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Twin Cities Jazz Festival Director Steve Heckler announced four headliners for the free 19th annual festival, to be held in and near Mears Park in St. Paul, June 22-24. The last surviving member of the classic John Coltrane Quartet, pianist McCoy Tyner heads an impressive list of artists to perform on the […]