Jazz Police, Author at Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog — Minnesota Hard Bop Collective and Julian Manzara Quartet, February 25

February 23, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Two outstanding bands of largely young “veterans” converge at the Black Dog on Saturday, February 25, on the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog series, curated by Steve Kenny. The Julian Manzara Quartet opens at 7 pm, followed by the Minnesota Hard Bop Collective at 8:30. Julian Manzara Quartet (7 […]

Jazz @ St Barneys: Laura Caviani and Chris Olson, February 25

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© Andrea Canter Curated by Jeff Whitmill for the past decade, Jazz @ St. Barney’s presents some of the area’s most popular jazz artists on its at least monthly series, sometimes in familiar, sometimes in new configurations. Pianist Laura Caviani and guitarist Chris Olson have played instrumental jazz together over the years, but recently have […]

Larry Coryell, 1943-2017: Jazz Warrior – An Appreciation

February 22, 2017 •

© Ken Vermes Ed. note: One of the pioneers of fusion guitar as well as a much admired jazz musician, Larry Coryell passed away unexpectedly on February 19 at age 73, following a gig at the Iridium in New York. Larry recalled a friend telling him, as an aspiring teen guitarist, that he would “never […]

American Reverie at Reverie, February 23

February 21, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Nearly two years ago, prolific bandleader and guitarist Zacc Harris debuted a new trio, American Reverie, featuring Harris, Matt Peterson and Lars-Erik Larson. The band has returned to local stages several times now, particularly to play at its “namesake” on the Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie series. And they will reconvene at […]

Jelly and George, Aaron, Adam and Cecile at the Dakota, February 21-22

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© Andrea Canter “She evokes Vaughan when she releases a taste or two of lush vibrato. She sounds a bit like Betty Carter, swooping up or down between notes to make a point; like Ella Fitzgerald, when she revels in an up-tempo groove. Yet these seem less like references than inherited traits…It’s enough to make […]

Mary Louse Knutson Trio Returns to the Dunsmore Room at Crooners, February 20

February 19, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter One of the first ensembles to appear in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge after the space opened in December 2015, the Mary Louise Knutson Trio has proven to be one of the intimate listening room’s most popular ensembles. Returning on Monday, February 20 (7 pm), the trio is led by one […]