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Benny Green Returns to the Dunsmore Room, December 10-11

December 7, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “He’s an authentic bebop player, part of a vanishing species.” — Richard Sheinen, San José Mercury News Having baptized the “new” Steinway in the Dunsmore Room of Crooner’s Lounge in October 2016, internationally acclaimed pianist Benny Green returns for two nights, four shows of solo magic, December 10-11. “Benny Green could […]

Illicit Jazz Workshop Presents Eric Gravatt and Source Code on December 8 at Jazz Central

December 5, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Former Weather Report drummer Eric Kamau Gravatt was already a legend in the 70s, and has enjoyed a resurgence of his career over the past 15 years, particularly as leader of Source Code. Headlining the Illicit Jazz Workshop series at Jazz Central on December 8 (8 pm), Gravatt’s ensemble includes long-time associate […]

“Confluence”: Laura Caviani CD Release in the Dunsmore Room, December 6

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© Andrea Canter Less than two months following the release of her album of Monk arrangements (Mysterious Thelonious), pianist/composer/educator Laura Caviani holds another CD celebration, this one filled with original tunes that pay homage to Shakespeare, muses (McCoy Tyner and Mary Lou Williams), and favorite geography. Again, her cohorts Chris Bates (bass) and Dave […]

2018 Winter Jazz Festival will be held at Crooners Sunday, January 28

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St. Paul, Minn., December 5, 2017 – This year’s Winter Jazz Festival – the cold-weather version of the popular Twin Cities Jazz Festival – will move to Crooners on Sunday, January 28, featuring favorites Regina Carter with Xavier Davis on piano, Butch Miles, Connie Evingson, the Jazz Central All Stars, Travis Anderson Trio, Jake Baldwin […]

Trio Magic: Brad Mehldau Returns to the Dakota, December 3-4

December 2, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Perhaps the most lauded jazz piano trio since the Keith Jarrett Trio, the Brad Mehldau Trio returns to the Dakota December 3-4, 7 and 9 pm. Twenty-year cohort Larry Grenadier (bass) and 12-year partner Jeff Ballard (drums) join the acclaimed, prolific pianist. Jacksonville, FL native Brad Mehldau spent most of his youth […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 2017

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© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly] Our spring-like weather will probably fade into winter — after all, it is winter in Minnesota! But falling temperatures (and perhaps the white stuff too) will be countered by rising heat from both local and visiting jazz artists as we count down […]