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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 2017

November 17, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly; updated 11-17-17] Visitors this week include Jon Weber (joining Connie Evingson this weekend at the Jungle Theater), New York Benny Banack (at Jazz Central Sunday and in the Dunsmore Room Monday), Stu Katz (back at Vieux Carre’ on Wednesday). Friday, November 17. Illicit […]

Red 5, Tamberwood Quartet at the Black Dog, November 18

November 15, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Two popular gigs go back-to-back at the Black Dog this Saturday, November 18, as Steve Kenny presents Saturday Night at the Black Dog. The monthly JazzINK Youth Showcase kicks off at 7pm, featuring the teens of the Tamberwood Quartet. Prime time (8:30 pm) brings Chris Bates’ Red 5 to the stage — […]

Connie Evingson and Dave Karr Present “Horn Heroes” at the Jungle Theater, November 19

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© Andrea Canter [Ed. note: Portions of this article from Jungle Theater press release] Jazz at the Jungle, a continuing concert series featuring vocalist Connie Evingson, presents Horn Heroes, celebrating the music of influential jazz horn players Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and more. Two performances will be held at 4 pm […]

Minnesota Hard Bop Collective Plays Sonny Rollins at Boom Island, November 18

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© Andrea Canter [Portions of this article from Minnesota Hard Bop Collective press release] On Saturday, November 18, the Minnesota Hard Bop Collective returns to the Boom Room at Boom Island Brewing Company in North Minneapolis, this time to explore the music of iconic tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. A fluid ensemble led by Jesse Simon, this […]

Maud Hixson Salutes Irving Berlin in the Dunsmore Room, November 14

November 13, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “Maud Hixson is one of the best, most sensitive and creative song stylists to come out of the pages of the Great American Songbook in the last decade. She has taste and sophistication, she is full of surprises, and boy can she sing!” –Rex Reed “Hixson’s slightly gauzy tone and breezy […]

“Mysterious Thelonious”: Laura Caviani Marks Monk’s Centennial With New Recording and Concerts with Karrin Allyson, October 13-14

November 12, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter For many years, Twin Cities pianist Laura Caviani marked the October birthday of one of her muses, Thelonious Monk, with a performance of his music, usually at the Dakota or Artists Quarter. It’s been a few years now since the AQ closed and since we’ve had the opportunity to enjoy Laura’s tributes. […]