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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 19-26

May 19, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter It seems that we’re getting a break from our perfect weather, but music around the Twin Cities continues nonstop. Rain or shine, we get the best here in the metro. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 19. Jazz Central hosts a long-overdue gig with the Phil Hey Quartet, one of the […]

Below Zero, Steve Kenny Quartet in Doubleheader at Reverie, May 18

May 17, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter The Reverie Bar and Cafe has announced they will close temporarily in July as they search for a new venue. Until then, trumpeter and curator Steve Kenny intends to keep on doing what he has done weekly for the past two years– book the best talents in the area every Thursday night. […]

Kristen Lee Sergeant With Ted Nash at Vieux Carre’, May 18

May 15, 2017 •

[Adapted from press release] “…superior intonation and control, an interpretive command that ranges from defiance to gentility, a willingness to take risks… a supremely musical package.” –Bob Blumenthal New York jazz vocalist Kristen Lee Sergeant introduces herself to Twin Cities’ audiences on at 8 pm May 18 at Vieux Carre’, performing songs from her debut […]

“Allyson Sings Allison” — Karrin Brings New Show to the Dakota, May 15

May 14, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “She brings a timbre that is part ice and part grain…incisive, original, and emotionally convincing.”– Gary Giddens A five-time Grammy nominee whose discography ranges from Paris to Rio, from ballads to blues, from upbeat swing to gloomy contemplation, Karrin Allyson keeps forging new directions. In 2013, she finally put her talents as […]

Dave King Trio in Home Territory– at the Dunsmore Room, May 15-16

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© Andrea Canter We will have to forgive Milwaukee’s Jazz Estate for their excitement in welcoming “from New York City” the Dave King Trio, which plays there immediately after the band’s two-night stand (May 15-16) in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge in Fridley. Of course, that’s the Twin Cities, and home to Dave King […]

Johnson/Daisy/Johnson at Jazz Central, May 13

May 12, 2017 •

© Jon Morgan Destined to be the jazz scene’s sleeper performance of the week is the Minneapolis appearance of the collective trio comprised of trumpeter Russ Johnson, drummer Tim Daisy, and bassist Max Johnson. Nestled in between performances in Milwaukee and Chicago, the collective will bring their brand of creative improvised music to Jazz Central […]