© 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 […]
© 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 […]
© Andrea Canter In February 2007, vocalist Patty Peterson suffered an aortic dissection. On February 19, 2017 (6:30 pm), Patty celebrates her amazing recovery by presenting “Heart of the Matter” in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge, a night celebrating life and music with pianist Sean Turner and bassist Tony Axtell. Part of the proceeds […]
© Andrea Canter We’re looking forward to another star-filled week of jazz in the metro, including a revisiting of Ellington’s Money Jungle, a rare performance by What Would Monk Do, a homecoming for sax great Bobby Watson, a new show with the amazing Cecile McLorin Salvant and two pianists… and more. Big Gigs This […]
© Andrea Canter What would have happened if eccentric genius Thelonious Monk had encountered the best of Twin Cities jazzmen? Trumpeter Steve Kenny, pianist Peter Schimke, bassist Billy Peterson, and drummer Kenny Horst first asked that question in 2010 at the Artists Quarter, and the quartet has gathered together seeking more answers over the past […]
© Andrea Canter The third season of Jazz in the Target Atrium, curated by Jeremy Walker, continues on Friday, February 17 (8 pm) when the Atrium Jazz Ensemble tackles Duke Ellington’s landmark recording, Money Jungle. The trio led by pianist Bryan Nichols with bassist Jeffrey Bailey and drummer JT Bates revisits the 1962 classic originally […]