© Andrea Canter
The weekend
gets off to a jazz-busy start, from Orchestra Hall and contemporary trumpet
king Chris Botti's second night to little Jazz Central's Bridge series and
local jazz trumpet monster Adam Meckler, with a rare performance with his
Quintet. Some hot vocals, sizzling
guitars, inventive big bands and more fill out the coming week as we welcome a
stubborn spring. Forget the forecast, come out and enjoy the music.
Big Gigs This Week
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Adam Meckler |
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Brad Bellows |
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Todd Clouser |
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Butch Thompson |
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Chris Olson |
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Mac Santiago |
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Claudia Schmidt and Dean Magraw |
Over at
Jazz Central, a new ensemble headed by pianist/composer Dan Musselman focuses on improvised original music. The Dan
Musselman Collective includes guitarist David Feily, bassist Andrew Bergmann,
and drummer Zach Schmidt.
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Reynold Philipsek |
More Jazz Every Night
Be sure to
check live jazz calendars on Jazz Police
and KBEM sites. Also find a growing
number of events on the Jazz Near
You site, a service of All About
Jazz. A few more gigs of note:
Friday, March 21. Irv
Williams and Peter Schimke, happy
hour at the Dakota; Todd Harper, solo piano at the Black Dog; JoAnn Funk and
Jeff Brueske in the Lobby Bar (Saint Paul Hotel); Vic Volare Quintet at Hell's
Kitchen
Saturday, March 22. Benny Weinbeck Trio at Parma 8200;
JoAnn Funk and Jeff Brueske in the Lobby Bar (Saint Paul Hotel); Bryan Nichols
and James Buckley, dinner sets at the Icehouse; Rhizosphere at the Black Dog
Sunday, March 23. Robert Everest, brunch at Maria's
Cafe; The Girls Reunion at Unity Christ Church
(Golden Valley);
Zacc Harris Trio at Riverview Wine Bar; Doug Little Quartet at Eat Street
Social; Jerry O'Hagan Orchestra at Cinema Ballroom
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Jerry O'Hagan Orchestra |
Monday, March 24. Denny Malmberg and guest at
Fireside Pizza; JT's Jazz Implosion featuring the Fall of the House of Usher at
the Icehouse; Sophia Shorai at the Dakota
Tuesday, March 25. Cafe Accordion at Loring Pasta
Bar; Rick Carlson at Cafe Maude
Wednesday, March 26. Zacc Harris Group at Hell's
Kitchen; Denny Malmberg and guest at Fireside Pizza; Twin Cities Hot Club at
Barbette
Thursday, March 27. Arne Fogel at Hell's Kitchen;
Swingbeat Big Band at Wabasha Street Caves; Alicia Renee and Chris Lomheim at
Christo's (Union Depot)
Coming Soon!
. March 28,
Maud Hixson at Parma
8200
. March 28,
Babatunde Lea Trio at Jazz Central
. March 29,
Rick Carlson and Steve Pikal, Jazz @St Barney's (St Barnabas Church, Plymouth)
. March 31,
Valve Meets Slide at Jazz Central
. April 1,
Dean Magraw/Davu Seru at the Black Dog
. April 2,
Chris Bates' Fall of the House of Usher at Jazz Central
. April 3,
Dean Granros and Joel Shapira at the Black Dog
. April 3,
Lila Ammons and Axel
. April 5,
Dakota Combo with PipJazz Live, Capri Theater
. April
5-6, Charmin and Shapira and Friends, Black Box Theater (Bloomington)
. April 8,
Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau at the Walker
. April 9,
Brad Mehldau Trio at the Walker
. April
9-10, Matt Slocum Trio CD release with Phil Hey Quartet, Bryan Nichols and more
at Weyerhaeuser Auditorium of Landmark
Center
. April 10,
Delfeayo Marsalis at the Dakota
. April 11,
Catherine Russell at the Fairmont Opera House (Fairmont, MN)
. April 11,
Jeremy Walker, CD Release (7 Psalms) at Bethel College
. April 12,
Doc Severinsen at Orchestra Hall
. April 13,
Connie Evingson and Jon Weber, Jazz at the Jungle (Theater)
. April 14,
Good Vibes Trio, CD Release at the Icehouse
. April 15,
Poncho Sanchez at the Dakota
. April 18,
Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli at Orchestra Hall
. April 18,
Ginger Commodore and Dennis Spears at the Dakota
. April 19,
Bobby McFerrin at Orchestra Hall
. April 19,
Jazz at Studio Z (TBA)
. April 21,
José James at The Cedar
. April
21-22, Steve Tyrell at the Dakota
. April 26,
Miguel Zenon with the JazzMN Orchestra, Hopkins High School
. April 27,
Jazz Noir with John Penny, live broadcast on KBEM from the Dakota
. April 27,
Earth Day Concert, Dave Milne's One World Consort at Lake Harriet
Spiritual Community
. April 28,
Joe Lovano Us Five at the Dakota
. May 3,
PipJazz "Women in Jazz" workshop and concert at Maplewood Community Center
. May 10,
Jazz at Studio Z (TBA)
. May 15,
Jazz Thursdays with the Dakota Combo at MacPhail Center
for Music
. May
15-17, Ragamala Dance Company and Rudresh Mahanthappa at the Walker
. May
19-20, Cassandra Wilson
at the Dakota
. May
26-27, Victor Wooten at the Dakota
. May 29,
Bill Charlap Trio at the Dakota
. June
16-17, Maceo Parker at the Dakota
. June 18,
Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion at the Dakota
. June
26-28, Twin Cities Jazz Festival (Dianne Reeves, Branford Marsalis and more), Mears Park (St Paul)
. July 3-5,
Iowa City Jazz
Festival (Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Anat Cohen, Ingrid Jensen, Jared Gold)