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| Benny Green in the Dunsmore Room, October 9 |
Cooler
nights are becoming the norm, but in jazz terms, "cool" is always a
good thing, and we have plenty of cool coming our way on the Twin Cities Jazz
scene --including two opportunities to hear former resident bassist Brian
Courage, a visit from Benny Green to honor the new Steinway in the Dunsmore
Room, and a reunion of the cast of Joan Griffith's Sambanova. Other favorites
pair up for some duo magic.
Big Gigs This Week
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| Brian Courage |
Friday, October 7. Bassist Brian Courage swings through the midwest this week, and following q
quartet big at Reverie last night, he's now joining in at Vieux Carre as part
of a ten-piece band led by New York
based trombonist Chris Mish Bloxdorf.
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| Eric Gravatt |
Also Friday, Eric Kamau Gravatt returns to Jazz Central with Source Code--with
Solomon Parham, Dave Graf, Lucia Sarmiento and Ron Evaniuk, it's a little
heavier on horns than usual. Source Code is followed by a band led by young
saxophonist Mitch Rand and pals from River Falls.
A little
more relaxing for a Friday night, songbird Maud
Hixson returns to Parma 8200 with Rick Carlson and Gordy Johnson, warming
up for her appearance at Rose Hall in New York later this month. And linger over dinner at the Icehouse, as Zacc Harris and Bryan Nichols perform
duos for the dinner crowd.
And if you
prefer Friday night at the movies, the East Side Freedom Library in St Paul
will be screening "What Happened, Miss Simone," on their monthly film
series.
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| Phil Aaron |
Saturday, October 8. The singers of Jazz
Alley continue brunch at Golden's Deli, while agile pianist Phil Aaron
fills in for JoAnn Funk in the Lobby Bar of the St Paul Hotel.
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| Park Evans |
Saturday
Night Jazz at the Black Dog features the
intriguing vibes-cello duo of Steve
Kimmel and Greg Byers followed by the Park
Evans Quintet. Joining the always-brilliant guitarist will be Evan Benidt
on saxes, Steve Kenny on FLUMPET, Ted
Olsen on bass, and Greg Schutte on drums.
Saturday is
also the reprise of the jazz festival Singers Scat Off -- some of the region's
top scat singers (Sarah M Greer, Jana
Nyberg, Vicky Mountain, Jason Peterson DeLaire, host
Maryann Sullivan) converge at Jazz Central for some vocal gymnastics with a
winner decided by audience vote.
Sunday, October 9. Some afternoon delights as Maud Hixson sings from her Listening for
Your Song project at the St Paul Central Library in the beautiful Magazine
Room.
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| Benny Green |
The Dunsmore
Room in Crooners Lounge officially unveils its new Steinway D piano by
presenting a solo show by internationally renowned pianist Benny Green, one of the top pureveyors of swinging bebop. (I've
heard the new piano and it is spectacular.) And Benny will make it sing -- note
this show starts at 5 pm.
Monday, October 10. JT's Jazz
Implosion has a double header with the Brian
Courage Quartet and the New York
based quartet, The Westerlies. Brian
will feature Dean Granros, Noah Ophoven-Baldwin, and JT Bates.
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| Linda Peterson |
Pianist/vocalist
and songwriter Linda Peterson marks
the start of five straight nights in Crooners Lounge for Happy Hour, followed
tonight by a father and son act with Reuben
and Dan Ristrom, guitar and voice with plenty of swing.
In the
spotlight at Jazz Central is New York-based drummer Yonatan Oleiski and Brooklyn
guitarist Key Hutchinson.
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| Dean Granros and Joel Shapira |
Tuesday, October 11 is a strong
guitar night, with Joan Griffith, Laura
Caviani and Lucia Newell recreating some of their Brazilian favorites and
more in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners; Joel
Shapira and Dean Granros make it a double guitar duo at Vieux Carre' (Chris Lomheim opens on solo piano), and
the Chris Olson Project is on stage
at the Black Dog with a new trio featuring Peter Vircks on sax and Reid Kennedy
on drums. At Jazz Central, Big Band Night features the Cedar Avenue Big Band.
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| Lani Hall and Herb Alpert |
Wednesday, October 12 Musical and life partners Herb Alpert--yes, the great trumpeter we
all loved in the 60s-- and singer Lani
Hall are back in town, this time at the Pantages Theater. At Vieux Carre',
vocalist Sophia Shorai opens for the
amazing duo of Butch Thompson and Dean Magraw, piano and guitar like none
other.
Chris Bates launched a new trio project last
winter with pianist Joe Strachan and drummer Matt Buckner, but Buckner has
moved to Florida
and Chris has signed on a young veteran, Miguel Hurtado. They debut the new
configuration at Jazz Central.
Thursday, October 13. Vocalist Emily Jane Davis returns to Jazz Central with the trio Jazz by
Fosse (pianist Arne and bassist Ron Fosse with drummer Bill Hottinger), with
special guest trumpeter Erez Nirov.
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| Chris Cunningham |
More Jazz!
See the the
Live jazz calendar posted on the KBEM website, and see more about jazz events
at jazzpolice.com --online and on facebook. Tune into the
radio edition of The Lead Sheet every Thursday at 4:40 pm (rebroadcast on
Fridays at 8:20 am). Andrea's guest next week will be Maud Hixson, talking
about some new projects including her upcoming gig in the Rose Theater of Jazz
at Lincoln Center.
Coming Soon!
. October 14, Steve Kenny Quartet at the Underground Music Cafe'
. October 14, Rodney Ruckus at Jazz Central
. October 15, Amir El Saffar Ensemble, McGuire Theater at Walker Art
Center
. October 15, Babatunde Lea Quartet/Jazz Bridge Project, Saturday Night
Jazz at the Black Dog
. October 15, Chris Lomheim, guest pianist in the Lobby Bar, Saint Paul
Hotel
. October 15, Yolande Bruce at Crooners Lounge
. October 17, Mississippi
with Andres Prado, CD Release at the Dakota
. October 17, Miguel Hurtado at Jazz Central
. October 19, Charles Lazarus in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge
. October 20, Rhonda Laurie at Jazz Central
. October 20, Six Families at Khyber Pass
. October 20-21, McCoy Tyner Quartet with Gary Bartz at the Dakota
. October 20-21, McCoy Tyner Quartet with Gary Bartz at the Dakota
. October 21, Davu Seru's No Territory Band, Walker West
Music Academy
. October 21, Atrium Jazz Ensemble, "Ballads", Jazz in Target Atrium (Orchestra Hall)
. October 21, Atrium Jazz Ensemble, "Ballads", Jazz in Target Atrium (Orchestra Hall)
. October 21-22, Matt Slocum Trio at Studio Z
. October 22, PipJazz at The Bedlam Lowertown
. October 22, Patty Peterson and Friends at Crooners Lounge
. October 22, Douglas Ewart Group/John
Devine & Bill Lang, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog
. October 22, Nachito Herrera at the Dakota
. October 23, Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bird Calls at Vieux Carre'
. October 24, Fall of the House of Usher EP Release at the Icehouse
. October 24, Bobby Lyle with Billy Peterson in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge
. October 24, Bobby Lyle with Billy Peterson in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge
. October 24, Aaron Hedenstrom at Jazz Central
. October 25, Brian Claxton Trio in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge
. October 25, Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra at Jazz Central
. October 27, Hot Sardines at the Dakota
. October 27, Bottomless Pit, Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie
. October 28, Jazz Around Minneapolis
(JAM) Festival at Minneapolis
North High
School
. October 29, Pat Moriarty-Ellen Lease Quartet/JazzINK Youth Showcase (Roseville High School Combo), Saturday Night Jazz
at the Black Dog
. October 30, Soul Cafe at Hennepin
Avenue United Methodist Church
. October 31, NOH Band (Tim Berne, Dave Torn, Dave King) at the Icehouse
. November 4, Acoustic Alchemy at the Dakota
. November 4, Acoustic Alchemy at the Dakota
. November 6, Maud Hixson, "What Judy Means to Jazz" at the
Bloomington Black Box Theater
. November 11, Chucho Valdes/Joe Lovano at Hancher Auditorium, Iowa
City
. November 14, Catherine Russell at the Dakota
. November 18, Bruce Henry at Crooners Lounge
. November 19, JazzMN Orchestra "New Orleans
Night" at Hopkins
High School Auditorium
. November 22-23, Dorado Schmitt and the Django Festival All Stars at
the Dakota
. November 22-23, Dave King Trio in the Dunsmore Room at Croones Lounge
. November 27, Geoffrey Keezer in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge
. December 5, John Raymond CD Release at the Icehouse
. December 8, Tim Warfield's Jazzy Christmas with Cyrus Chestnut and
Stefon Harris at the Dakota
. December 18, Peterson Family Holiday
Show at the Dakota
. December 22-26, The Bad Plus at the Dakota
. December 30, Pat Mallinger Quartet at Vieux Carré
. January 29, Tuck and Patti at the Dakota
. January 29, Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival, Saint Paul Hotel
. February 16, Maria Schneider Orchestra at O'Shaughnessy
. February 24, Marcus Gilmore Quartet at Walker West
Music Academy
. February 25, Julian Lage Trio at Hopkins
Center for the Arts
. April 5-6, Stacy Kent at the Dakota
. April 8, JazzMN Orchestra with Maria Schneider, Hopkins High School
Auditorium
. April 25, Bill Frisell Quartet at Hopkins Center for the Arts
. May 12, Steve Coleman Five Elements, Walker Art Center
. May 19, Ambrose Akinmisure Quintet at Walker West
Music Academy
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| Babatunde Lea at the Black Dog, October 15 |
