Marc Ribot: The Jazz-Bins
STAR TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICK
The versatile New York guitar hero, who has played everything from punk to classical, has an extensive and enviable resume,...
Apr 9
EP April: Epilogue/Prologue
JAZZ POLICE FEATURE
As you may have noticed, this is not the Lead Sheet. When I started the Lead Sheet over a decade...
Apr 3
Raul Malo
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
He's the bravura Orbisonesque voice of the Mavericks, America's greatest dance band for baby boomers, but Malo marvels as a...
Apr 3
Stanley Jordan: Visionary Guitar Wizard
MINNPOST CONCERT PICK
Stanley Jordan is a classically trained pianist and guitarist, who, early in life, wanted to harness the freedom of piano...
Mar 28
Easter w/ The New Standards
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
The popular Twin Cities jazzy lounge trio is starting a new tradition. Chan Poling, John Munson and Steve Roehm offer...
Mar 27
Pam Tillis
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
Like Lorrie Morgan, her duet partner for two albums in the '10s, Tillis is a country-music scion who had a...
Mar 27
Marc Ribot: The Jazz-Bins
RACKET SPRING CONCERT PICK
Marc Ribot is a player who loves a concept. As a bandleader, the guitarist has adapted his spiky lines to...
Mar 21
Leela James
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
In addition to being a guest vocalist on projects with Ray Charles, Robert Randolph and Moby, the L.A.-launched songstress has...
Mar 20
The Lead Sheet: March Jazz in the Twin Cities
JAZZ POLICE FEATURE
Going strong for 20 years in the downtown Minneapolis location (and nearly 40 years since it’s “birth” in St Paul),...
Mar 4
Vijay Iyer
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Review
In an intimate one-night-only, long anticipated Dakota debut on Jan 19, pianist Vijay Iyer connected with an audience that he...
Feb 28