Avery*Sunshine
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
The Pennsylvania-reared, Atlanta-based artist has worked as a music minister, keyboardist for Tyler Perry and Jennifer Holliday, and half of...
Feb 28
Improvising And Connecting – Cyrille Aimée At The Dakota
TWIN CITIES ARTS READER PREVIEW
Cyrille Aimée often talks about her childhood, growing up in a little village on the outskirts of Paris (Samois sur...
Feb 26
Kenny Garrett
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
In recognition of his illustrious talents, the alto saxophonist was named an NEA jazz master last year. That prestigious prize...
Feb 21
Purple Funk Metropolis Prepares for a Show at the Dakota
JAZZ88 Interview
After a decade as one of the most celebrated instrumental groups in the Twin Cities, Purple Funk Metropolis is back...
Feb 16
“The Way of the World Is Collaboration, Not Competition,” Scotty Barnhart on Basie, His Recent Grammy, and The MMEA All-State Jazz Band
JAZZ88 Interview
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with trumpeter Scotty Barnhart, the leader of the Basie Orchestra for the past twenty years. Barnhart...
Feb 16
Bruce A. Henry Brings A Music Celebration of the African-American Journey to Dakota
Jazz88 Interview
Though performing his own originals and doing tributes is still on the menu for Bruce A. Henry, in recent years...
Feb 15
Lake Street Dive singer will bring her ‘quieter’ band to Minneapolis
STAR TRIBUNE FEATURE
Singer Rachael Price has been coming to the Twin Cities so often she might as well have a timeshare condo....
Feb 13
A Jazz Journey – Joshua Redman Group At The Dakota
Twin Cities Arts Reader Review
The story is often recounted how the leading saxophonist Joshua Redman, son of free-jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee...
Feb 12
About That Song: Maygen and The Birdwatcher
adventures in americana Feature
Hi! I’m Sarah Morris. I’m wildly in love with songs and the people who write them. There have been a...
Feb 7
Joshua Redman Group feat. Gabrielle Cavassa
RACKET CONCERT PICK
On his 2023 album, Where We Are, the celebrated Blue Note saxman recorded with a vocalist for the first time;...
Feb 6