Charles McPherson: The 85-year-old San Diego alto saxophone master has had a long and distinguished career. He was a key sideman to Charles Mingus for many years, and he has recorded 25 albums under his own name. The latest, 2024’s “Reverence,” is a hard-swinging salute to McPherson’s mentor, jazz pianist Barry Harris, recorded live at Smoke, the New York City jazz club. In addition to offering several originals, McPherson delivers long and memorable readings of two standards, the late-night soulful “Come Rain or Come Shine” and the gracefully embracing “Old Folks.”
CHARLES MCPHERSON
MAY 22 • 7PM
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Globe-trotting Twin Cities guitar ace Tim Sparks promises new tunes he’s written with Tom Lieberman and Ben Abramson, both of whom will join him.
TIM SPARKS, TOM LIEBERMAN & BEN ABRAHAMSON
MAY 25 • 7PM
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The Klezmatics, the Grammy winning klezmer group from New York City, are celebrating their 40th anniversary and crowd-funding to record another album of socially conscious Yiddish culture music.
THE KLEZMATICS
w/Special Guest Red Thread
MAY 27 • 7PM
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Spain’s Antonio Rey, whose 2024 album “Historias de un Flamenco“ won the Latin Grammy for best flamenco album, will be joined by Twin Cities-raised flamenco guitarist Juanito Pascual.