Herb Alpert
My prediction was wrong. I thought the veteran trumpeter’s appearance two years ago at the Ordway would be his last local show. He was vibrant, entertaining and musically satisfying so it’s not surprising that, at age 90, he’s back to reprise those Tijuana Brass ‘60s instrumental classics like “The Lonely Bull” as well as such later hits as “Rise” and “Diamonds.” Alpert, the “A” in A&M Records, will be joined once again by Lani Hall, his wife, and the voice of Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 and “The Fool on the Hill.”
HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS
The O’Shaugnessy at St. Katherine University
OCT 3 • 7PM
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Joan Osborne
She could have been relegated to the bin of one-hit wonders (“One of Us”) and a Lilith Fair memory. But the Kentucky-reared singer has reinvented herself since her ‘90s heyday. She has toured as a vocalist with the Funk Brothers and the Dead (as in Grateful). She has recorded classic blues and rock covers as well as collections of original material. For a few years in the ‘10s, she fronted the rock band Trigger Happy (with drummer Steve Gorman, the current KQ DJ). In 2017, Osborne offered “Songs of Bob Dylan,” and this year, she revisited that catalog with “Dylanology Live,” featuring her distinctively bluesy and sometimes psychedelically spiked takes that will be the focus of her Minneapolis shows.
JOAN OSBORNE SINGS THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN
OCT 3-4 • 7PM
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Brad Mehldau
One of the most influential jazz pianists of this century, the Florida-reared, Amsterdam-based Mehldau is both a formalist and an improviser. He’ll incorporate elements of jazz, classical, pop and even prog rock into his performances. Working in multiple instrumental combinations, the prolific, Grammy-winning Mehldau on this year’s “Ride into the Sun” interprets tunes by the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith (whom Mehldau calls a “visionary depressive”), Big Star and Nick Drake. In his return to the Minneapolis, the always versatile Mehldau will play one night of solo piano and another evening with esteemed bassist Christian McBride.