Afro-Cuban All Stars
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Co-creator of the Buena Vista Social Club with Ry Cooder, Juan de Marcos leads this mini-orchestra in a festive exploration...
Jan 27
Irv Williams Tribute
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Beloved Twin Cities saxophonist Irv Williams died Dec. 14 but will long be remembered for his music, his signature tone, his...
Jan 24
Love & Law: A Century of the ACLU
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To mark its 100th anniversary, the ACLU invited more than 40 writers – including Louise Erdrich, Brenda Child, Marlon James,...
Jan 23
Rebirth Brass Band
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Another year, another Grammy nomination for Louisiana's preeminent second-line traditionalists, who are up for best regional roots album with a...
Jan 23
Kneebody
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The genre-fluid ensemble has given ace drummer Nate Wood double duty as bassist in light of the (at least) temporary...
Jan 20
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
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In-the-pocket grooves are the specialty of this trio, which favors Booker T & the MGs and Stevie Wonder more than...
Jan 17
Ginger Commodore & Friends: MLK Celebration
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Versatile Ginger Commodore, who sings with Moore By Four and has performed at Penumbra, Chanhassen and other local theaters, leads...
Jan 16
Masters of Hawaiian Music
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Just as arctic blasts threaten, balmy breezes arrive in the guise of Hawaiian slack-key guitar aces George Kahumoku Jr., Led...
Jan 13
Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond
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This 1960s hitmaker (Peter & Gordon) turned Zelig of the music scene has become an engaging and understated raconteur, spinning...
Jan 10
Atom String Quartet
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Think “jazz” and “string quartet” probably won’t pop into your head. Though Turtle Island Quartet plays jazz, and the Harlem...
Jan 3