Mohini Dey, Ben Sidran, Grace Kelly, Spyro Gyra Featured in Star Tribune
Indian bassist Mohini Dey, who plays in Willow Smith’s band, delivers flashy, funky jazz fusion with speedy bass notes up front. MOHINI...
Aug 12
Soul Asylum, Jane Monheit, Talib Kweli, Stanley Clarke & Braxton Cook Featured in Star Tribune
Soul Asylum Dave Pirner has worked acoustic before, usually with just his band’s guitarist Ryan Smith. Then in 2023,...
Aug 5
Dave Karr, dean of Minnesota saxophonists, dies at 95
PHOTO: Andrea Canter Dave Karr, dean of Minnesota saxophonists, dies at 95 Known for his masterful playing, wit and generosity,...
Jul 29
DakhaBrakha, Robert Earl Keen, Selwyn Birchwood, Larry McDonough, Soul Asylum Featured in Star Tribune
DakhaBrakha, the essential Ukrainian folk quartet with remarkable harmonies and messages of peace, conclude their return to the Dakota. DAKHABRAKHA JUL...
Jul 29
Keiko Matsui, Allen Stone, DakhaBrakha Featured in Star Tribune
Veteran Tokyo jazz pianist Keiko Matsui, who released her 30th album in 2023, returns with her quartet. KEIKO MATSUI JUL 26...
Jul 22
St. Paul Peterson, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Tim Sparks, Liv Warfield Featured in Star Tribune
Having worked with the Time, Steve Miller and Peter Frampton, Twin Cities mainstay St. Paul Peterson takes his Funk Friday series...
Jul 15
Sounds of Blackness, Rebirth Brass Band, James Hunter Featured in Star Tribune
Now celebrating their 55th anniversary, the mighty, Grammy-winning Sounds of Blackness, featuring the unstoppable Jamecia Bennett and OG director Gary Hines,...
Jul 8
Ladies of Soul, Davina and The Vagabonds, Moore By Four, Suzy Bogguss Featured in Star Tribune
Twin Cities singers Ashley Commodore, Monique Blakey and Solorah the Essence are teaming up again as the Ladies of Soul performing a...
Jul 1
Stanley Jordan, Anders Osborne, Haley Reinhart, Mindi Abair Featured in Star Tribune
Guitar innovator Stanley Jordan, a Dakota regular, demonstrates his “tandem guitar” technique in which he plays two axes at once. STANLEY...
Jun 24
Kronos Quartet, John Pizzarelli Featured in Star Tribune
Kronos Quartet No string quartet has done more to bring new music into the world over the past half-century than...
Jun 18