Christian McBride’s New Jawn
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McBride lets his hometown roots show with this pianoless quartet (“jawn” is all-purpose Philly slang for any person, place, or...
Mar 20
Christian McBride’s New Jawn
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Jawn is a Philly term for a joint, person or thing. A titan of the jazz bass, McBride boasts eight...
Mar 15
Sona Jobarteh
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She is a virtuoso on the kora, a West African string instrument that looks like a oversized banjo but is...
Mar 15
Shemekia Copeland
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Right out of high school in New Jersey, the daughter of the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland established herself as...
Mar 15
Sharon Isbin & Amjad Ali Khan Feat. Amaan & Ayaan Ali Bangash
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How good at guitar is St. Louis Park native Sharon Isbin? In 1989, the three-time Grammy winner founded Juilliard's guitar...
Mar 14
Sharon’s got a brand-new bag
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Classical guitar virtuoso and educator Sharon Isbin returns to her hometown for concerts with Strings for Peace at the Dakota...
Mar 10
Top American classical guitarist teams with Indian music master in ‘Strings for Peace’ in Minneapolis
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St. Louis Park native Sharon Isbin returns to the Dakota for a collaboration of sarod and guitar. Renowned American classical...
Mar 9
Sharon Isbin and Amjad Ali Khan
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The preeminent classical guitarist, who grew up in St. Louis Park, teams with the master of India's sarod and his...
Mar 8
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
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Between Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest down in New Orleans, many of the city's finest live music acts are finding...
Mar 8
Kora player Sona Jobarteh to grace the Dakota stage
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Sona Jobarteh and entourage take the stage at the Dakota March 20th. While the venue considers itself “a rare gem...
Mar 7