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
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD FEATURE
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
John “Papa” Gros talks New Orleans Roots, Songwriting Ahead of Dakota Gig
Music In Minnesota Interview
No American city can top the musical contributions of New Orleans. With foundational influence in nearly every important modern musical...
Mar 6
John Papa Gros
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An heir apparent to Dr. John's throne as New Orleans Piano Man No. 1, this Crescent City native is a...
Mar 1
L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE
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North Minneapolis drummer Buckner is one of the central young figures in Twin Cities jazz, a fact underscored when the...
Feb 28
Afro-Cuban All-Stars
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In 1996, the wonderful American guitarist/musicologist Ry Cooder tapped Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, leader of the Afro-Cuban All-Stars, to help...
Feb 22