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Klezmatics trumpeter Frank London Interviewed in American Jewish World

INTERVIEW BY MORDECAI SPECKTOR

Global klezmer superstars The Klezmatics return to Minneapolis for a May 27 concert at the Dakota By MORDECAI SPECKTOR My...

May 5

Stella Cole, Elvin Bishop featured in Star Tribune

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Stella Cole, the young Tik Tok-launched jazz chanteuse, can get a little Broadway brassy but she does an alluring soulful...

Apr 30

Branford Marsalis Quartet

Junior Brown, Room3, Joey Alexander, Branford Marsalis Featured in Star Tribune

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The quirky, Texas-reared cross between Ernest Tubb and Jimi Hendrix, guit-steel twanger Junior Brown is back out patrolling the highways....

Apr 23

Nachito Herrera, String Queens, Lady Blackbird, Tinsley Ellis Featured in Star Tribune

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The great percussive Cuban American pianist Nachito Herrera is at his hometown haunt once again. NACHITO HERRERA: THE LAST OF THE...

Apr 16

Yagódy, Nubya Garcia, Andrew Walesch, Della Mae, Great Guitars featured in Star Tribune

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Yagody: Founded in 2016 by actor/singer Zoriana Dybovska, Yagody is a Ukranian modern folk group that mixes the traditional with the...

Apr 9

Blind Boys of Alabama, Shemekia Copeland, Skerryvore, Tatiana Eva-Marie, Hiromi Featured in Star Tribune

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Grammy-winning gospel legends the Blind Boys of Alabama, founded in 1939, are now led by Ricky McKinnie, who has been on...

Apr 2

Joe Lovano Paramount Quartet

Sona Jobarteh, Joe Lovano Featured in Star Tribune

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Sona Jobarteh: She’s the only woman to master the kora, a West African string instrument that dates to the 14th century....

Mar 26

Stanley Jordan, Bill Charlap, Landreth/Cashdollar, Bob Dylan Tribute Featured in Star Tribune

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Guitar tapping guru Stanley Jordan is back at the Dakota once again. STANLEY JORDAN MAR 20 • 7PM LEARN MORE>> BUY TICKETS>>...

Mar 19

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Suzanne Vega, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ginger Commodore, Altan featured in Star Tribune

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Suzanne Vega: The esteemed New York singer/songwriter is billing her two-night Minneapolis stand as “Old Songs, New Songs and Other Songs.”...

Mar 12

North Mississippi Allstars Bobby Rush

Bobby Rush Featured in Star Tribune

INTERVIEW BY CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

Blues legend Bobby Rush, 91, doubles up on Minnesota gigs with younger stars Rush hits the Dakota this week with...

Mar 6

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