Charles McPherson, Tim Sparks, Klezmatics, Antonio Rey Featured in Star Tribune
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Charles McPherson: The 85-year-old San Diego alto saxophone master has had a long and distinguished career. He was a key sideman...
May 21
Peter Asher, Verve Pipe, The Wailers, Benmont Tench, JAZZMN Orchestra Featured in Star Tribune
One of the Zeligs of pop music, charming U.K. raconteur Peter Asher concludes his two-night stand featuring songs and stories...
May 14
Ghost-Note, Asleep at the Wheel, Peter Asher featured in Star Tribune
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Dallas’ jazzy funk group led by Snarky Puppy members Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth, are back at the Dakota....
May 7
Klezmatics trumpeter Frank London Interviewed in American Jewish World
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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
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
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