A previously unreleased recording of the late great pianist, Bobby Peterson, with bassist Gary Raynor and drummer Jay Epstein recorded live at the Dakota jazz club at Bandana Square in Saint Paul in ...

On Double Exposure Paul Chambers plays piano on four tracks and drums on only two with Larry Young playing B3 organ on all but one track. Although known primarily as a jazz drummer, Chambers’ first ...

A band that started as a side-project for four Twin Cities musicians but lasted 20 years – developing a cult following in the process – will play its farewell gigs Friday, January 23 at the Dakota.

Some great jazz albums were released in 2025. Some are brand new, others are older recordings recently discovered, and a few are updated reissues. Here are some of my favorites. After the Last Sky – ...

Saxophonist/composer Kenni Holmen and Ethiopian bassist/composer Yohannes Tona, bandmates in guitarist Cory Wong’s touring combo, will team up in a different setting, Friday-Saturday Feb. 6-7 at ...

Two live albums by brilliant multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk containing never-before heard performances, one from the east coast and the other from the west: Vibrations in the Village: Live ...

In 1975 alto saxophone legend and former Monk bandmate, Charlie Rouse, made a recording with Brazilian musicians melding modern Brazilian music with jazz. This reissue tells another tale of two ...

“She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing.” –Barry Singer, New York Times Charlie Parker often introduced jazz pioneer Sheila ...

Jazz fans and the jazz-curious have three opportunities to sample top talents from the local and international scene in the coming month, and the music is all free! The 27th annual Twin Cities Jazz ...

Vita West Muir, LJF founder, welcomed the crowd, and discussed the Jazz Camp and how they gave $70,000 in need-based scholarships. She introduced Don Braden, Musical Director of Litchfield Jazz Camp, ...

At the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, clarinetist and bandleader Doreen Ketchens finished her set in the Economy Hall tent and announced her next gig: “We’ll be back on the street ...