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John Penny started in music as a jazz guitarist, but found that he loved composing. He writes for bands he is part of, and he also composes such th...
- Added: Jun 25, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Jon de Vaal plays solo, and in a trio, and sometimes with a singer. But most of his work is as a background pianist. But people often tell Jon that...
- Added: Jun 23, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Guitarist Daniel Volovets Reflects His Family’s Two Great Traditions: Music Performance and Medicine
From: KBEMSeries: Minnesota Music Profiles
Guitarist Daniel Volovets has two careers going: guitar performance and medicine. The music and medicine combination might like a full plate, but i...
- Added: Jun 10, 2019
- Length: 08:00
The guys from Hoaxer have reconvened after another period of study in locations across the continent. They are bassist Charlie Lincoln, drummer Edm...
- Added: Jun 06, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Sister Species combines a pop sensibility with orchestral arrangements. It’s song lyrics come ultimately from a combination of lived experience and...
- Added: May 19, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Matt Wilson and His Orchestra features a songwriter and vocalist with a backing band of strings that you wouldn’t expect in a pop oriented group. T...
- Added: May 16, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Keyboardist John Keston and bassist and vocalist Cody McKinney curate a monthly series called sound simulacra at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapoli...
- Added: May 16, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Minnesota guitarist Michael Hauser has had a 50-plus year flamenco guitar career based in the Twin Cities. He plays May 14 at the Robert Trail libr...
- Added: May 05, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Galactic Cowboy Orchestra started when John Wright got the idea that it would be cool to be part of a jazz fusion band. And despite that he and fut...
- Added: May 01, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Klezmer music is an expression of Jewish people whose heritage is Europe. But what does the word Klezmer mean? That’s what Phil Nusbaum asked Judit...
- Added: Apr 24, 2019
- Length: 08:00
From: KBEM
Next, we meet klezmer band leader Judith Eisner. The band plays at 1pm at the Wentworth Library in West Saint Paul. Klezmer music is an expression ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2019
- Length: 08:00
The Jack Brass Band plays with the kind of interplay of instruments that has been part of New Orleans Jazz for a hundred years or more. But there’s...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Guitarist Julian Manzara performs in a trio with bassist Graydon Peterson and trumpeter Jake Baldwin. The three are rising stars of Twin Cities Jaz...
- Added: Apr 11, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Thursday is vocal night at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis. And starting at 8 this coming Thursday, guitarist and vocalist Julian Manzara will ...
- Added: Apr 11, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Blue Yodel Number Nine. It’s a band name that catches the echoes of older forms of traditional music. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, founding...
- Added: Mar 25, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Blue Yodel Number Nine. It’s a band name that catches the echoes of older forms of traditional music. The group plays at the Black Dog in Saint Pau...
- Added: Mar 25, 2019
- Length: 08:00
The Oratorio Society of Minnesota exists to dynamic and diverse choral music performed with skill and passion. On April 13 at St mark’s Episcopal C...
- Added: Mar 13, 2019
- Length: 07:58
Singing in front of a big band is how jazz fans best know Courtney Burton. But she’s also got a new combo with Eric Edwalds on the piano, sax man R...
- Added: Mar 04, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Joan Griffith directs Mac Jazz, the big band of Macalester College. The group performs 7-8 PM this Friday night March 1 at Jazz Central in Minneapo...
- Added: Feb 23, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Davu Seru is a north Minneapolis composer who has been influenced by experiences in Chicago and Ghana, and it all comes out in his music. Davu lead...
- Added: Feb 13, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Brass Lassie. The name tells you it is Celtic with horns added and predominantly women. Brass Lassie plays at the Ice House in Minneapolis Sunday F...
- Added: Feb 12, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Zeitgeist, the St Paul new music group presents Yohannes Tona’s music and poetry reflecting on Yonannes’ journey from Ethiopia to the United States...
- Added: Feb 01, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Fuzzy Math. It’s a jazz group that enjoys close passes with pop. Fuzzy Math plays in the Twin Cities and beyond. But Fuzzy Math? And it’s a Jazz Gr...
- Added: Jan 31, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Guitarist Tim Sparks and bassist James Buckley. It’s a duet that adds to the legacies of the great songs they play. Phil Nusbaum talked to Tim and ...
- Added: Jan 17, 2019
- Length: 08:00
The New Riverside Ramblers is a Minneapolis-based Cajun music band that has been entertaining dancers and listeners for decades. Phil Nusbaum talke...
- Added: Jan 16, 2019
- Length: 07:59
