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Jax Ravel is playing a bigger than usual show at the Icehouse in Minneapolis, Monday April 30 at 9pm. Jax is an international student who was affec...
- Added: Apr 24, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Julian Manzara is a young Minneapolis-based guitarist with deep interests in the histories of jazz and rock, and a mind to innovate. Julian spoke w...
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club plays for Famous Dave’s Swing Night in Calhoun Square in Minneapolis this Monday from 7 to 10. Famous Dave’s website tells...
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- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 1
Many big bands focus on playing the big band hits of the past 90 years or so. But not so the Bill Simenson Orchestra. This group stresses originali...
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 08:00
There is always a tendency to increase the size of bands, to create a wall of sound. But Jazz also has a great legacy of trios, which might be cal...
- Added: Feb 21, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Tuesday night Feb 27at 9:30 is trio night at the Ice house in Minneapolis. First it’s the trio led by bassist James Buckley, and then Pianist Brya...
- Added: Feb 21, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Pat Donohue’s Prairie All-Stars became a household name as the house band for the Prairie Home Companion radio show. Over the years, the group memb...
- Added: Nov 30, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Jazz fans know Maud Hixson as a leading contemporary vocalist. But while Maud is best known for singing with small groups, she’s been building towa...
- Added: Oct 26, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Jazz fans know Maud Hixson as a leading contemporary vocalist. But while Maud is best known for singing with small groups, she’s been building towa...
- Added: Oct 26, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra is 18 pieces in all. It’s got a growing book of tunes, a growing audience and growing stature. In 2017, the Tw...
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Jazz Women All-Stars are back in a big show coming soon. Phil Nusbaum tells us about it.
- Added: Sep 19, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and the group does it well. Interviewer Phil Nusbaum talked to Dave Hofgren of the Overtones, wh...
- Added: Sep 11, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and they do it well. Catch the Overtones act at the Riverview Wine Bar, every Wed from 7:30 to 9...
- Added: Sep 11, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Tom Cornish, Russ Rayfield and Mark Briere. They are known as the Jug Sluggers, a group of acoustic musicians that has been singing and playing for...
- Added: Sep 07, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Tom Cornish, Russ Rayfield and Mark Briere. They are known as the Jug Sluggers, a group of acoustic musicians that has been singing and playing for...
- Added: Sep 07, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Moonlight Serenaders. The group plays the big band music that is old to some and new to others. They love it when they have dancers to play for...
- Added: Aug 31, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Joan Hutton plays in many musical settings. We’ve known Joan through her work in the Ancia Saxophone Quartet for example, playing modern classical ...
- Added: Aug 27, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Joan Hutton plays in many musical settings. We’ve known Joan through her work in the Ancia Saxophone Quartet for example, playing modern classical ...
- Added: Aug 27, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...
- Added: Aug 05, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...
- Added: Aug 05, 2017
- Length: 08:00
This is the full hour generational discussion on Transgendered featuring an older, middle and younger guest.
- Added: Aug 04, 2017
- Length: 51:27
The Jana Nyberg Five. Jana leads jazz groups, she teaches music, she leads workshops, she is experienced at multiple instruments, and of course she...
- Added: Aug 01, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Vocalist Deelee Dube combines influences from South Africa, Britain and the US to sing a sultry tune or a funky blues.
- Added: Jul 27, 2017
- Length: 07:08
When Regina Williams sings her songs, she is putting her spin on great renditions that she’s experienced. Regina covers a big swath of the Great Am...
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 05:00
Michelle Annett loves being a librarian, but she also loves pickleball. She decided to combine the two into a fundraiser- she opens up the gym thr...
- Added: May 15, 2017
- Length: 05:29
