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Swing Set Pas de Deux: Benny Meets Bucky
Benny Green, meet Bucky Pizzarelli! Dakota Jazz Club owner Lowell Pickett might be the best matchmaker in modern jazz. Despite meeting for the first time only hours before their duet gig, the Oscar Peterson protege and the living legend of 7-string guitar redefined swing and collaboration.

 

REEL Jazz: Film and Music in Minneapolis

Jazz Radio 88 (KBEM) in Minneapolis launches its second season of indie jazz film screenings at Bryant Lake, with pre-film sets of live jazz from some of the Twin Cities most accomplished student musicians.

Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota: August Gigs

CD of the Month: Global Order, "Gently Disturbed"
Avishai Cohen, an Israeli composer, bandleader, bassist and (sometimes) pianist (not to be confused with the trumpeter of the same name), has a growing reputation for music that fuses Latin and Middle Eastern folk melodies with modern jazz structures. Gently Disturbed, Cohen’s ninth release as leader, should solidify that reputation and confirm Downbeat’s designation as “a jazz visionary of global proportions.”

New JazzINK Feature--Jazz Poetry
We've added a new feature under Jazz for All, presenting poetry with jazz themes. Right now our "resident" poet is Roger Singer. Submissions welcome!

 

He's Not Just Another Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane isn't a mere shadow of his famous father and mother but an innovative artist in his own right. His career has shot forward with its own "Giant Steps," a tune he boldly played with his tight quartet at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival.