The Champagne Drops (Emily Dussault, left; Leslie Vincent, right) will make their debut on Crooners' Mainstage in Fridley, Minnesota on December 19. A dinner with family might make you feel clammily, but a concert a week makes you feel pretty chic.  Aphorisms and strained rhymes notwithstanding, Thanksgiving marks the formal start of

The JazzMN Orchestra will play its annual holiday concert at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres on December 13. Around the Twin Cities, households are stocking up on turkeys, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin, and other fall foods. Thanksgiving feasts are just around the corner, which by all predictions will bring many long-separated families back together.

Trumpeter Chris Botti and his all-star lineup played at the Dakota Jazz Club last night, with five more shows to come over the weekend. For those who are shy and introverted, the lockdown isolation of the early-stage COVID-19 Pandemic was tolerable, perhaps even welcome. But for someone like Chris Botti, who

Album art for the Relief jazz album dropping November 12. A unique jazz album is about to be released: Relief, a compilation of previously unreleased music, is an unusual joint product of many of the best-known jazz labels: Blue Note Records, Verve Label Group, Warner Music Group, Nonesuch Records, Mack Avenue Music

Clock-wise from upper left: saxophonist Charles Lloyd, pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Harish Raghavan, and drummer Eric Harland. The foursome comprise the Charles Lloyd Quartet, returning the Dakota Jazz Club this evening for the second half of a 4-show set. Original photos by D Darr and Devin DeHaven. Charles Lloyd – the 83-year-old

A promotional photo of Jimmie Vaughan, who played a sold-out show at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening. Jimmie Vaughan’s website proclaims that “he's dedicated his life to making sure the blues not only stays alive, but remains full of life and an inspiration to all who listen.”

The early music ensemble Incantare performs on November 11 at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, MN. In retrospect, "EXILE" was a little too ironic a name for a concert scheduled for the second half of 2020. The early music group Incantare – one of the standout ensembles at the