Month: June 2016

18th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Fest Underway June 23 with Joey Alexander, Delfeayo Marsalis and More!

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[Ed note: This is the first of three articles highlighting the events of each day of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Full schedule and more information at www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com] Steve Heckler is the founding and only Executive Director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, which he launched in 1998 with about 3,000 attending. Last year, Francisco […]

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Betsy and Tacy, Maud and Maud: Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson Release “Listening For Your Song”

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  “Gently virtuosic.” –All About Jazz “Her vocal style is so warm, compelling and intimate—it’s clear she cares about the words and telling the story, with clarity and without artifice—almost a lost art these days.” –Michael Feinstein Twin Cities vocalist Maud Hixson never takes an easy route, be it a jazz club gig, New York […]

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