Month: October 2017

© Andrea Canter Steve Kenny’s Illicit Jazz Workshop presents its namesake band at Jazz Central this Friday, October 27. Both managed by Illicit Productions, the new weekly jazz series and the Illicit Sextet converge at 8 pm.  One of the oldest jazz ensembles still performing in the Twin Cities (30 years with a 15-year hiatus […]

© Andrea Canter  Three-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis brings his acclaimed quintet to the Dakota October 26-27, two shows each night. His long-standing cohorts include Henry Johnson on guitar, Joshua Ramos on bass, Charles Heath on drums, and Tim Gant on keyboards. Lewis is currently touring with a special retrospective, touching […]