Jazz & Blues Theatre THE HOLLER SESSIONS Through Aug. 20, 2017 Guthrie Theater (818 South 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN) Written & performed by Frank Boyd. Originally co-directed by Rachel Chavkin. Ray, an explosive Kansas City DJ, broadcasts his love of American jazz from his shoddy studio, along with maniacal rants, razor-sharp insights, and mildly scatological humor. $9 | guthrietheater.org | 612.377.2224 Music THE HISTORY OF JAZZ Sun., Oct. 15, 2017, 3PM Minnesota Jazz Orchestra Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center (11411 Masonic Home Dr., Bloomington, MN) Beginning with jazz in New Orleans, the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra takes the audience through the history of jazz, including swing and current jazz styles. Favorites will include Louis Armstrong’s Basin Street Blues, Duke Ellington’s Mood Indigo, Nat King Cole’s Unforgettable, Harry Connick Jr.’s It Had to Be You and more. Tickets: $20-$22 JAZZMN ORCHESTRA The mission of the JazzMN Orchestra is to promote excellence in the jazz art form through concerts and educational experiences. World-class artists are featured in concerts throughout the year. Jazzmn.org | 612.242.4791 JAZZMN ORCHESTRA WITH SPECIAL GUEST WYCLIFFE GORDON | Fri., Oct. 20, 2017, 7:30PM Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (345 Washington St. N, Saint Paul, MN) Internationally-acclaimed jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is known for performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz, his mastery of the plunger mute, and his exceptional technique and signature sound. As one of the top trombonists of his generation, Gordon is featured regularly as a member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet. He has been named “Best Trombone” by the Downbeat Critics Poll for the last four years, was the recipient of the 2015 and 2016 ASCAP Plus Award, and was named Downbeat Magazine’s “Trombone Player of the Year” three years in a row. $37-$47 | ordway.org | 651. 224.4222 JAZZMN ORCHESTRA (cont’d) JAZZMN ORCHESTRA SWINGS IN THE HOLIDAYS Mon., Dec. 18, 2017 Chanhassen Dinner Theatre (501 West 78th St., Chanhassen, MN) JazzMN Orchestra and guest vocalist Connie Evingson will perform holiday favorites including hits by Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Nat King Cole, the Clayton-Hamilton Big Band, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. $45 Dinner & Show (seating at 5:30PM); $30 (Show only) | chanhassentheatres.com | 952.934.1525 OLD SCHOOL R & B LATE NITE | Fridays, 10PM-2AM Wilebski’s Blues Saloon (1638 Rice St., Saint Paul, MN) Wilebskiblues.com | 651.331.0929 CORNBREAD HARRIS AND HIS QUINTET Fridays, 6-9PM Loring Pasta Bar (327 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN) The Twin Cities legend (and WWII vet) Cornbread Harris performs blues standards and original blues every Friday night at this venue. Loringpastabar.com | 612.378.4849 See Also: IRVING BERLIN’S MUSIC BOX REVUE 1921–See Musical Theatre section. THE GREAT GATSBY–See Drama & Classics section. www.tctosca.com Exploring Theatre | 15 JAZZMN ORCHESTRA WITH SPECIAL GUEST SYCLIFFE GORDON: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
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