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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features The Cactus Blossoms with brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey from the Twin Cities. Their music is a mix of vintage country and early rock-and-roll, marked by tight harmonies and simple instrumentation.
Vibrophonist Levi Schwartzberg is a mover among the young Jazz players in Minneapolis. He composes and performs in many settings, but is most at home in a free bop setting. Funny thing, though, he came to the vibes almost by accident, as he explained to Phil Nusbaum.
Vibrophonist Levi Schwartzberg lead a trio of Jazz improvisers in a virtual show coming from Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis Jazz Friday night at 8. Levi has with him Dennis Carlson on the alto sax, Charlie Lincoln on the bass and drummer Ben Erlich. Funny thing about Levi though, is that he came to the vibes almost by accident, as he explained to Phil Nusbaum.
Sugarbush season is powerful time for the Anishinaabe. Bob Shimek recently joined us from the northeastern shores of Mud Lake to discuss cultural aspects of this time of year, including a brief lesson on the word “Ininaatig” and an idea of what happens during the sugarbush ceremony.
Sprig of That is a violin-guitar-tabla trio with a new CD of all commissioned compositions. It’s a challenging direction, but one that fits the musical space Sprig of That occupies, as violinist Isabel Dammen told Phil Nusbaum.
Note: Dammen = DAM – en (like Hoover Dam)
Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! This is our annual Ode to Spring, with songs by Micahel Monroe, Matt Muller, Bob Muscovitz, Tim Hildebrant and many more. And we report on a Cleveland brewery that is brewing a beer called “Municipals,” in hope that the soon-to-not-be Indians will choose that as the new name of their baseball team. All on MHB!
(Aired 03/18/2021)
