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Music

Preview of the new Bob Dylan album

MPR's Cathy Wurzer previews the new Bob Dylan album, Tempest.

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11th annual Selby Avenue JazzFest brings music, pride

11th annual Selby Avenue JazzFest brings music, pride

The Selby Avenue JazzFest takes place tomorrow in St. Paul featuring a variety of jazz music styles throughout the day and into the evening. The festival, in its 11th year, has helped revitalize Selby Avenue -- a once troubled area that has undergone an economic transformation in recent years.
by David Cazares

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Orchestra contract talks a matter of money vs. artistry

Orchestra contract talks a matter of money vs. artistry

As the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra both approach contract deadlines with their musicians, they are wrestling with how to find a model for the future that keeps them financially stable while also preserving the quality of their music.
by Euan Kerr

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Minn. Orchestra seeks big cut in musician salaries

Minn. Orchestra seeks big cut in musician salaries

Minnesota Orchestra management today said it is looking to reduce its musicians' average salaries by more than $40,000 a year.
by Euan Kerr

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Do the Twin Cities need 2 orchestras?

Do the Twin Cities need 2 orchestras?

Both the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra are currently negotiating new contracts with their musicians. Both organizations face multi-million dollar deficits, and no one involved in the talks expects quick resolution. But even as the collective bargaining proceeds, some people in the larger community will ask whether Minnesota needs two world-class orchestras.
by Euan Kerr

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MPR News Primer: Orchestra contract negotiations

MPR News Primer: Orchestra contract negotiations

The Minnesota Orchestra faces tough financial times as management and musicians to try to work out new contracts.
by Euan Kerr and Paul Tosto

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Twin Cities composer brings big band sound to 21st century

Twin Cities composer brings big band sound to 21st century

The rich improvisational heritage of big band music in its heyday lives on in today's bands under the direction of composers and leaders who know how to fuse tradition with contemporary styles. Among them is a Twin Cities trumpeter who aims to bring the music into the 21st century.
by David Cazares

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Minn. Orch extends Litton's contract

Minn. Orch extends Litton's contract

Andrew Litton will remain the artistic director of the Minnesota Orchestra's popular Sommerfest program through at least 2014.
by Euan Kerr

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Remembering Amy Winehouse, a year after her death

Remembering Amy Winehouse, a year after her death

Singer Amy Winehouse's father says it's tough dealing with the loss of his daughter, but he's happy she is having a helpful impact on the world through the foundation named after her.

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John Raymond trumpets joyful noise, praise in debut CD

John Raymond trumpets joyful noise, praise in debut CD

For a long time, jazz held a reputation as "the devil's music," but many of the faithful have come to recognize that musicians can be divinely inspired. Among the contemporary musicians to express spirituality through jazz is John Raymond, who performs this weekend in St. Paul.
by David Cazares

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