On Friday, Nov 7, 7:30 pm, Arts on Bryant (Minneapolis) presents jazz pianist Mary Louise Knutson in a rare solo concert as part of their First Friday Concert Series. Arts on Bryant, is a new neighborhood home presenting small, curated experiences rooted in the arts (think house concerts, yoga, meditation, youth classes, and classic movies). RSVP's are appreciated, but not required. https://artsonbryant.com/firstfriday
Arts on Bryant is an experiment in "gift economy"! This means your attendance is your contribution. You want to do more? Yes, you can still contribute money, or bring flowers, or leave a nice note - or best of all, tell a friend or neighbor, and say it out loud if you enjoyed yourself! Yes, the artist will get paid! This model aligns with Arts on Bryant's mission to "nourish and elevate your family and ours through concert and community." ...
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On Friday, Nov 7, 7:30 pm, Arts on Bryant (Minneapolis) presents jazz pianist Mary Louise Knutson in a rare solo concert as part of their First Friday Concert Series. Arts on Bryant, is a new neighborhood home presenting small, curated experiences rooted in the arts (think house concerts, yoga, meditation, youth classes, and classic movies). RSVP's are appreciated, but not required. https://artsonbryant.com/firstfriday
Arts on Bryant is an experiment in "gift economy"! This means your attendance is your contribution. You want to do more? Yes, you can still contribute money, or bring flowers, or leave a nice note - or best of all, tell a friend or neighbor, and say it out loud if you enjoyed yourself! Yes, the artist will get paid! This model aligns with Arts on Bryant's mission to "nourish and elevate your family and ours through concert and community."
If you like jazz that is accessible yet interesting, distinctive, playful, groovy, and expressive, Mary Louise Knutson's music is all that and more!
Minneapolis-based jazz pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson, has been called "one of the most exciting and innovative artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time." Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene.
Knutson tours regularly with her group, the Mary Louise Knutson Trio, whose music has been described by JazzTimes as "state-of-the-art piano trio finery," and by the Star Tribune (Mpls, St. Paul) as "timeless, classic piano trio music, right up there with Bill Evans and Bill Charlap." And from 2010-2018, Knutson toured with trumpeter Doc Severinsen, former bandleader for the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Off-tour, she can be heard in the Twin Cities with her trio or as a soloist at clubs, festivals, concert halls, and private events; also with vocalists Connie Evingson, Debbie Duncan, or Patty Peterson; and a variety of instrumental groups including the JazzMN Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. She has performed with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, Kevin Mahogany, Ernie Watts, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Nicholas Payton, Slide Hampton, and many more.
Knutson's latest jazz trio CD, In the Bubble, made JazzWeek's Top 10 and stayed in the Top 50 for 19 consecutive weeks. In 2006, Knutson was a Minnesota Music Awards nominee for both Jazz Artist of the Year and Pianist of the Year, and in 2005, she was a Finalist in the Kennedy Center's Women in Jazz International Pianist Competition.
For more info, please visit: www.MaryLouiseKnutson.com
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