(jazzpolice.com) — The fourth installment of the Minnesota sur Seine music festival is coming to various Twin Cities locations from May 15 through May 25, 2008. Festival organizers announced the confirmed shows on a lineup that features collaborations between Twin Cities and international musicians performing improvisational jazz, Celtic, hip hop, World Music, spoken word, rock and more. A hip hop show (with La Rumeur and Ursus Minor), a roots show (with the Jacky Molard Quartet and Roma di Luna), an Ethiopian master (Mahmoud Ahmed), two St. Paul Music Crawls, a CD release party for Francois Corneloup’s “Next”, and a celebration of Federico Garcia Lorca (featuring Tony Hymas) are among the events on the 2008 schedule (full schedule follows). Minnesota sur Seine, which debuted in the Fall of 2004, has grown in scope from its Twin Cities-meets-Paris jazz beginnings to become a sweeping showcase of musical styles from around the world.
A NIGHT IN ETHIOPIA
Mahmoud Ahmed and his ensemble
Mahmoud Ahmed: vocals, Moges Habte: sax, Tekle Gebremedhin: sax, Araya Wolde Michael: keyboards, Tamre W. Agede: guitar, Yenesew Tefera: bass, Mikias Abebayehu: drums
Yohannes Tona / Michael Bland / Jef Lee Johnson
Yohannes Tona: bass, Michael Bland: drums, Jef Lee Johnson: guitar
18+ $25 advance, $30 at the door
Doors at 8:00 PM
The Fine Line Music Café
318 First Ave., No.
Minneapolis, MN 55401