Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Riley Helgeson, a trumpeter who handles publicity for Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis. To celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, Jazz Central Studios is presenting free concerts by four different Twin Cities big bands each Sunday in April, including the Bill Simenson Orchestra on April 6th at the Hook and Ladder Theater, the Cedar Avenue Big Band April 13th at the Hook and Ladder, the Explosion Big Band April 20th at MCN6, and the Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra April 27th at the Hook and Ladder. Concerts are presented in cooperation with the Musicians Performance Trust Fund and TCMU. All concerts are free and open to the public and start at 2 PM.
