>> Eric: THE TWIN CITIES JAZZ FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS THIS WEEKEND WITH LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT MULTIPLE STAGES IN ST. PAUL'S LOWERTOWN.

ONE OF THE VENUES IS RIGHT HERE AT TWIN CITIES PBS JUST A COUPLE OF FLOORS BELOW US IN THE STREET SPACE.

ALSO LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE OUR OWN ALMANAC MINI JAZZ FESTIVAL TONIGHT IN STUDIO B. RICK CARLSON BACK THERE ON PIANO, HE'LL BE ON STAGE AT THE APOSTLE SUPPER CLUB ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND MAUD MAUD HIXSON IS HERE PERFORMING AT 9 CAN.

MAUD, YOU'RE A TWIN CITIES PERSON, BUT YOU'RE CHICAGO, NEW YORK, LONDON AND ALL POINTS OF THE COMPASS.

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE JAZZ FESTIVAL TO THE LOCAL JAZZ SCENE?

>> H, IT'S BECOME SO ESSENTIAL TO BASICALLY BE A PLACE WHERE WE COME OUT ONCE A YEAR AND SHOW EVERYTHING THAT THERE IS.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH DIFFERENT KINDS, SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF JAZZ THAT YOU CAN HEAR AND IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

>> Eric: NEW LEADERSHIP IS HEADING TO THE FESTIVAL.

>> YES.

DANA MARTINEZ IS TAKING OVER FOR STEVE HECKLER WHO SPENT 25 YEARS BEING JUST, YOU KNOW, THE GO-TO PERSON AND I THINK IT'S A NICE, NICE TIME AND A NICE THING.

>> Eric: WHAT CAN FOLKS EXPECT FROM YOUR PERFORMANCES HERE THIS WEEKEND?

>> WELL, SOME CLASSIC SWING, WE'LL BE WITH HE WOLVERINES TRIO.

>> Eric: HAS BEEN ON THAT FOREVER, RIGHT?

>> FOR A LONG TIME, YEAH.

BUT THEY'RE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS THIS YEAR.

>> Eric: OH, MY HEAVENS.

>> AND, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

>> Eric: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SING FOR US?

>> TONIGHT RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HENRY MANCINI SONGS FOR YOU TONIGHT.

>> Eric: RICK CARLSON, MAUD HIXSON, TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANKS.

♪♪ >> SINGING: IF YOU'RE FEELING FANCY FREE, COME WANDER THROUGH THE WORLD WITH ME AND ANY PLACE WE CHANCE TO BE WILL BE OUR RENDEZVOUS.

TWO FOR THE ROAD WE'LL TRAVEL DOWN THE YEARS SELECTING PRECIOUS MEMORIES COLLECTING SOUVENIRS AND LIVING LIFE THE WAY WE PLEASE IN SUMMERTIME THE SUN WILL SHINE IN WINTER WE'LL DRINK SUMMER WINE AND EVERY DAY THAT YOU ARE MINE WILL BE A LOVELY DAY AS LONG AS LOVE STILL WEARS A SMILE, WILL ALWAYS BE TWO FOR THE ROAD AND THAT'S A LONG, LONG WHILE.

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