By: Grant Tillery
Jazz has long hung by an ever-stretching thread in our cultural fabric. It’s deviated from its improvisational underpinnings, becoming a course of academic study.
However, Minneapolis quartet Courageous Endeavors’ freeform approach to the genre is a reminder of why jazz is still fruitful and thriving in niche communities. The band is a part of the evolving Twin Cities jazz scene that’s faced with a crisis of venue homelessness. But the band is convinced the scene is stronger than ever, and its obstacles can be overcome through, well, courageous endeavors.