{open} regular I Heart Lung is back, and this time they’re bringing jazz musician Cooper-Moore with them, all the way from NYC. The 61-year old pianist, composer and instrument builder/designer (including a deedly-bo, a three-string fretless banjo and a mouth bow) has accumulated an extensive repertoire since he began playing piano in his mother’s church in 1954, working as a music therapist, composing music for plays by a US Poet Laureate, touring the US and Europe with various jazz/rock/instrumentalist ensembles and telling stories under the “storytelling tree” in Brooklyn Park.

In a 2007 article, Cooper Moore described his own work: “Everything I do is based on the blues. That’s where jazz comes from. You have lots of guys coming out and playing all sorts of things, but they haven’t the got the blues roots in there. That doesn’t mean a thing. You can do anything you want, but you’ve got to stick to the roots.”

Please note: Due to the travel involved, this 3rdThurs is $5 instead of the usual $3. Please come down and support!