On the Mark: The joy of jazz

Live jazz is a beautiful experience. Last Sunday afternoon, husband Rod and I drove to Dovetail Cafe & Marketplace on West Superior Street in Duluth.

My cousin, Beth Wilson – a former choral director at Cloquet High School – and her friend Pete had saved a table for us.

It's an intimate space, a long, high-ceilinged room with a beautiful multicolored brick wall running its length.

Nursing mugs of hot coffee, we sat within yards of musicians Paul Lerino (keyboard), Rich Mowers (saxophones), John Thorene (bass) and Jerry Siproth (drums).

A special treat this past Sunday was the addition of Tim S...