Andiamo Cruises (651-430-1236), St. Croix Boat & Packet Co., 525 S. Main, Stillwater, MN. Dinner cruises feature Emperors of Jazz, every Sun.: Jazz-Me-On-The-Water, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m., Jazz-Me-Again, 4:30-7 p.m., and every Sat., 5:30-8 p.m. Live music every Fri., 6:15-8:30 p.m.: 7/9, 8/13, Senders (swing); 7/23, Emperors of Jazz. Paddleford Packet Boat Co. (651-227-1100) or (1-800-543-3908). Dinner cruises with dixieland music depart from St. Paul every Friday and 7/4, 12, 18, 8/28; 9/14, 18 & 28, with jazz by Mississippi Minstrels, Banjo Belle Jazz Band or Barbary Coast. A wide variety of other cruises are also offered, and all depart from Harriet Island in St. Paul, and run through September.

Amore Coffee (651-222-6770), 917 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Every Sun., jazz duo, Polson and Solberg, piano & bass, 7-8:30 p.m. Acadia Cafe (6122-874-8702), 1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls. Music 8-11 p.m. Every Tues., Tuesday Improv Jazz w/ Bill Land, Nathan Phillips, Andrew Lafkas, Alden Ikeda, Davu Seru, and Milo Fine, $3. 7/8, The Willie August Project, with Ben Siems, Laura Caviani, and Jeremy Hauer; 7/16, Patchouli, Bruce Hecksel influences of jazz, flamenco, folk, & world rhythms.

Arnellia's (651-642-5975), 1183 University Ave., St. Paul. Live entertainment Fri.-Sun. Every Mon. & Wed., open jazz & blues, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Mon., Lady J & the Diamond Blue Revue. No cover, 8:30 p.m.

Artists' Quarter (651-292-1359), 408 St. Peter St., in the basement of the Hamm Building, St. Paul. (Enter on 7th Place. Parking available on the street and nearby ramps.) (Most Sun., closed.) Every Mon., Green, 7-9 p.m.; Open Poetry with live jazz (no cover), 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Tues., B3 Organ night with Billy Holloman, Gary Berg & Kenny Horst, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 6/30, Pete Whitman X-Tet; 7/1, Peter Schimke Trio; 7/2-4, closed; 7/7, Dave Karr Quartet; 7/8, Phil Hey Quartet; 7/9-10, Estaire Godinez Band; 7/14, How Birds Work; 7/15, Brian Grivna Quartet; 7/16-17, Regional Jazz Trio; 7/18 (Sunday special), John Ahern Big Band, "Big Band Scene Live at the AQ," 7:30 p.m.; 7/21, Dave Brattain Quartet; 7/22, Joe Smith Quartet; 7/23-24, Fat Kid Wednesdays; 7/28, Dean Granros Trio; 7/29, Pete Whitman X-Tet; 7/30-31, Departure Point.

Babalu Restaurant (612-746-3158), 800 Washington Ave. N., Mpls. Every Thurs.-Sat., Zafra.

Barley John's Brew Pub (651-636-4670), 781 Old Hwy. 8 S.W., (Cty. Rd. D), New Brighton. Every other Sat., Quartet Gumbo with Chuck DeVore, Mike Tenhoff, Gregory Beech, and Dave Wilkening, 5-8 p.m.

Basil's Restaurant (612-376-7404), Marquette Hotel, 3rd level, 80 S. 8th St., Mpls. Every Fri. & Sat., solo piano, some jazz, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Black's Ford Restaurant (952-473-2940), 862 E. Lake St., Wayzata. First Sat., every month, Paul Hintz, solo 7-string jazz guitar, 6-9 p.m.

Bloomington Knights of Columbus (952-888-1492), 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington. 7/2, Classic Big Band with the Nostalgics, 8 p.m.

Blue Star Room/Rossi's Steakhouse (612-312-2828), Metro Building, 80 S. 9th St., Mpls. Every Sun., Infusion Sundays with RBSQ (The Blue Star house band), 4 p.m.-midnight. Every Tues., Tom Hunter. Every Sunday, Tresa Sauer. 6/27, Maud Hixson, 5:30; 6/28, James Buckley, 4 p.m., and Alicia Wiley, 8 p.m.; 6/29, Brock Thorson, 4 p.m. and Tom Hunter Trio, 8 p.m.; 6/30, Brian Ziemniak, 4 p.m. and Ticket to Brazil, 8 p.m.; 7/9 & 10, Oleta Adams; 7/30, Spyro Gyra.

Borders Books, Music, & Café (612-869-6245), 800 West 78th St., Richfield. 7/10, light jazz with Robert Huntley, piano, and Marc Lloyd, bass and guitar, 8-10 p.m.

Cafe Havana (612-338-8484), 119 Washington Ave. N., Mpls. Every Wed., Christine Rosholt, vocals; Jay Epstein, drums; Pooch Heine, bass and Reuben Ristrom, guitar, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Call for reservations.

Café Luxx (612-332-6800), 1101 LaSalle (in the DoubleTree Guest Suites), Mpls. Live jazz Wed., 5-8 p.m. & Fri.-Sat., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. 7/7, Jazz Hat Social Club with music by Charmin Michelle.