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 Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
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August 2005 Live Jazz in the Twin Cities |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 30 July 2005 |
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Page 1 of 5 Our prime source of Twin Cities jazz schedule information is the
Twin Cities Jazz Society (TCJS)
Twin Cities jazz concerts by date:
Aug.
1: Southside Big Band, Como Lakeside Pavilion.
Aug.
1: Saxophonist/clarinetist Donald Washington and the New Day Band (blues)
and Kevin Washington Quartet, *Varsity Theater. (See Gigs listing.)
Aug.
2: Swingbeat Big Band, Como Lakeside Pavilion.
Aug.
2: After Five women's vocal ensemble, Parkers Lake, Plymouth, 7 p.m.
Aug.
2: Bourbon Street Boys (New Orleans jazz & swing), Peavey Plaza,
5-7:30 p.m.
Aug.
2-3: James Carter and the Organ Trio, *Dakota Jazz Club.
Aug.
3: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with special guest Stockcar Named Desire
(swing), MN Zoo, $25.
Aug.
3: Stomp-N-Dixie, Staring Lake Park, Eden Prairie, 7 p.m.
Aug.
3: Minnesota Jazz Orchestra, Civic Center Park, Burnsville, 7 p.m.,
free.
Aug.
3: Celebration Brass (dixie/jazz), Westridge Pavilion, Minnetonka, 7 p.m.
Aug.
3: Stan Bann Big Band, Centennial Lakes.
Aug.
4: Reuben Ristrom's Bourbon Street Boys Jazz Band, Hopkins Music in the
Park, Downtown Park, 16 9th Ave. S., Hopkins., 7 p.m., free, bring a chair;
if rain, concert moves to Hopkins Activity Center, 33 14th Ave. N., (952)
988-5350.
Aug.
4: Charmin & Shapira Quartet (standards & blues) Peavey Plaza, 10
a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Aug.
4: Stan Bann Big Band, Hilde Performance Center Amphitheater, 3400
Plymouth Blvd., Plymouth, 7 p.m.
Aug.
4: Bend in the River Big Band, Excelsior Commons, 7 p.m.
Aug.
4-6: Bob DeFlores presents Jazz Legends on a Summer Night, rare jazz film
performances from the 1940s-1950s of Miles Davis Quintet, Count Basie All
Stars, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Henry
"Red" Allen, John Coltrane, Gil Evans and his Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet
and Barney Kessel, and many more. Old Arizona (612-871-0050), 2821 Nicollet
Ave., Mpls., 8 p.m., $10, TCJS members and seniors, $8. FFI, contact Bob
DeFlores at (612) 866-3186.
Aug.
5: Rickie Lee Jones, "new-pop-jazz singer-songwriter," Pantages Theatre,
710 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 8 p.m. Tickets at the State Theatre Box Office or
Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, or Charge-by-Phone Arts-line,
(612) 673-0404.
Aug.
5: Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics Vocal Quartet (swing dance), Medina
Ballroom, 500 Hwy 55, Medina, 8:30 p.m., (763) 478-6661.
Aug.
5: The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble, with Fine, Steve Gnitka and Charles
Gillett, The West Bank School of Music, 1813 S. 6th St., Mpls., 8 p.m., $5
at the door, (612) 333-6651.
Aug.
5: Mouldy Figs, jazz, swing & standards, Peavey Plaza.
Aug.
6: George Maurer Group, jazz, pop & swing, Peavey Plaza.
Aug.
6: Barbary Coast, Mt. Carmel Ministries, Lake Carlos, Alexandria, MN,
7:30 p.m.
Aug.
6: Big Walter Smith 50th Anniversary Show (blues), St. Anthony Main.
Aug.
7: Paula Lammers CD Release, *Artists' Quarter.
Aug.
7: Mick Sterling (blues), St. Anthony Main.
Aug.
7: Count Basie Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 7 p.m., $19-$34, (612)
371-5656 or (800) 292-4141, www.minnesotaorchestra.org.
Aug.
7: Blons/Williams Quintet, Peavey Plaza, 5-7:30 p.m.
Aug.
7: Stan Bann Big Band, Wolfe Park, Veterans' Memorial Amphitheater, 3700
Monterey Dr. (off Hwy. 100 & W. 36th St.), Hopkins, 7-8 p.m. If questionable
weather, call (952) 924-2567, Online.
Aug.
8: Carlos Diaz Ensemble, *Varsity Theater-Dinkytown. (See Gigs listing.)
Aug.
8: Southside Big Band, Centennial Lakes.
Aug.
8: Nomadic Jazz, Minnehaha Park, 7 p.m.
Aug.
8-9: Piano master Eddie Higgins, *Dakota Jazz Club.
Aug.
9: Banjo Bandits, Becker Park (west of 81 on Bass Lake Rd.), Crystal, 7
p.m.
Aug.
9: River City Jazz Orchestra, Roseville's Central Park, Lexington Ave. &
Co. Rd. C, 7 p.m., free, (651) 415-2100, Online.
Aug.
9: Brio Brass, Aquatore Park, Blaine, 7 p.m.
Aug.
10: Vocalist Jacqui Naylor (jazz & pop), *Dakota Jazz Club.
Aug.
10: Zuhrah Shrine Flames, Centennial Lakes.
Aug.
10: Vocalist Signe Hensel & her Quartet, Lake Harriet Bandshell, 7:30
p.m.
Aug.
10: Tab Benoit, *Cabooze.
Aug.
11: Calhoun Brass (classical, jazz, show tunes, dixie), Lakefront Park,
Prior Lake, 7 p.m., bring a blanket, free. FFI, (952) 447-4230. For rainout
info, (952) 447-9825.
Aug.
11: Percy Hughes' Ellington Echoes, Hopkins Music in the Park, Downtown
Park, 16 9th Ave. S., Hopkins., 7 p.m., free, bring a chair; if rain,
concert moves to Hopkins Activity Center, 33 14th Ave. N., (952) 988-5350.
Aug.
11: Barbary Coast Dixieland, Normandale Lake Bandshell, Bloomington, 7
p.m.
Aug.
11: Red Rock Swing Band, Central Park, Woodbury, 7 p.m.
Aug.
11: Bend in the River Big Band, Faribault Park, Faribault, MN, 7 p.m.
Aug.
12: Barbary Coast, Freeman Park, Shore-wood, 6:30 p.m.
Aug.
12-14: Lew Tabackin, *Artists' Quarter.
Aug.
12-14: Dances Chances Circumstances in 4ward Motion, eclectic dances from
hip-hop and street tap to modern, jazz, lyrical, and ballet accompanied by
live, plugged-in rock, washboard rhythms and lullabies, Phipps Center for
the Arts, 109 Locust St., Hudson, WI, $17/adults; $12/youth. (715) 386-8409,
www.ThePhipps.org.
Aug.
13: Freedom Jazz Festival, Minnehaha Park, 2-8 p.m.
Aug.
13: Red Rock Swing Band, Bayport Marina, 7 p.m.
Aug.
13: Blowin' Up Brass Band Summit featuring New Birth Brass Band from New
Orleans, and Jack Brass Band, *Cabooze.
Aug.
14: Bloomington Jazz Festival featuring Triplicate, Stan Bann Big Band,
Red Wolfe's Ellington Echoes Memorial Band (directed by Percy Hughes), and
JazzMN Big Band, Normandale Lake Bandshell, Bloomington, noon-5:30 p.m.,
free. (952) 563-8877.
Aug.
14: Minnesota's Greatest Generation: "Greatest Generation Day," MN
Historical Society, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. Events feature big band
music and dance with Beasley's Big Band w/vocalist Christine Rosholt (1-4
p.m.) & TC Swing; an ice cream social; plus more, 12-5 p.m., free. (651)
296-6126.
Aug.
14: Brio Brass, Staring Lake, Eden Prairie, 7 p.m.
Aug.
14: Dog Days Dance: Outdoor Street Party with Twin Cities Hot Club &
Brass Messengers, Black Dog Café, 308 Prince St., St. Paul, (651) 228-9274.
Aug.
14: Inside Straight Blues News party, St. Anthony Main.
Aug.
15: Summer Music and Movie series features DJ Janis Lane-Ewart, with The
House of Mercy Band (Americana, roots, and old-time gospel songs); and a
rodeo-western movie, The Lusty Men (1952) in Loring Park, Mpls., 7 p.m.,
free. Bring a chair or blanket! FFI, call (612) 375-7600 or visit:
Online. Co-sponsored by Walker Arts and the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board.
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