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 Thursday, 29 July 2010
November 2006 Live Jazz in the Twin Cities Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
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Twin Cities Jazz Calendar followed by complete jazz club schedule follow. Our main source for Twin Cities Calendar info is the Twin Cities Jazz Society Jazz Notes.
  • 11/1: Paul Renz CD Release Party for Beyond Blues, Dakota Jazz Club.
  • 11/2: Fat Kid Wednesdays—”Avant-garde Jazz,” a TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” series concert, and FKW CD Release Party, Artists’ Quarter, 408 St. Peter St., St. Paul, 8 p.m., $10 and $7, TCJS members. FFI, call the AQ, (651) 292-1359.
  • 11/3: Swing Dance, St. Olaf College Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Dave Hagedorn, Pause in the Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College, St. Peter, MN, 9 p.m., free.
  • 11/3: Bethel University Jazz Orchestra, Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, Arden Hills, 7:30 p.m.
  • 11/3-4: Andrés Prado Quartet, Artists’ Quarter.
  • 11/4: “Big Phat Blowout,” JazzMN Big Band with Gordon Goodwin, Hopkins High School Performing Arts Center, 2400 Lindbergh Dr., Hopkins (off Highway 169, one half-mile west on Cedar Lake Road, with free adjacent parking), 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24/$22 adv., or $26/$24 at the door, Ticket Works, (651) 209-6689 or . FFI, call (612) 242-4791.
  • 11/4: Robert Robinson and the Twin Cities Gospel Choir, Hopkins Center for the Arts, $24; $19, seniors (TCJS, HCA, KBEM & MPR members); and $12, students, (952) 979-1111, .
  • 11/4: “A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Kellior, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Tom Keith and the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul, 4:45 p.m., $42-$32, (651) 989-5151, .
  • 11/4: Wine and Jazz Festival features Christine Rosholt with her 3-piece band (all proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Heartland), Maplewood Community Center, 2100 White Bear Ave., Maplewood, 7-9:30 p.m., $30/adv., $35 day of event, (651) 249-2100, ext. 0, .
  • 11/4: Peter Ostroushko and Arkadiy Yushin, Sheldon Theatre, 443 W. Third St., Red Wing, MN, 7 p.m., $25, $15, students, (651) 388-8700, 1-800-899-5759.
  • 11/5: John Paulson eBand CD Release, Page Theatre, St. Mary’s University Performance Center, 700 Terrace Hts., Winona, MN, 7:30 p.m., (507) 457-1715; ; email: .
  • 11/8: US Air Force Airmen of Note (Fall Tour), Mall of America Rotunda, 6:30 p.m., free.
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  • 11/8: CandyRat Records presents Don Ross and Michael Manring with special guest Andy McKee, Cedar Cultural Center.
  • 11/8: B.B. King with special guest Sam Cockrell, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$59.25, (612) 371-5656, .
  • 11/8: Classical Savion with tap dance phenomenon Savion Glover, a 4-piece jazz band and 10 classical string musicians, Northrop Auditorium, U of M Campus, Mpls., 7:30 p.m., (612) 624-2345.
  • 11/8-9: St. Mary’s University Jazz Combo I, Jazz Ens. Signatures Conference Center, Winona, MN, 9-10:30 p.m.
  • 11/9: US Air Force Airmen of Note (Fall Tour), Burnsville High School – 6:45 p.m., free. —Tickets required – Send self addressed stamped envelope with name, address, telephone number, and number of tickets (limit 4) to: Keith French – AON Ticket Request, Burnsville High School, 600 E. Hwy. 13, Burnsville, MN 55337.
  • 11/9: Chill 7 CD Release Party for Buzz's Fat Tire, Dakota Jazz Club.
  • 11/10: Lake Superior Ragtime Society presents An Evening in Ragtime Music, College of St. Scholastica, Tower Recital Hall (RM 3625), 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth, MN, 6-9 p.m., free, (715) 394-4319 or (218) 724-7696.
  • 11/10: Dan Newton and the Café Accordion Orchestra, Mitchell Performing Arts Series, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN, 7:30 p.m., 1-800-447-5444, .
  • 11/10-11: Grismore/Scea Group featuring Anthony Cox, Artists Quarter.
  • 11/11: Annual Twin Cities Saxophone Day, featuring guests Jim Snidero (jazz), JAZZAX, and Eugene Rousseau (classical), McNally Smith College of Music, 19 E. Exchange St., St. Paul, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $12.
  • 11/11: “A Writer’s View” with author Patricia Hampl and pianist Dan Chouinard, Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul, 7 p.m., $15, (651) 290-1221, .
  • 11/11: Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, Benefit for Recovery Weekend Program, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Ave., St. Paul, 7 p.m., open to the public., (612) 521-0800; .
  • 11/11: Jazz Arts Group of Fargo-Moorhead 2006-2007 Season features trumpeter/flugelhornist Claudio Roditi (from Brazil), Historic Fargo Theatre, (218) 236-0421 or .
  • 11/11: Dan Newton and the Café Accordion Orchestra, Oak Center General Store, Lake City, MN, 8 p.m., (507) 753-2080, .
  • 11/12: Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 2 p.m., $20.25-$39.25, (612) 371-5656, .
  • 11/12: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cedar Cultural Center.
  • 11/12: Southside Big Band, Edinborough Park, Edina, 7 p.m.
  • 11/12: Jazz II & Jazz III (4 p.m.) and Jazz 1, (7 p.m.), Pause in the Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College, St. Peter, MN, free.
  • 11/12-13: Bettye Lavette, Dakota Jazz Club.
  • 11/13: Milo Fine/John O’Brien, Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave. N., Mpls., 7 p.m.
  • 11/15-16: Casual Classics Concert, The Birth of Broadway to explore the best of Broadway, from operetta to Cole Porter and Jerome Kern, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 7 p.m., $19.25-$44.25, (612) 371-5656, .
  • 11/15-18: Average White Band, Rossi’s Blue Star Jazzroom.
  • 11/16: JazzMN Big Band, Mahtomedi High School Jazz Ensembles I & II, and the Mahtomedi Eighth Grade Jazz Band perform as a part of the JazzMN Educational Jazz Outreach Program, Chautauqua Fine Arts Center (adjacent to Mahtomedi High School), 8000 75th St. N., Mahtomedi, 7 p.m.
  • 11/17-18: Out to Lunch Quartet—Tribute to Eric Dolphy CD Release, Artists’ Quarter.
  • 11/17-18: Doc’s Gypsy Caravan with the Minnesota Orchestra w/ special guest Gypsy violinist Roby Lakatos, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 8 p.m., $20.25-$49.25, (612) 371-5656, .
  • 11/18: TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” presents “Masters of the Banjo Plus Bill Evans and Friends featuring the Schreyers, Club Underground, 355 N.E. Monroe St., Mpls. (under Spring Street Tavern), (612) 627-9123, 2:30 p.m., $10 and $7, TCJS members.
  • 11/18: Tab Benoit, Cabooze, 917 Cedar Ave., Mpls., 9:30 p.m., ; Ticketmaster, (651) 989-5181; .
  • 11/18: Exec’s Big Band & vocalist Debbie Bigelow, Fall Swing Dance, Bloomington KC Hall, 1114 American Blvd., Bloom-ington, 8 p.m.
  • 11/18: The New Standards, Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul, 8 p.m., $15, (651) 290-1221.
  • 11/19: The Century Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert, Century College, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake, 3 p.m., free. A reception follows the performance.
  • 11/19: Guy Davis CD Release, Cedar Cultural Center.
  • 11/19-21: Dr. John, Dakota Jazz Club.
  • 11/22: Asylum Street Spankers, Cedar Cultural Center.
  • 11/24: Swing Dance—TCJS & TC Swing present: The Wolves Are Back!” featuring the Wolverines Big Band. Bloomington KC Hall, 1114 American Blvd., 8:30 p.m. Free dance lessons by Terry & Cindy Gardner, 7:30 p.m.
  • 11/24-25: Happy Apple, Cedar Cultural Center.
  • 11/25: Three Great Bands! Southside Aces will host a post-Thankgiving musical event with the Twin Cities Hot Club and the Brass Messengers, Patrick’s Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Ave., Mpls., 7 p.m. - midnight, $10 includes food, beverage, music and dancing, (612) 724-6273.
  • 11/25 -12/31 Lutefisk Champ Holiday Show with Dan Newton and the Café Accordion Orchestra, Great American History Theater, St. Paul, MN, (651) 292-4323, .
  • 11/27: Ellington Echoes with Percy Hughes, Old Log Theatre, Old Log Way, Excelsior, (952) 474-5951.
  • 11/27-28: Paquito D’Rivera, Dakota Jazz Club.
  • 11/30 & 12/2 “Blessings:” Peterson Family 20th Anniversary Holiday Concert, Music at the Center, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, ($100 VIP tickets include pre-concert reception with the artists), $24; $19 seniors/members of HCA, KBEM, TCJS, MPR; $12students, (952) 979-1111 (noon-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat), .
  • 11/30: St. Croix Jazz Orchestra with Judi Donaghy, Stillwater’s Grand Banquet Hall, 7:30 p.m., (651) 439-1465. Stillwater High School Jazz Ensemble I, 7 p.m.
  • 11/30: Crosswinds Woodwind Quintet (blues, jazz, show tunes, swing time and Sousa marches, as well as traditional and classical arrangements), Central Park Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury, 7 p.m., free, (651) 714.3583, .
  • 11/30 -12/24 Black Nativity, Penumbra Theatre, 270 N. Kent St., St. Paul. FFI, call the Penumbra Box Office, (651) 224-3180; .

Club Gigs:

  • Acadia Cafe (612-874-8702), , 1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls. Every Tues., improv. & experimentation—some jazz. 11/3, Trio Tipo.
  • Amore Coffee (651-222-6770), 917 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Every other Sun., Polson and Solberg jazz duo, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  • Antoine’s Creole Maison Restaurant (612-871-2262), 2819 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. Michael “Hook” Deutsch appears every Fri. & Sat., 8-10 p.m., & Sun. Brunch.
  • Arnellia’s (651-642-5975), , 1183 University Ave., St. Paul. Every Fri., Sat. & Sun., R&B and blues.
  • Artists’ Quarter (651-292-1359), , 408 St. Peter St., in the basement of the Hamm Building, St. Paul. (Enter on 7th Place. Parking avail. on the street & nearby ramps.) Every Mon., Green, 7-9 p.m.; Poetry Slam, 9 p.m., $5 (11/13, Poetry Slam with live jazz, 9 p.m., no cover). Every Tues., B-3 Organ Night–The Tuesday Night Band–featuring Downtown Bill Brown (B-3), Kenny Horst (drums), Gary Berg (sax), & Billy Franze (guitar), 9 p.m., $4. Jazz every Wed. thru Sat., usually 9 p.m., $4-$10 cover. 10/27-28, Frank Morgan & George Cables Duo, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m., $20; 11/2, Fat Kid Wednesdays St. Paul CD Release, presented by TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” concert series, 8 p.m., $10, $7 TCJS members. (See article on page 1.) ; 11/3-4, Andrés Prado Quartet, 9 p.m., $10; 11/8, Twin Cities Hot Club; 11/9, Lucia Newell & Soul Café (7:30 & 9:30 p.m.) TBA (9 p.m.); 11/10-11, Grismore/Scea Group featuring Anthony Cox; 11/17-18, Out to Lunch Quartet—Tribute to Eric Dolphy CD release party.
  • Bellanotte (612-339-7200), , 600 Hennepin, Mpls. Live jazz every Wed., 8-10 p.m.
  • Birchwood Cafe (612-722-4474), 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls. Alternating on every other Wed., John Devine (11/13 & 27) and Scott Mateo Davies (11/6 & 20).
  • Bloomington Knights of Columbus (952-888-1492), 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington. 11/10, swing dance w/ the Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics, 8 p.m.; 11/18, Exec’s Big Band & vocalist Debbie Bigelow, Fall Swing Dance, 8 p.m.; 11/24, Swing Dance—TCJS & TC Swing present: The Wolves Are Back!” featuring the Wolverines Big Band.
  • CJ’s Wine and Coffee Bar (952-949-8744), 600 Market St., Chanhassen. 11/17, Mary Louise Knutson, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
  • Café & Bar Lurcat (612-486-5900), , 1624 Harmon Place (across from Loring Park), Mpls. No live music as of 11/1.
  • Cafe Havana (612-338-8484), 119 Washington Ave. N., Mpls. Music on Fri. and Sat. only. 10/27- 28 & 11/24- 25, Paul Cherba Jazz Quartet; 11/17-18 & 12/15-16, The Urban Jazz Quartet, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m..
  • Cedar Cultural Center (612-338-2674, x102), , 416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 11/8, CandyRat Records presents Don Ross and Michael Manring with special guest Andy McKee, 7:30 p.m., $18 adv./$21 day of show; 11/12, Carolina Chocolate Drops (blues and jazz in the black string band tradition), 7:30 p.m., $10 adv./$12 day of show; 11/19, Guy Davis CD release (country blues master), 7:30 p.m., $15 adv./$18 day of show; 11/22, Asylum Street Spankers (acoustic swing/blues/jazz/novelty band, 7:30 p.m., $15 adv./$18 day of show; 11/24-25, Happy Apple, 8 p.m., $12 adv./$15 day of show.
  • Cherokee Sirloin Room (651-457-2729), 886 Smith Ave. W., St., Paul. Every Sat., Irv Williams, tenor sax; Ron Fosse, bass; and Loren Walstad, guitar, 8-11 p.m.
  • The Clown Lounge at the Turf Club (651-647-0486), 1601 University Ave. St. Paul. Live Jazz Mondays at 10:30 p.m.
  • NEW! Club Jager (612-332-2628), 923 Washington Ave N., Mpls. 11/10, Gypsy Mania Quartet, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
  • Club Underground (612-627-9123), , 355 N.E. Monroe St., Mpls. (under Spring Street Tavern). 11/18, TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” presents Schreyer Banjos in “Masters of the Banjo Plus Bill Evans and Friends,” 2:30 p.m., $10; $7 TCJS members. (See article on page 1.)
  • Coffee Grounds (651-644-9959), , 1579 Hamline, Falcon Heights. Every Mon., Real Book Jazz, 7:45 p.m.
  • Columbia Grounds (612-781-7873), 3301 Central Ave. N.E., Mpls. Every Tues., The Jack Trio, 6-8 p.m.
  • D’Amico Cucina (612-338-2401), , 100 N. 6th St., Butler Square Bldg., Mpls. Every Fri.-Sat., Benny Weinbeck and Gordy Johnson Duo, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
  • NEW! Dakota County Music Café (952-435-2100), 14201 Nicollet Ave S., (I-35W & I- 35E & County Road 42), Burnsville. Live jazz 6:30-10:30 p.m. every Fri. and Sat., no cover. 10/27-28, Vickie Mountain; 11/3, Arne Fogel/Maud Hixson, Tribute to Johnny Mercer; 11/4, Lila Ammons; 11/10, Christine Rosholt quartet; 11/11, Gary Berg Quartet, Tribute to Lee Morgan; 11/17, Connie Evingson; 11/18, Dana Mathew-son and the High Ground Quartet; 11/24, Robi; 11/25, Holly Circle.
  • Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant (612-332-1010), , 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. (Parking at 10th & LaSalle ramp). Live jazz during Happy Hour 4:30-6:30 p.m.: Tues., Travis Anderson; Wed., Cliff Brunzel; Thurs., JoAnn Funk Trio; and Fri., Jazz by Fosse w/ Irv Williams. Late Night series every Fri. & Sat., 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 10/27, Bruce Henry, 8 p.m.; 10/27-28 (late night), Jon Pemberton Quintet; 10/28, Claudia Schmidt with Dean Magraw Quintet, 8- & 10 p.m.; 10/29-30, French singer Mina Agossi, 7 & 9 p.m.; 10/31, "Spooky Songs for Halloween" Maud Hixson and Arne Fogel, vocals, with the Wolverines Trio, 7-11 p.m. (contribution for food shelves will waive cover fee), $5 cover; 11/1, Paul Renz CD Release Party for Beyond Blues; 11/6, Christine Rosholt quintet, 7-10 p.m.; 11/9, Chill 7 CD Release Party for Buzz's Fat Tire; 11/12-13, Bettye Lavette, 7 & 9 p.m., $30/$25; 11/19-21, Dr. John, $50/$40; 11/27-28, Paquito D’Rivera, 7 & 9 p.m., $35/$28.
  • Downtowner Woodfire Grill (651-228-9500), , 253 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Music every Tues.-Thur., 7 p.m. & Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m. Every Mon., Jon de Vaal, 9:30 a.m. Every Tues., vocalist Lila Ammons with Tom West, keyboard, 7-10 p.m. Every Wed. & 11/18, Jeff Kartak, 7 p.m. Every Thur., Taste of Brasil, 7 p.m. Every Fri., Tresa Sauer trio, 8-11 p.m. 11/4, GST; 11/11 & 25, Fuego Flamenco.
  • Duffy’s Saloon, Osseo, MN. Every other Sat., 11/4 & 18, Hot Swing Gumbo (Mike Tenhoff, Mike Abresch, Dave Wilkening & Gregory Beech), 6-9 p.m.
  • Eagles Club (612-729-4469), 2507 E. 25th St., Mpls. 11/3 & 24, Willie Murphy alternate Fridays. Call for schedule.
  • Famous Dave’s BBQ (612-822-9900), 3001 Hennepin Ave. S., (in Calhoun Square), Mpls. 11/4, Willie Murphy and the Angel Headed Hipsters. Call for blues schedule.
  • Fireside Pizza (612-869-4040), 6736 Penn. Ave. S., Richfield. Every Mon. & Wed., Charmin Michelle with Denny Malmberg, 7-9 p.m., no cover.
  • 400 Bar (612-332-2903), Corner of Cedar & Riverside, Mpls. Every Mon., Willie Murphy (R&B & jazz piano and guitar), 7 p.m.
  • Fusion Music Lounge (formerly the French Press Jazz Café) (651-224-2732), , 213 E. 4th St. (4th & Sibley), St. Paul. Live music Tues.-Sat., $5. Every Tues., Sam Kuusisto Band, 9 p.m. Every Thurs., Open Jam Session, 8 p.m. 11/10, Lee Engele Jazz Band.
  • Hat Trick Lounge (651-228-1347), 5th & Robert, St. Paul. Shows are at 9 p.m., $5 cover. 10/28, Dee Miller Band (blues); 11/25, Davina Sowers & the Vagabonds.
  • Ingredients Cafe (651-426-6611), , 4725 Highway 61 N., White Bear Lake. Thurs., Fri. & Sat., jazz and blues.
  • Kitty Cat Klub (612-331-9800), , 14th Ave. S.E. (next to the Loring Pasta Bar in Dinkytown), Mpls. Live music. 10/30, THUD! (Bill Mike, James Buckley, & Gary Waryan), 10 p.m.
  • Kozlak’s Royal Oak (651-484-8484), 4785 Hodgson Rd., Shoreview. Every Sun., Fred Richardson Trio, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Lisa’s Place (952-448-7622), 205 Broadway N., Carver, MN. Every Wed., Eleganzos and guests, 8-11 p.m.
  • Loring Pasta Bar & Cafe (612-378-4849), , 327 14th Ave. S.E., Mpls. Pasta Bar/music, 6 p.m. Every Sun., Manragora Tango. Every Wed. & Thurs., John Devine. Every Fri., James “Cornbread” Harris, 6 p.m. 11/18, Trio Mateo; 11/25, Parisota Hot Club.
  • Mainstreet Bar & Grill (952-938-2400), 814 Main St., Hopkins. Every other Sun., 10/29 (11/5, 1-3 p.m.), 11/19 & 12/3, Mouldy Figs, 4-7 p.m.
  • Matty B’s Supper Club (651-291-0404) , 354 Wabasha St., St. Paul. Music 8 p.m.-12 a.m. 10/28, PizzazzJazz; 10/29, Halloween (costume) Ballroom Time!, dance lesson, 5:15 p.m., Christine Rosholt Quartet, 6-9 p.m., $15 incl. appetizer buffet. 11/3, Jazztronauts; 11/4, Bill Duna Quartet; 11/10, Maud Hixson & The Wolverines; 11/11, Jaca Gereau Quartet; 11/17, Charmin Michelle, 7:30-11:30 p.m.; 11/18, Christine Rosholt Quartet; 11/19, Matty B’s Ballroom Time! featuring Christine Rosholt quintet; 11/24, Jason Weisman Quintet; 11/25, Arne Fogel Quartet.
  • Medina Ballroom (763-478-6661), 500 Hwy. 55, Medina. 10/27, swing dance, Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics, 8 p.m.; 11/10, A Tribute to Nat King Cole, featuring Maurice Jacox, 7:30 p.m., $10/adv.
  • Mill City Café (612-788-6188), 2205 California St., #102, N.E. Mpls. Gypsy/world jazz featuring Glen Helgeson with (10/28) Cody McKinny, (11/4) Reynold Philipsek, (11/11) Jeff Brueske, (11/25), Gary Schulte, 6-9 p.m.
  • Mitch’s Supper Club (651-228-1408), 1305 W. 7th St. (Victoria and West 7th), St. Paul. Every last Tues., 10/31 & 11/28, Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band, 7-10 p.m.
  • Nomad World Pub (612-338-6424), 501 Cedar Ave. S. Mpls. Music at 10 p.m., $4 cover. 11/1, Park Evans Quartet; 11/8, Kelly Rossum Quartet; 11/15, Low Blows; 11/22, Greg Paulus Quartet; 11/29, Volcano Insurance; and Midwestern Standard Time.
  • Norton’s Restaurant (715-792-2464), , W. 7171 135th Ave., Bay City, WI. 11/3, Christine Rosholt, 8-10 p.m.
  • O’Gara’s (651-644-3333), , 163 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. Big band jazz in the Shamrock Room on the second Mon. each month, (11/13, Cedar Ave. Big Band, 9 p.m.), and every Tues. 11/7, Beasley's Big Band w/ featured vocalist Christine Rosholt, 7:30 p.m.; 11/14, Stan Bann Big Band, 8 p.m.; 11/28, Nova Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m.
  • Prior Lake VFW (952-226-6208), 16306 Main Ave., Prior Lake. 11/18, Steamheat (swing music), 8-10 p.m.
  • Red Ginger Asian Bistro (651-784-8800), , 5999 Rice Creek Pkwy., Shoreview (right off Hwy 35-W & Cty. Rd. J). Live jazz and blues every Fri. & Sat., 8-11 p.m., no cover. 11/3, Deanna Lind; 11/7 & 18, Charlie Lucas LIVE!; 11/10, Chill 7; 11/11, Inside Straight Blues Band; 11/17, Groove Magnets; 11/24-25, closed; 11/28, Century College Jazz Combo.
  • Roseville VFW Post 7555 (651-483-5313), 1145 Woodhill Dr., (near Lexington and County Rd. C), Roseville. Every third Tues. of the month, Godfrey Daniel Jazz Band, 6-9 p.m.
  • Rossi’s Steakhouse/Blue Star Jazzroom (612-312-2828), , Metro Building, 80 S. 9th St., Mpls. Music every night, mostly jazz. Happy Hour, 5 p.m. Every Sun., music, 6 p.m. Every Mon., Arne Fogel & Maud Hixson, (Arne Fogel, solo, 11/20), 7:30 p.m. Every Tues., Connie Olson, 7:30 p.m. Every Wed., vocalist Sue Tucker with Tanner Taylor or Chris Lomheim, piano; Keith Boyles, bass; & Mac Santiago, drums, 9 p.m. 10/27 & 11/10-11, Bobby & Ginger Commodore; 10/28, Rhonda Laurie, 9 p.m.; 10/31, Connie Olson, A Tribute to Doris Day, 7 p.m.; 11/1, Amber Yang; 11/2, Alicia Wiley; 11/3-4, Charmin Michelle, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; 11/15-18, Average White Band; 11/24-25, Dan Kusz.
  • Sophia’s (612-379-1111), , Riverplace, 25 Main St. S.E., Mpls. Open Mon.-Sat., music nightly. 11/11, Charmin Michelle with the Jim Bierma Trio, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
  • Tapestry Folkdance Center (612-722-2914), , 3748 Minnehaha, Ave. S., Mpls. Every Thurs., Late Night Swing featuring DJ Terry Gardner, 10 p.m. (lessons 6:30-9:30 p.m.). 11/4, Red Rock Swing Band, 7:30 p.m.
  • Thistles Restaurant (763-504-2541), 4168 W. Broadway., Robbinsdale. Music 5-9 p.m. Every Mon., Tues. & Wed., keyboardist James Cornbread Harris Sr. Every Thurs., David Hamilton. Every Fri. & Sat., Bobbi Miller soloist with David Hamilton.
  • Times Bar & Cafe (612-617-8098), , 201 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls. No cover! Every Sun.: Sunday Jazz Brunch with the Wolverines Trio & guest vocalist Maud Hixson, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (call for reservations); and the Twin Cities Hot Club—Gypsy jazz, 8-11 p.m. Every Mon., Katie Gearty & Tanner Taylor, 8-11 p.m. Every Tues., Singer Showcase hosted by Lori Dokken (7 p.m.); Tribute to the Greats with guest vocalist (8 p.m.). Every Wed., Swingin’ With the Wolves w/ guest vocalist—taped for broadcast on Jazz88 FM 88.5, 8 p.m. Every Thurs., Salsa Del Soul, 9:30 p.m. Music every Fri.-Sat, 9:30 p.m. 10/28, Bruce Henry; 11/3, Jazztronauts; 11/24, Vic Volare and the Volare Lounge Orchestra, 9:30 p.m.
  • The Town House (651-646-7087), 1415 W. University Ave., St. Paul. Music in the North Star Piano Lounge, 9 p.m. Every Thurs., Open Mic with Erin Schwab and Lori Dokken; Fri., Lori Dokken; Sat., Lori Dokken and Judi Donaghy.
  • Trygs (612-920-7777), 3118 West Lake St., Mpls. Every Wed., pianist Tom Hunter w/ guitarist Gunmar, 7-11 p.m. Music Fri., & Sat.
  • Uptown Bar & Café (612-823-4719), 3018 Hennepin Ave. S. Mpls. Live music Wed. & Thur.
  • Varsity Theater (612-604-0222), 1308 4th St. S.E., Dinkytown, Mpls. Every second Sun., Charanga Tropical, 9:30 p.m., $7.
  • Vic’s (612-312-2000), , 201 Main St. S.E. (St. Anthony Main), Mpls. Live music every Fri. and Sat., often jazz or blues, 10:30 p.m. 11/3, Gypsy Mania Trio featuring Glen Helgeson, Reynold Philipsek and Gary Schulte, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.; 11/4, Ginger and Bobby Commodore; 11/11, T. Mycheal Rambo.
  • Wabasha Caves (651-224-1191), , 215 S. Wabasha, St. Paul. Swing band and dancing every Thurs., 7-10 p.m., $7, free dance lessons, 6:15 p.m. 11/2, Moonlight Serenaders; 11/9, Minnesota Jazz Orchestra; 11/16, Beasley’s Big Band w/ featured vocalist Christine Rosholt; 11/24, Swing beat Big Band; 11/30, tba.
  • Wilde Roast Café (612-331-4555), 518 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls. Every Wed., Smitty’s Jazz duo, piano and bass, 7:30 p.m.
  • Zander Cafe (651-222-5224), 522 Selby, St. Paul. JoAnn Funk, piano/vocals, 7:30-10:30 p.m.


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