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January 2007 Live Jazz in the Twin Cities |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 30 December 2006 |
 Matt Wilson © Andrea Canter
1/21: Minneapolis Police Swing Band, Edinborough Park,
Edina, 7 p.m.
1/26: George Mauer Group, Lakeville Area Arts Center,
20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, 7:30 p.m., $18, (952) 985-4640.
1/26-27: "Linda Eder: At Her Best" with the Minnesota
Orchestra,
Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 8 p.m. $20.25-$49.25, (612) 371-5642,
minnesotaorchestra.org.
1/26-27: Andrés Prado, Artists' Quarter.
1/27: 10th Anniversary of the Waseca Jazz Festival
presenting high
school and middle school non-competitive performances with guest
artists/clinicians, the Hornheads, and featuring WHS Jazz I, and the
Southern MN Real Big Band, Waseca High School, 1717 2nd St. N.W.,
Waseca, MN, 7 p.m., $6., FFI, contact Deron M. Jimmerson (507)
837-5560 (school office).
1/27: Cliff Brunzell and the Golden Strings, Phipps
Center for the
Arts, 109 Locust St., Hudson, WI, 2 p.m., $20; $13 students, (715)
386-2305.
1/27: Jazz Arts Group to feature trombonist Andy
Martin, Historic Fargo Theatre, (218) 236-0421 or visit www.jazzartsfm.com .
1/27-28: Century Jazz Ensemble and bari saxophonist
Gary Smulyan from
NYC, Century College Jazz Festival, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear
Lake, 1/27, 8 p.m. and 1/28, 3 p.m. For tickets, call (651)
779-3942.
1/28: Madison Jazz Society presents the Chuck Hedges
Milwaukee
Connection, Coliseum Bar, 232 E Olin Ave, Madison, WI, 2-5 p.m. FFI,
visit www.madisonjazz.com.
1/30-31: Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts, Dakota Jazz
Club.
2/2: Gypsy Jazz featuring the Clearwater Hot
Club, Performing Arts
Center for the International School of Minnesota, 6385 Beach Rd., Eden
Prairie, one block east of 494 and Crosstown Blvd. (62), 7:30 p.m.,
$20, $12/students, (952) 918-1871.
2/3: JazzMN Big Band with saxophonist Tommy
Peterson from L.A.
and guest vocalist Patty Peterson, Hopkins High School Performing Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m., $24-$26 ($24-$22/adv.), $16, students
($10/adv.), (651) 209-6689.
Jazz Club Listings follow:
- Acadia Cafe (612-874-8702), acadiacafe.com,
1931 Nicollet Ave.
S., Mpls. Every Tues., improv. & experimentation—some jazz.
- Amore Coffee (651-222-6770), 917 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Every
other Sun., Polson and Solberg jazz duo, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Arnellia's (651-642-5975), arnellias.com,
1183 University Ave., St. Paul. Every Fri., Sat. & Sun., R&B
and blues.
- Artists' Quarter (651-292-1359), artistsquarter.com, 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. Every Tues., B-3 Organ Night w/
The Tuesday Night Band, featuring Downtown Bill Brown (B-3), Kenny
Horst (drums), Gary Berg (sax), & Billy Franze (guitar), 9 p.m.,
$4. Every Wed., How Birds Work, 9 p.m., $4. Jazz Thur. thru Sat.,
usually 9 p.m., $4-$10 cover. 12/27, Brian Grivna Quartet; 12/28, Phil
Hey Quartet; 12/31, Carole Martin, Irv Williams & Friends—New
Year's Eve Party!, 9 p.m., $28; 1/4, Twin Cities Hot Club; 1/5-6,
Debbie Duncan; 1/12-14, Happy Apple, $12 (1/14, 8 p.m.); 1/18, Phil Hey
Quartet; 1/19-20, Pete Whitman's X-tet, $12; 1/26-27, Andrés
Prado.
- Auriga (612-841-0777), 1930 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. Every Fri.,
vocalist Vicky Mountain with guitarist James Allen, 10 p.m.-midnight.
- Bennett's Chop and Railhouse (formerly Mitch's Supper Club)
(651-228-1408), 1305 W. 7th St. (Victoria and West 7th), St. Paul.
Every last Tues., 1/30, Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band, 7-10 p.m.
- Birchwood Cafe (612-722-4474), 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls.
Alternating on
every other Wed., John Devine (1/8 & 22) and Scott Mateo Davies
(1/15 & 29), 5:30-9 p.m.
- Bloomington Knights of Columbus (952-888-1492), 1114 American
Blvd.,
Bloomington. 1/12, swing dance w/ the Classic Big Band & the
Nostalgics, 8 p.m.
- Cafe Havana (612-338-8484), 119 Washington Ave. N., Mpls. Music
on Fri. and Sat. only. 1/5-6, The Urban Jazz Quartet.
- Cedar Cultural Center (612-338-2674, x102), thecedar.org/,
416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 1/12, Café Accordion Orchestra (dance),
8 p.m.; 1/20, New Riverside Ramblers; 1/27, The Klezmatics.
- Cherokee Sirloin Room (651-457-2729), 886 Smith Ave. W., St.,
Paul.
Every Sat., Irv Williams, Ron Fosse & Loren Walstad, 8-11 p.m.
- The Clown Lounge at the Turf Club (651-647-0486), 1601 University
Ave. St. Paul. Live Jazz Mondays, 10:30 p.m.
- CJ's Coffee and Wine Bar (952-949-8744), cjscoffeeandwine.com,
Market Street Station, 600 Market St., Ste. 170, Chanhassen.
1/12, Mary Louise Knutson, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
- Club Jager (612-332-2628), 923 Washington Ave. N., Mpls. 12/29,
Gypsy Mania Quartet, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
- Coffee Grounds (651-644-9959), thecoffeegrounds.net, 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), damico. com, 100 N. 6th
St.,
Butler Square Bldg., Mpls. Every Fri.-Sat., Benny Weinbeck and Gordy
Johnson Duo, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
- 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. 12/29, Twin Cities Hot Club; 12/30,
vocalists Paula Lammers & Reeves Cary; 12/31, Jazz Etc, 9 p.m.- 1
a.m.; 1/19, Christine Rosholt Quartet; 2/3, Maud Hixson & Arne
Fogel with the "Fred Astaire Songbook," 7 p.m.
- Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant (612-332-1010), dakotacooks.com, 1010
Nicollet Mall, Mpls. (Parking at 10th
& LaSalle ramp). Live jazz during Happy Hour 4:30-6:30 p.m.: Tues.,
Travis And-erson; 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. 12/26-28, The Bad Plus, 7:30 & 10 p.m.
($35/$30); 12/29-30, Nachito Herrara; 12/29 (late night), Tanner
Taylor, Mike Cramer, Jay Epstein, 11:30 p.m.; 12/31, Annual New Year's
Celebration with Bruce A. Henry and more!; 1/3-4 IRMA THOMAS; 1/8 Diane
Delin & Dennis Luxion Duo AND Moutin Reunion Quartet; 1/9-10,
Delfeayo Marsalis;
1/13 Matt Haimovitz; 1/14 CJ Chenier Zydeco; 25-26 Susan Werner
& Spencer DayY; 1/30-31, Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts; 1/31
Laura Caviani Trio.
- Downtowner Woodfire Grill (651-228-9500), downtownerwoodfire.com,
253 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Music every Fri. & Sat. Every Fri., Tresa
Sauer trio, 8-11 p.m.
- Duffy's
Saloon, Osseo, MN. Every other Sat., 12/30, 1/13 & 27, Jazz Tones
(w/ Mike Tenhoff, Mike Abresch, Dave Wilkening & Gregory Beech),
6-9 p.m.
- Eagles Club (612-729-4469), 2507 E. 25th St., Mpls. Willie Murphy
every
alternate Friday.12/31, Willie Murphy and the Angel Headed Hipsters,
$12/$15; 1/28, Rockin' Pinecones, 8-10:30 p.m.
- Famous Dave's BBQ (612-822-9900), 3001 Hennepin Ave. S., (in
Calhoun Square), Mpls. Call for blues schedule.
- Fireside Pizza (612-869-4040), 6736 Penn. Ave. S., Richfield.
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 (651-224-2732), fpjazz@ yahoo.com,
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.
- Hat Trick Lounge (651-228-1347), 134 East 5th St., St. Paul.
Shows at 9
p.m. 1/4, Atomic Martini with guitarist Zacc Harris and friends; 1/12
Rennieworks, led by trumpeter Jerry Shelton; 1/13, Blues from Nikki
Matteson and Rich Rue.
- Ingredients Cafe (651-426-6611), ingredientscafe.com,
4725 Highway 61 N., White Bear Lake. Thurs., Fri. & Sat., jazz and
blues.
- 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), loringcafe.com, 327 14th
Ave. S.E., Mpls. Pasta Bar/music, 6 p.m. Every Sun., Mandragora Tango.
Every Wed. & Thurs., John Devine. Every Fri., James
"Cornbread"
Harris, 6 p.m. 12/30, Loe & the Nastys; 1/6 & 19, Parisota Hot
Club; 1/27, Trio Mateo
- Mainstreet Bar & Grill (952-938-2400), 814 Main St., Hopkins.
12/31, Mouldy Figs Early New Year's Eve Party, 3-6 p.m. Every other
Sun. (1/7, 21 & 2/4), Mouldy Figs, 4-7 p.m.
- Matty B's Supper Club (651-291-0404) mat tybs.com,
354 Wabasha St., St. Paul. Live music every Fri. & Sat., 8
p.m.-12
a.m. (no cover, unless noted). 12/29, Jazztronauts; 12/31, New
Year's
Eve with Arne Fogel Quartet, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (open until 2 a.m.),
fixed price menu or $15; 1/5, Christine Rosholt; 1/6, Jason Weisman
Quintet; 1/12, Jaca Gereau Quartet; 1/14, It's Matty B's ballroom time
with Bill Duna Quartet (swing, ballroom, Latin/ beginners' lesson, 5:15
p.m.; dancing 6-9 p.m.), $15; 1/20, Pizzazz Jazz with Joe Swierczek;
1/26, Steve Clark and the Working Stiffs; 1/27, Bill Duna Quartet.
- Medina Ballroom (763-478-6661), medinaentertainment.com,
500 Hwy. 55, Medina. 12/31, Powerhouse (soul, disco, rock, R&B,
& swing), 8:30 p.m. show, $15/adv. or $20/door.
- Mill City Café (612-788-6188), millcitycafe.com,
2205 California St., #102, N.E. Mpls. Every Sat., Gypsy/world
jazz featuring Glen Helgeson and guest, 6-9 p.m.: 1/6 & 20, Cody
McKinny; 1/27, Gypsy Mania Trio.
- Mitch's Supper Club—See Bennett's Chop and Railhouse.
- Nochee Restaurant (612-344-7000), nochee.com,
500 Washington Ave. S., Mpls. 12/31, New Year's Eve with the Jazz Tones
(w/ Mike Tenhoff, Mike Abresch, Dave Wilkening & Gregory Beech),
7-10 p.m.
- Nomad World Pub (612-338-6424), 501 Cedar Ave. S. Mpls.
Music at 9
p.m. (21+). Every Wed., Nomad Jazz Series: 1/17, Zach Mangan (Boston) +
Matan Chanpnitzky (Israel) + James Buckley (Mpls.), free.
- Norton's Restaurant (715-792-2464), thenortonsrestaurant.com,
W. 7171 135th Ave., Bay City, WI. 1/26, Christine Rosholt Trio, 8-10
p.m.
- O'Gara's (651-644-3333), ogaras.com,
163 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. Big band jazz in the Shamrock Room on
the second Mon. each month, (1/8, Cedar Ave. Big Band, 9 p.m.),
and
every Tues.: 1/2, Beasley's Big Band, 7:30 p.m.; 1/9, Stan Bann Big
Band, 8 p.m.; 1/23, Nova Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m.; 1/30, River City
Orchestra, 8 p.m.
- Prior Lake VFW (952-226-6208), 16306 Main Ave., Prior Lake.
- Red Ginger Asian Bistro (651-784-8800), redgingerasianbistro.com,
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. 12/29,
Charmin & Shapira with Friends; 12/30, Pete Kavanaugh Group; 1/4,
Deanna Lind; 1/6 & 20, Charlie Lucas LIVE!; 1/12, Snowblind; 1/13,
Chill 7; 1/19, Dorothy Doring; 1/26, State Champs; 2/2, Bellatrex.
- 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), bluestarjazz.com,
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., Sue Tucker,
Rick Carlson & Steve Pikal, 7:30 p.m. Every Tues., Connie Olson's
Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Every Wed., vocalist Maud Hixson trio, 7:30 p.m.
12/28, Charmin Michelle Quartet, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.; 12/29-30, Bobby
Commodore featuring Yolande Bruce, 9 p.m.; 12/30, Connie Olson with
Mary Louise Knutson, Graydon Peterson and Jay Epstein, 5:30-9:30 p.m.;
12/31, Connie Olson featuring Rick Cornish on guitar, bassist Terry
Burns, and drummer Jay Epsten, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; 12/31, Reuben Ristrom
with Bobby Commodore, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.; 1/1, Arne Fogel, 5:30 -9:30
p.m.1/13, Christine Rosholt Quartet, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
- Santorini Restaurant (952-546-6722), 9920 Wayzata Blvd., St.
Louis Park. Every Tues., Dan Ristrom and Friends.
- South St. Paul VFW (651-455-1505), 111 S Concord Exchange S., S.
St.
Paul. River City Jazz Orchestra will appear every second Tues. of the
month: 1/9, 2/13 & 3/13, 7-10 p.m.
- Tapestry Folkdance Center (612-722-2914), tapestryfolkdance.org,
3748 Minnehaha, Ave. S., Mpls. Every Thurs., Late Night Swing featuring
DJ Terry Gardner, 10 p.m. (lessons 6:30-9:30 p.m.). 1/6, Beasley's Big
Band with featured vocalist Chirstine Rosholt, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.,
$10.
- 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.
- 318 (952-401-7902), three-eighteen.com,
318 Water St., Excelsior. 1/11, Robert Huntley trio, 7:30-10 p.m., $6.
- Times Bar & Café (612-617-8098), timesbarandcafe.com,
201 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls. No cover! Every Sun.: Sunday Jazz Brunch
with the Wolverines Trio & guest vocalist, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (call for
reservations); and the Twin Cities Hot Club—Gypsy jazz, 8-11 p.m. Every
Mon. (1/1, closed), 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—taped for broadcast on Jazz88 FM 88.5, 8 p.m.: 12/27, with Doug
Haining. Every Thurs., Salsa Del Soul, 9:30 p.m. Music every Fri.-Sat,
9:30 p.m. 12/29, Mary Louise Knutson; 12/30,Latin Jazz with Vivianna
& Shai; 12/31, The Twin Cities Hot Club with Erin Schwab—New Year's
Eve; 1/2, Debbie Duncan; 1/5, Vic Volare & the Volare Lounge
Orchestra; 1/6, The Sam Kuusisto Band; 1/9, Singer Showcase with Kevin
Flam (7 p.m.); Patty Peterson & Lori Dokken – Tribute to Tony
Bennett (8 p.m.); 1/12, Mick Sterling; 1/16, Singer
Showcase with Ann
Potter (7 p.m.); Debbie Duncan & Lori Dokken – Tribute to Nina
Simone (8 p.m.); 1/19, Mark Stillman & Francine Roche; 1/20, Tanner
Taylor Trio with Katie Gearty; 1/23, Singer Showcase with Kelly Nicole
"unplugged" (7 p.m.); Erin Schwab & Lori Dokken – Tribute to Peggy
Lee (8 p.m.); 1/26, Davina & the Vagabonds; 1/27, Shai &
Vivianna; 1/30, Singer Showcase Maryann Sullivan (7 p.m.); Rachel
Holder & Lori Dokken – Tribute to the Gershwins (8 p.m.); 2/3,
Donohue, Newton & Raynor.
- 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), vicsdining.com,
201 Main St. S.E. (St. Anthony Main), Mpls. Live music every Fri. and
Sat., often jazz or blues, 10:30 p.m.
- Wabasha Caves (651-224-1191), wabashastreetcaves.com,
215 S. Wabasha, St. Paul. Swing band and dancing every Thurs., 7-10
p.m., $7 (free dance lessons, 6:15 p.m.). 12/28, Swing Beat Big Band;
1/4, Moonlight Serenaders; 1/11, Minnesota Jazz Orchestra; (Fri.) 1/12,
Jerry O'Hagen Orchestra, 7 p.m.; 1/18, Beasley's Big Band with featured
vocalist Christine Rosholt; 1/25, Swing Beat Big Band.
- 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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