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• 4/1: John Scofield, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/3: Roseville Big Band, Edinbourough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina, 7 p.m., free.
• 4/5: Harry Connick, Jr. and his big band, Orpheum Theatre, Mpls., 8 p.m., $73-$40. Tickets on sale at State & Orpheum Theatres and Ticketmaster.
• 4/5: The Jazz Vocalists, MacPhail Center for Music, 1128 LaSalle Ave., Mpls., 7 p.m program; 8 p.m., Connie Evingson. A part of the Minneapolis Public Library & MacPhail Center for Music : "Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form." FFI, see article in Jazz Notes, March 2007.
• 4/6: The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble, The West Bank School of Music, 1813 South 6th St., Mpls., 8 p.m., $5, (612) 333-6651.
• 4/6-7: Happy Apple, *Artists' Quarter.
• 4/6-7: Rachel Z, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/7: Grand Big Band w/ Vocalist Chad Magnuson 8:00pm Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, (952)985-4640

• 4/8: Singer/pianist Marcia Ball, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/10: Bend in the River Big Band, Edin-bourough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina, 7 p.m., free.
• 4/10-11: Tymoneal featuring Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger (soul-infused jazz), *Rossi's BlueStar Room.
• 4/10-12: Singer, pianist/composerTony Desare, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/12: 41st Annual UWRF Commissioned Composer featuring the music of jazz pianist/composer Lars Jansson (Sweden), Abbott Concert Hall, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI, 7:30 p.m., free, (715) 425-3183.
• 4/12: Triplicate, Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 9:45-10:30 a.m., free.
• 4/13-14: Dean Magraw CD Release Party, *Artists' Quarter.
• 4/13: Saint Cloud State University Faculty Jazz Quintet, Radisson Suite Hotel, 404 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN, 7:30-10:30 p.m., free, (320) 654-1661.
• 4/14: "AfricaNOW: Currents of a Continent," features 8-piece Gangbé Brass Band (from Benin, Africa) with sounds of American jazz to Cuban mambo and New Orleans marching bands, co-presented by the Walker Art Center, *Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls., 8 p.m. (opening by the Jack Brass Band, 7:15 p.m.), $22 advance; $25 day of show. www.walkerart.org.
• 4/14: Jazz Arts Group of Fargo - Moorhead Big Band concert, Fargo Theatre 8 p.m.
• 4/14: Clearwater Hot Club Trio, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center 24 N. Main, New York Mills, MN, 8-10 p.m.
• 4/15: Jeff King Quartet As the Sun CD Release Party, *Times Bar & Café.
• 4/17: Brazilian singer/songwriter CéU (Afro-beat, soul and electro-jazz), *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/19: The Kennedy Jazz Bands and the Kennedy Percussion Group are hosting Seven Steps to Havana (Doug Little's group) at the Kennedy Auditorium. This will be a night of Latin music that audience members of all ages will enjoy. The show starts at 7:00 and will cost $10 for adults, $5 for students and sseniors.
• 4/19: Swedish piano trio, E.S.T., *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/20-21: Jaleel Shaw Group, *Artists' Quarter.
• 4/20-22: BeBop and Beyond: Loft Jazz at the Northern Warehouse, 308 Prince St., with saxophonist Jim Marentic and the Coltrane Connection as part of the St. Paul Lowertown Art Crawl. Limited seating. FFI, (651) 224-4951.
• 4/21: Café Accordion Orchestra, St Croix Festival Theatre, 210 N Washington St., St. Croix Falls, WI, 7:30 p.m., (715) 483-3387 toll-free: 888-887-6002, www.festivaltheatre.org.
• 4/21: The Swing Era, Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 1 p.m. program, 2 p.m., Dean Brewington Quartet. A part of the Minneapolis Public Library & MacPhail Center for Music : "Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form." FFI, see article in Jazz Notes, March 2007.
• 4/22: The Random, "Jazz at Central Park," Central Park Indoor Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Pl., Woodbury, 2 p.m., free.
• 4/22: Spring Jazz Concert featuring the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Jazz Ensembles I & II and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Cartwright Center, Valhalla, 1741 State St. (corner of State and Campbell Rd.), La Crosse, WI, 3 p.m..
• 4/22: Upper Mississippi Jazz Band (dixieland jazz), Phipps Center for the Arts, 109 Locust St., Afton, WI, 7 p.m., $21, (715) 386-2305; www.thephipps.org.
• 4/22: Somewhat Dixieland Band featuring vocalist Lee Engele, Edinbourough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina, 7 p.m., free.
• 4/23: Southern Minnesota's Real Big Band, Mankato Fitzgerald Middle School (507) 388-9344, 110 N. 5th St., Mankato, MN, 8 p.m.
• 4/24: Northwestern College Jazz Ensemble & Chamber Jazz Singers, Maranatha Hall, Northwestern College, 3033 Snelling Ave., St. Paul, 7:30 p.m., free.
• 4/25: Konono #1 (from Africa), *Cedar Cultural Center.
• 4/26: "Jazz in St. Anthony Park" and the TCJS "Jazz from J to Z" concert series presents jazz ensembles from the Murray Jr. High School, directed by Vicci Johnson; Como Park High School, directed by Joe Tucker; and Century College, directed by Larry Neumann, in a fund-raiser for the MJHS Music Department, Murray Jr. High School, 2200 Buford Ave., St. Paul, 7 p.m., $10; $7, TCJS members and $5, students, free parking. (See article on page 1.)
• 4/26: Snowblind CD Release, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/27: St. Olaf Jazz Ensemble I with trombonist Michael Nelson, directed by Laura Caviani, The Pause at Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 8:15 p.m., free.
• 4/27: Saint Mary's University Alumni Invitational Jazz Concert, Page Theatre, Winona, MN, 7:30 p.m., featuring SMU's Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo I with special alumni solists in celebration of Dr. John Paulson's 25 year tenure directing the jazz groups at SMU. FFI/tickets, call (507) 457-1715; wwww.pagetheatre. org; e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• 4/27-29: Jim Rotondi, * Artists' Quarter.
• 4/28: Rhythm and Brass with the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band, Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing, MN, 7 p.m., $14; and $7, students, 1-800-899-5759.
• 4/28: Hopkins Center for the Arts, "Jazz at the Center" and the TCJS "Jazz from J to Z" present the Barbary Coast Dixieland Band, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Inc., 1111 Mainstreet, Hop-kins, 7:30 p.m., $24; $19, TCJS members & seniors, (952) 979-1111. Free parking.
  
• 4/28-29: Sara Gazarek, *Rossi's BlueStar Room.
• 4/29: Micheal Lane, author of The Wisdom of Yawdy Rum© will read from his book, backed by the Mouldy Figs, *Mainstreet Bar & Grill.
• 4/29: "Banjomania," a fund-raiser featuring the Schreyer Banjos band and films by movie historian Bob DeFlores on Eddie Peabody and other banjo players from the 1920s, Heights Theater, 3951 Central Ave. N.E., Columbia Heights, 2 p.m., $10, (763) 788-9079.
• 4/29: St. Olaf Jazz Ensembles II and III, directed by Laura Caviani, The Pause at Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 8:15 p.m., free.
• 4/29: Jazz Masters Irv Williams, Jeanne Peterson, Herbie Lewis and George Avaloz, Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/30-5/2: Ahmad Jamal, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 4/MAY
• May 4: TCJS "Jazz from J to Z" features the Twin Cities Hot Club (Gypsy jazz) in "Swing from Paris," a concert & dance, Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall, 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington, 8 p.m. (Free dance lessons by Cindy & Terry Garner from TC Swing, 7 p.m.) Tickets at the door, $10; $7, TCJS, TC Swing, & MN Lindy members. Free parking. www.tcjs.org.
• May 4: Saint Cloud State University Faculty Jazz Quintet, Radisson Suite Hotel, 404 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN, 7:30-10:30 p.m., free, (320) 654-1661.
• May 4-5: The Out to Lunch Quintet, at the Artists' Quarter, ST Paul
• May 6-7: Karrin Allyson, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• May 15: Branford Marsalis, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• May 25-27: Eric Alexander, The Artists' Quarter.
  

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