Kenny Garrett © Andrea Canter

Jazz Under $10

Artists Quarter (408 St Peter Street, St Paul; www.artistsquarter.com)

All at 9 pm, $4. See website for full calendar, music at least six nights per week.

• Tuesdays, The Tuesday Night Band (B-3 Organ Night)
• June 6, Brad Bellows/Dave Graf Quintet with special guest Lucia Newell
• June 7, Laura Caviani Trio
• June 13,Chris Olson/Pete Whitman/Terry Burns/Dave Schmalenberger
• June 14, Phil Hey Quartet
• June 20, Lucia Newell Quartet
• June 21, Tanner Taylor Trio
• June 27, Carole Martin Quartet
• June 28, Dean Granros Trio

Café Maud (5411 Penn Av South, Minneapolis; www.cafemaud.com)

New dining spot in the old Connors Bakery space, no cover

Bryan Nichols © Andrea Canter

• June 13, Bryan Nichols (7 pm)
• June 15, Michael Lewis, JT Bates & James Buckley (9 pm-midnight)
• June 29, Katie Gearty & Brian Ziemniak (9 pm- Midnight)

Crave (Galleria, Edina; www.cravemn.com)

New venue in a relatively new restaurant, offering Friday night jazz from 9:30 pm-12:30 am. No cover.

• June 1, Laura Caviani & Judi Donaghy
• June 8, Laura Caviani & Lucia Newell
• June 15, Laura Caviani & Maud Hixson
• June 22, Laura Caviani & Prudence Johnson
• June 29, Joan Griffith & Lucia Newell

Dakota County Music Café (14201 Nicollet Avenue South, Burnsville,
952-435-6624). Music every Friday and Saturday night, 7-11 pm, no cover.

• June 8, Christine Rosholt
• June 9, Maud Hixson & the Wolverines Quartet
• June 29-30, Paula Lammers & Reeves Carey

Dakota Jazz Club (1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis; www.dakotacooks.com)

Peter Schimke © Andrea Canter

• June 3, Yolanda Bruce & Bruce Henry
• June 4, Laura Caviani Trio
• June 5, Christine Rosholt
• June 6, Paul Renz
• June 12, Jeanne & Patty Peterson
• June 14, Brian Grivna & Dave Karr
• June 27, Peter Schimke Trio

Lake Harriet Bandshell (Lake Harriet Parkway, northwest corner of Lake Harriet, Minneapolis)

Free music every night in June—7:30 Monday-Saturday; 2 & 5:30 pm on Sunday. See full calendar at:

http://www.minneapolisparks.org/documents/activities/concerts/lake_harriet.pdf

• June 16, Twin Cities Hot Club (7:30 pm)
• June 17, Ticket to Brasil (5:30 pm)
• June 26, Bend in the River Big Band (7:30 pm)
• June 27, Kairos Dance Theater with Irv Williams (7:30 pm)

Palm Court Restaurant (2424 Central NE, Minneapolis, www.palmctmpls.com)

• June 16, Thomas Bruce

Rossi’s Blue Star Room (80 S. 9^th Street, Minneapolis; www.bluestarjazz.com)

Cover $3. Music every night. See full calendar online.

• June 5-7, Charmin Michelle (7:30-11:30 pm)
• June 13 & 26, Connie Olson & Mary Louise Knutson (7:30-11:30 pm)
• June 28, Sophia Shorai (7:30-11:30 pm)
• June 30, Katie Gearty with Jason Craft & Graydon Peterson (9 pm- 1 am)

The Times (201 E Hennepin, Minneapolis; www.timesbarandcafe.com)

No cover. Music every night plus Sunday brunch. See full calendar online.

Yolande Bruce © Ancrea Canter

• Sunday Jazz Brunch: Sue Tucker & the Wolverines, June 3, 17, 24 (10 am – 2 pm)
• Sunday nights, Gypsy Jazz with the Twin Cities Hot Club (8:30 -11 pm)
• Mondays, “Martini Mondays” with Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs (7-11 pm)
• Tuesdays, Singer Showcase and Tribute to Jazz Giants, hosted by Lori Dokken (7-11 pm)
• Wednesdays, Katie Gearty & The Wolverines (8:30 pm)
• Thursdays, Latin Night with Salsa del Soul (9:30 pm-12:30 am)
• June 16, Yolanda Bruce (9:30 pm-12:30 am)
• June 22, Atlantis Quarter (9:30 pm-12:30 am)
• June 23, Sue Tucker & the Rick Carlson Trio (9:30 pm- 12:30 am)
• June 29, Jeff King Quartet (9:30 pm- 12:30 am)
• June 30, CD Release Party, Erin Schwab (9:30 pm-12:30 am)

Twin Cities Jazz Festival (Mears Park, St Paul; Peavey Plaza and Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis)

It’s the annual festival spread across the metro, from Lowertown St Paul to downtown Minneapolis. No charge for any of these mostly outdoor events. See full schedule and details on the festival website at www.hotsummerjazz.com

June 22, 6:30-10 pm, Mears Park (St. Paul):

• 6:30 pm, Irv Williams Quartet (Jon Weber, Gordy Johnson, Kenny Horst)
• 8:30 pm, Kenny Garrett Quartet

June 23, Noon-10 pm, Mears Park (St Paul):

Chuchito Valdés

• Noon, Walker West Ensembles
• 1:30 pm, Nova Jazz Orchestra
• 3:00 pm, Connie Evingson
• 4:30 pm, Jon Weber Trio (Gordy Johnson, Miguel Hurtado)
• 6:30 pm, Salsa del Soul
• 8:30 pm, Chuchito Valdes

June 29, 4:30 -10 pm, Peavey Plaza, Minneapolis:

• 4:30 pm, Ginger Commodore Quartet
• 6:00 pm, Dan Kusz with Ronny Loew
• 7:30 pm, Grace Kelly
• 9:00 pm, Barbara Morrison

June 30, 2-10 pm, Peavy Plaza, Minneapolis:

• 2:00 pm, Bill Crutcher
• 3:30 pm, Minneapolis Institute for Talented Youth Band (MITY)
• 5:15 pm, US Air Force Jazz Notables
• 7:00 pm, Paul Stubblefield and Alex Han
• 9:00 pm, Charmaine Neville

June 30, Noon-5 pm, Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education Student Stage, 10^th and Nicollet

July1, 2-6 pm, Peavy Plaza, Minneapolis:

• 2:00 pm, Triplicate
• 3:30 pm, Charanga Tropicale
• 5:00 pm, Nachito Herrera

July 1, Noon-5 pm, Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education Student Stage, 10^th and Nicollet

July 1, 10:30 am-3:30 pm, Singers Showcase, Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Mall

Best Bets, $12 or less

• June 7, Kendra Shank at the Dakota Jazz Club, 9 pm ($12) (earlier set $15)

• June 8-9, Dave Karr Quartet at the Artists Quarter, 9 pm ($10)

• June 8-9, Ginger Commodore Quartet at the Dakota Jazz Club, 8 pm ($10)

• June 22-23, Jon Weber Trio (and festival guests) at the Artists Quarter, 9 pm ($10)

• June 22, Connie Evingson at the Dakota Jazz Club, 8 pm ($10)

• June 23, Bruce Henry at the Dakota Jazz Club, 8 pm ($10)

• June 29-30, Dean Magraw Trio at the Artists Quarter, 9 pm ($10)

Best Bets, Any Price

Lee Konitz © Howard A. Gitelson

• June 15-17, Lee Konitz at the Artists Quarter, 8:30 & 10:30 pm ($20, reservations recommended)

• June 17-19, Hiromi at the Dakota Jazz Club, 7 & 9 pm ($25/$15, reservations recommended)

• June 25-26, United Trombone Summit (Slide Hampton, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon) at the Dakota Jazz Club, 7 & 9 pm ($35/$20, reservations recommended)

• June 28, Delfeayo and Branford Marsalis, Tribute to Ellington at Orchestra Hall, 7:30 pm, $45/$65

For full jazz calendar for the Twin Cities, visit the Twin Cities page of Jazz Police!!

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