Jazz Vocalists of MN at the AQ©Andrea Canter

Winter weather notwithstanding, it will be a hot month for vocal jazz in the Twin Cities. And one reason will be the winter edition of the Singers’ Showcase, featuring members of the Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota on stage at the Artists Quarter in St. Paul on February 10th (7-10:30 pm). An organization dedicated to promoting vocal jazz among performers, students, and the general public, JVM will present a revue of love songs (and other songs with love-related themes) to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day. Scheduled singers include Vicky Mountain, Lucia Newell, Dorothy Doring, Connie Dussl, Lee Engele, Nancy Harms, Rhonda Laurie, Gregg Marquardt, Jackie Moen, Karen Quiroz-Bly and Chris With; there may be some additional voices as well. The singers will be backed by a prime rhythm section, Phil Aaron (piano), Graydon Peterson (bass) and Jay Epstein (drums). And mark your calendars now for the KBEM Winter Jazz Festival, to be held this year at the new MacPhail Center for Music on March 2nd. The JVM will present a showcase throughout the day (Noon  - 8 pm) in the Gary Sipes Performance Space on the main level of MacPhail. 

Member gigs this month: 

Dorothy Doring

• February 2, 3 -7 pm at Club Saratoga (Duluth)
• February 10 (7-10:30 pm), JVM Singers’ Showcase at the Artists Quarter (St. Paul)
• February 15, 8:30-11:30 pm  with the Laura Caviani Trio at Crave (Galleria, Edina)
• February 19, 7-8 pm,  Indoor Concert Series at Blaine City Hall (Blaine)
• February 29, 7:30-10:30 pm at Jensen's Supper Club (Eagan) 
  

Lee Engele

• February  10 (7-10:30 pm), JVM Singers’ Showcase at the Artists Quarter (St. Paul)
• February 17, 7 pm with the Somewhat Dixieland Band at Edinborough Park (Edina)

Arne Fogel

• February 11, 7-11 pm, “Frank, Bing and More” at the Dakota (Minneapolis)

Katie Gearty

• February 2, 9:30 pm – 12:30 am with Phil Aaron, Adam Linz & JT Bates at the Times (Minneapolis)
• February 12, 19, 26, 9:30 pm – 1:30 am with the Park Evans Trio at Nye’s Polonaise Room (Minneapolis)
• February 6, 7-11 pm with Benny Wienbeck , Adam Linz & Greg Schutte at the Dakota (Minneapolis)
• February 19-20, 5:30 -9:30 pm at Rossi’s (Minneapolis)

Nancy Harms

• February 10, 7-10:30 pm, JVM Singers’ Showcase at the Artists Quarter (St. Paul)
• February 20, 9:40-11:05 pm with the Nancy Harms Trio at the Fine Line Music Café (Minneapolis)
• February 21, 5:30-9:30 pm with Rick Carlson at Rossi's (Minneapolis)

Bruce Henry

• February 2, 7:30 pm, with the Twin Cities Women’s Choir production, “I Am Beautiful, America” at Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul)
• February 9, 2-3:30 pm, host of MN 150 Family Matinee, featuring Irv Williams, Beth Gilleland, School of Rock’s “Road Crew,” and Dean McGraw at the Minnesota History Center (St. Paul).
• February 15-16,  8-11 pm at the Dakota (Minneapolis)

Maud Hixson

• February 2, 7-10 pm with Rick Carlson at Sage Wine Bar (Mendota Heights)
• February 8, 8 pm- Midnight with the Twin Cities Hot Club at the Dakota County Music Cafe 
  (Burnsville)
• February 9, 8 pm – Midnight, with Rick Carlson, Gary Raynor, Dick Bortolussi and Dave Karr at the Dakota County Music Café (Burnsville)
• February 14, 9 pm – 1 am, Valentine’s Day with Rick Carlson at the Artists Quarter (St Paul)
• February 20, 8 – 10 pm with Reynold Philipsek and Matt Senjem at Bellanotte (Minneapolis)
• February 22, 9:30 pm -  12:30 am with Rick Carlson, Matt Senjem and Nathan Norman at The Times (Minneapolis)

Rhonda Laurie

• February 6 & 13, 6:30-9:30 pm with Reynold Philipsek, Jeff Bruekse and Gary Schulte at Cave Vin (Minneapolis). Regular weekly gigs return in March!

Gregg Marquardt

• February 14, 7-10 pm with Debbie O'Keefe and the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra at the Wabasha Street Caves (St. Paul)

Vicky Mountain

Vicky Mountain©Andrea Canter

• February 15, 7:30-10:30 pm at Jensen’s Supper Club (Eagan)
• February 29, 8 pm, MacPhail Faculty Concert at MacPhail Center for Music (Minneapolis)

Lucia Newell

• February 8, 8:30-11:30 pm with Laura Caviani Trio at Crave (Galleria in Edina)
• February 10, 7-10:30 pm, “A Special Evening of Love Songs,” JVM Singers’ Showcase at the Artists Quarter (St. Paul)
• February 17, 7-8 pm, “The Music of Jerome Kern and Poems of Love” with Soul Café at the 
  Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church (Minneapolis)
• February 27, 9 pm-12:30 am, “The A, B, C’s of Jazz” with the Phil Aaron Trio at the Artists’ Quarter (St Paul) 
  

Connie Olson

• February 24, 7-11 pm with Mary Louse Knutson,  Gordy Johnson and Phil Hey, including a tribute to Doris Day, at the Dakota (Minneapolis)

Christine Rosholt

• February 1-2, 7:30-10:30 pm, with the Tanner Taylor Trio at the Dakota County Music Cafe (Holiday Inn, Burnsville)
• February 5,7:30-10:30 pm, with Beasley’s Big Band at O’Gara’s Bar and Grill (St Paul)
• February 8, 6:30 – 10:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen's Supper Club (Eagan)
• February 14, 6 pm with the Tanner Taylor Trio at the American Swedish Institute (Minneapolis)
• February 20, 7-10 pm with Chris Lomheim at the Sage Wine Bar (Mendota Heights)
• February 21, 7-10 pm, Swing Dance with Beasley’s Big Band at the Wabasha Street Caves (St. Paul)
• February 23, 3-7 pm with the Route 66 Quartet at Club Saratoga (Duluth)   

Sue Tucker

• Wednesdays, 8-11 pm with the Wolverines Trio a The Times 
  with The Wolverines Trio

Donna Wilson

• February 20-23, "Bellatrex on the Belle" C.D. Release Tour on the Desert Belle in  
  Scottsdale, AZ
• February 29, 8-11:30 pm with the Bellatrex Quartet at Red Ginger Asian Bistro (Arden Hills)

Venues

• American Swedish Institute-- 2600 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis; 612-871-4907; www.americanswedishinst.org
• Artists Quarter – 408 St Peter Street, St. Paul; 651-292-1359; www.artistsquarter.com
• Bellanotte -- 600 Hennepin Ave. So., Minneapolis; (612) 339-7200; www.bellanottempls.com
• Blaine City Hall—10801 Town Square Drive NE, Blaine; 763-784-6700;  http://www.ci.blaine.mn.us/
• Cave Vin--5555 Xerxes Ave S, Minneapolis
• Central Presbyterian Church –500 Cedar St, St Paul; (651) 224-4728
• Club Saratoga—331 Canal Park, Duluth; www.clubsaratoga.com
• Crave--7300 York Av South (Galleria), Edina; www.cravemn.com
• Dakota County Music Café –Nicollet and County Rd 42, Burnsville; (952) 435-2100 
  www.hiburnsville.com
• Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant--1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,612-332-1010; www.dakotacooks.com
• Edinborough Park--7700 York Av S., Edina
• Fine Line Music Café—318 First Av N, Minneapolis; www.finelinemusic.com
• Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church – 511 Groveland Av, Minneapolis; 612-871-5303 
• Jensen’s Supper Club--3840 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Eagan; 651-688-7969;  www.jensenssupperclub.com
• MacPhail Center for Music--501 S. 5th St., Minneapolis; 612-321-0100; www.macphail.org 
• Minnesota History Center – 345 W. Kellogg Blvd, St Paul; 651-259-3000; www.mnhs.org
• Nye's--112 E Hennepin Ave NE, Minneapolis
• O’Gara’s --164 North Snelling Avenue, St Paul; (651)644-3333; http://www.ogaras.com
• Red Ginger Asian Bistro-- 5999 Rice Creek Parkway, Shoreview; www.redgingerasianbistro.com
• Rossi’s Blue Star Room—80 S. 9th Street, Minneapolis; www.bluestarjazz.com
• Sage Wine Bar--730 Main Street, Mendota Heights; 651-452-7000
• The Times Bar and Café--201 E. Hennepin, Minneapolis; www.timesbarandcafe.com
• Wabasha Street Caves--215 Wabasha Street, South St. Paul; 651-224-1191; www.wabashastreetcaves.com

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