Lee Engele©ANdrea Canter

The Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota announce a new slate of officers for 2008: President, Gregg Marquardt; Vice President, Lee Engele; Secretary, Andrea Canter; Treasurer, Jackie Moen. The JVM is an organization of singers, educators, students and jazz enthusiasts dedicated to the promotion of vocal jazz. In the past year, JVM has presented several “Singers Showcase” events and held its first public workshop in September 2007. The 2008 season has been busy already with Showcase events at the Artists Quarter in February and at the Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival on March 2nd. Gigs for JVM members this month: 

Dorothy Doring

• March 2, Noon- 8 pm, Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival at MacPhail (Minneapolis)
• March 20, 6-7:30 pm at the Swedish Institute (Minneapolis)
• March 21, 7:30-10:30 pm, Jensen's Supper Club (Eagan)

Lee Engele

• March 2, Noon- 8 pm, Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival at MacPhail (Minneapolis)
• March 7-8, 7:30-11:30 pm,  with Phil Aaron, Graydon Peterson/Jason McLean, Nathan Norman and Doug Haining at the The Dakota County Steakhouse (Burnsville)
• March 28, 7:30-10:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen's Supper Club (Eagan)

Arne Fogel

• March 2, 9, 16, 11 am – 2 pm at the Times (Minneapolis)
• March 8, 9:30 pm- 1 am, at the Times (Minneapolis)

Nancy Harms©Andrea Canter

• March 2, Noon- 8 pm, Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival at MacPhail (Minneapolis)
• March 5-6, 6-10pm with Kristin Sponcia at Rossi's (Minneapolis)
• March 19, 6-10pm with Phil Aaron at Rossi's (Minneapolis)
• March 20, 6-10pm with Rick Carlson at Rossi's (Minneapolis)
• March 29, 7-9pm with Graydon Peterson, Kristin Sponcia and Dick Bortolussi at Tapestry Fundraiser Ball, Tapestry Folk Dance Center (Minneapolis(

Rhonda Laurie

• Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Reynold Philipsek, Jeff Brueske and Gary Schulte at Cavé Vin (Minneapolis)
• March 2, Noon- 8 pm, Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival at MacPhail (Minneapolis)

Gregg Marquardt

• March 13, 7-10 pm with the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra at the Wabasha Street Caves (St. Paul)

Lucia Newell©Andrea Canter

• March 2, Noon- 8 pm, Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival at MacPhail (Minneapolis)
• March 5, noon-1 PM with Joan Griffith and Clea Gallhano at the St. Paul Conservatory (St Paul)
• March 9, 7-10 PM, An Evening of Brazilian Music with Joan Griffith, Gordy Johnson, Gary Gauger and Clea Gallhano at the Artists’ Quarter (St Paul)
• March 14, 8:30-11:30 pm with the Laura Caviani Trio at Crave in the Galleria (Edina) 
  

Christine Rosholt

• March 2, 2-6 pm LGT Theatrical Promotion (wine sampling and cigar rolling demonstration), with the Tanner Taylor Trio at Babalu (Minneapolis); $50 includes appetizers, beer and wine
• March 4, 7:30-10 pm, with Beasley’s Big Band at O’Gara’s Bar and Grill (St Paul)
• March 7, 6:30-11:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen's Supper Club (Eagan)
• March 8, 3-4 pm, Second Saturdays at Camden Music School presents…“As Much Fun As You Can Have With Your Elbows!” (fundraiser for Camden Music School) with the Tanner Taylor Trio at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church (Minneapolis)
• March 14, 8 pm (after concert intermission), Jazzed-Up Fridays with the Tanner Taylor Quartet at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, lobby (St Paul)
• March 15, 8:30-11:30 pm, Northfield Historical Society Ball with the Tanner Taylor Trio at Carlton College Great Hall (Northfield); $25 per person including appetizers, dancing)
• March 20, 7-10 pm, Swing Dance with Beasley’s Big Band at the Wabasha Street Caves (St Paul)
• March 21, 8:30-11:30 pm with the Tanner Taylor Trio at Vic’s in St. Anthony Main (Minneapolis)
• March 24, 7-11 pm with Tanner Taylor, Graydon Peterson, Jay Epstein, Dave Karr and Vinnie Rose at the Dakota (Minneapolis)
• March 25, 7:30 pm at the Monday Night Vocal Workshop Showcase at the Times (Minneapolis)
• March 28,  8 -11 pm with Chris Lomheim and Graydon Peterson at The Norton's Restaurant (Bay City, WI)

Venues

• American Swedish Institute - 2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis; 612- 871-4907
• Artists Quarter – 408 St. Peter Street (Hamm Building), St. Paul; www.artistsquarter.com
• Babalu - 800 Washington Ave N., Minneapolis; 612-746-3158
• Carleton College Great Hall - 300 North College St, Northfield; www.northfieldhistory.org/
• Cave Vin - 5555 Xerxes Ave S, Minneapolis
• Crave - 7300 York Av South (Galleria), Edina; www.cravemn.com
• Dakota County Steakhouse - 14201 Nicollet Avenue South (Holiday Inn), Burnsville; 
  952-435-6624
• Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant--1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,612-332-1010; www.dakotacooks.com
• Jensen’s Supper Club - 3840 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan; 651-688-7969; www.jensenssupperclub.com
• Luther Memorial Lutheran Church - 3751 Sheridan Avenue North, Minneapolis; www.camdenmusicschool.com
• MacPhail Center for Music - 501 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis; 612-321-0100; www.macphail.org
• O’Gara’s - 164 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul; www.ogaras.com; (651) 644-3333
• Ordway Center for the Performing Arts - 345 Washington St, St Paul, www.ordway.org
• St Paul Conservatory - 75 5th St W # 522 St Paul; (651) 290-2225
• Rossi’s Blue Star – 80 S. 9th Street, Minneapolis; www.bluestarjazz.com
• Tapestry Folkdance Center - 3748 Minnehaha Ave S., Minneapolis; www.tapestryfolkdance.org
• The Times Bar and Café – 201 E. Hennepin, Minneapolis; www.timesbarandcafe.com
• Vic’s  - 201 Main St. SE in St. Anthony Main, Minneapolis; 612-312-2000; www.vicsdining.com
• Wabasha Street Caves - 215 Wabasha Street, South St. Paul; 651-224-1191; www.wabashastreetcaves.com