Arne Fogel©Andrea Canter

The Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota have a number of individual gigs in April. Their showcase at the Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival on March 2nd drew a good crowd to the atrium of the new MacPhail Center for Music, with short sets from members rotating over seven hours to provide nonstop song. It was a great way to introduce Twin Cities’ audiences to some of the newest talents in town. JVM is also proud to announce that member Arne Fogel will be among several jazz artists honored as inductees into the Midwest Music Hall of Fame on May 2nd. April gigs: 

Dorothy Doring

• April 19, 3-7 pm at Club Saratoga (Duluth)
• April 25, 7:30-10:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen’s Supper Club (Eagan)
• April 30, 9-11 pm, “Chick Singer Night” with Sisters in Song at the Minnesota Music Café (St Paul)

Lee Engele

• April 11, 7:30-10:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen’s Supper Club (Eagan)
• April 20, 7 pm with the Somewhat Dixieland Band at Edinborough Park (Edina)
• April 22, 7 pm with the Lee Engele Quartet at Edinborough Park (Edina)

Arne Fogel

• April 2, 8-11 pm with the Wolverines Trio at the Times Bar & Café (Minneapolis)
• April 9, 8-11 pm with the Wolverines Trio at the Times Bar & Café (Minneapolis)
• April 11, 6-10 pm, Cue at the Guthrie (Minneapolis) 
• April 16, 8-11 pm with the Wolverines Trio at the Times Bar & Café (Minneapolis)
• April 23, 8-11 pm with the Wolverines Trio at the Times Bar & Café (Minneapolis)
• April 25-26,  7-11 pm at the Dakota County Music Café
• April 30, 8-11 pm with the Wolverines Trio at the Times Bar & Café (Minneapolis)

Nancy Harms

• April 1, 7-11 pm, with the Tanner Taylor Trio at the Dakota Jazz Club (Minneapolis)
• April 5,  8 pm, Swing Dance at the Tapestry Folkdance Center (Minneapolis)
• April 25-26, 9 pm-Midnight at Rossi’s Blue Star (Minneapolis)

Bruce Henry

• April 4-5, 8-11 pm with Peter Vircks, Bryan Nichols, Chris Bates, Wendell Henry and Daryl Boudreaux at the Dakota Jazz Club (Minneapolis)
• April 19, 8 pm, with the Freedom Train Ensemble and Jevetta Steele, fundraiser for Dignity House at the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church (Minneapolis)

Rhonda Laurie

Rhonda Laurie©Andrea Canter

• Wednesday nights in April, 6:30-9:30 pm with Reynold Philipsek, Gary Schulte and Jeff Brueske at Cave Vin (Minneapolis) 
  

Gregg Marquardt

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

Vicky Mountain

• April 4, 7:30 - 10:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen's Supper Club (Eagan)
• April 5, 8 pm with Pizzazz Jazz for a Spring Dance at the Bloomington KC Hall (Bloomington)
• April 29, 7:00-10:30 pm showcasing MacPhail students at the Times Bar and Café (Minneapolis)
• April 30, 9-11 pm, “Chick Singer Night” with Sisters in Song at the Minnesota Music Café (St Paul)

Lucia Newell

• April 12, 7:30 pm, Beyond Category: The Ellington and Strayhorn Songbook with Maud Hixson, Dennis Spears, Gary Schulte and the Rick Carlson Trio at the Bloomington Center for the Arts (Bloomington)
• April 18, 8:30-11:30 pm, with the Laura Caviani Trio at Crave (Edina) 
  

Christine Rosholt

• April 5, 8 pm, Carnaval (Benefit for Theatre de la Jeune Lune) with Reuben Ristrom, Tom Lewis and Jay Epstein at the Theatre de la Jeune Lune (Minneapolis)
• April 12, 7-10 pm with Tim Sparks and Graydon Peterson at The Lodge on Lake Detroit (Detroit Lakes)
• April 14, 7-11 pm, with Tanner Taylor, Graydon Peterson, Jay Epstein and Dave Karr at the Dakota Jazz Club (Minneapolis)
• April 17, 8-11 pm, with Tanner Taylor, Keith Boyles and Mac Santiago at Babalu (Minneapolis)
• April 18, 6:30 – 10:30 pm with the Ed Thorpe Trio at Jensen’s Supper Club (Eagan)
• April 25, 8-10 pm, with Chris Lomheim at The Norton’s (Bay City, WI)
• April 26, 7:30 – 9:30 pm with David Hamilton at Thistles (Robbinsdale)

Kristin Sponcia

Donna Wilson

• April 27, 11 am - 3 pm with Bellatrex at Tryg's Restaurant (Minneapolis) 
  

Venues

• Babalu - 800 Washington Ave N., Minneapolis; 612-746-3158; http://babalu.us/index.html
• Bloomington Center for the Arts - 1800 West old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington; 952-563-8575;  www.bloomingtoncivictheatre.org
• Cave Vin – 5555 Xerxes Av South, Minneapolis; 612-922-0100; www.cavevin.us
• Club Saratoga  - 331 Canal Park Drive, Duluth; 218-722-5577; www.clubsaratoga.com 
• Crave – Galleria, 7500 York, Edina; 952-697-6000; www.cravemn.com
• Cue at the Guthrie - Guthrie Theater, 806 Second Ave., Minneapolis; 612-225-6499
• Dakota County Music Café - 14201 Nicollet Ave. South (in the Holiday Inn), Burnsville; 952-435-2100
• Dakota Jazz Club – 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis; 612-332-1010; www.dakotacooks.com
• Edinborough Park - 7700 York Ave, Edina  
• Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church -511 Groveland Av, Minneapolis; www.haum.org 
• Jensen's Supper Club - 3840 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan; 651-688-7969; www.jensenssupperclub.com
• Minnesota Music Café – 501 Payne Av, St. Paul; 651-776-4699; www.minnesotamusiccafe.com
• Rossi’s Blue Star – 80 S. 9th Street, Minneapolis; www.bluestarjazz.com
• Tapestry Folkdance Center – 3748 Minnehaha, Minneapolis; www.tapestryfolkdance.org 
• Theatre de la Jeune Lune - 105 North First Street, Minneapolis; www.jeunelune.org
• The Lodge on Lake Detroit - 1200 East Shore Drive, Detroit Lakes; 218-847-8439; www.thelodgeonlakedetroit.com
• The Nortons - W. 7171 135th Avenue, Bay City, WI; 715-792-; http://thenortonsrestaurant.com 
• Thistles - 4168 West Broadway, Robbinsdale; 763-504-2541; www.thistlesamericanbistro.com/Thistles
• The Times Bar and Café - 201 East Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis; 612-617-8098; www.timesbarandcafe.com
• Trotters Cafe - 232 North Cleveland Ave. (at Marshall), St. Paul;  651-645-8950; www.trotters-stpaul.com
  
• Tryg’s Restaurant - 3118 West Lake Street, Minneapolis; www.trygs.com
• Wabasha Street Caves – 215 Wabasha Street South, St. Paul; www.wabashastreetcaves.com