Tim Berne © Bryan Aaker

The fourth installment of the Minnesota sur Seine music festival is coming to various Twin Cities locations from May 15 through May 25, 2008. Festival organizers announced the confirmed shows on a lineup that features collaborations between Twin Cities and international musicians performing improvisational jazz, Celtic, hip hop, World Music, spoken word, rock and more. A hip hop show (with La Rumeur and Ursus Minor), a roots show (with the Jacky Molard Quartet and Roma di Luna), an Ethiopian master (Mahmoud Ahmed), two St. Paul Music Crawls, a CD release party for

Performers for the 2008 Minnesota sur Seine include Tony Hymas, Jef Lee Johnson, Michelle Kinney, Jacqueline Ultan, Violeta Ferrer, Raymond Boni, Gabriel Gonzalez, Miguel Linares, Roma di Luna, Jacky Molard Quartet, Pablo Cueco, Bruno Chevillon, JT Bates, Francois Corneloup, Stokley Williams, Didier Petit, Gary Schulte, Tim Berne, Douglas Ewart, NBA, Mahmoud Ahmed, Milo Fine, Zeitgeist Ensemble, Carnage, Kelly Rossum, Denis Colin and more. Venues for the 2008 Minnesota sur Seine include the Black Dog Cafe, the Artists' Quarter, the Fine Line, The Cedar CUltural Canter, Triple Rock Social Club, Studio Z, and Minnesota Museum of American Art.

Roma di Luna © Karen Moon

The best deal is to buy the pass and try to see them all, tickets are available online at www.surseine.org or at the Black Dog Café in Lowertown St. Paul.

2008 MINNESOTA SUR SEINE Music Festival Schedule (visit www.surseine.org for updates):

Thursday, May 15, 2008
OPENING NIGHT!
Anthony Cox / Raymond Boni
Anthony Cox: basses, Raymond Boni: guitar
8:00 PM $8
Black Dog Café
308 Prince St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
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Friday, May 16, 2008
AN EVENING WITH
FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA
Songs of Federico Garcia Lorca arranged by Tony Hymas
Michelle Kinney: cello, Jacqueline Ultan: cello, Jef Lee Johnson: guitar, Tony Hymas: piano

Poemas de Federico Garcia Lorca
Violeta Ferrer: vocals, Raymond Boni: guitar

Flamenco
Gabriel Gonzalez: vocals, Miguel Linares: guitar
8:00 PM $12 (student price $6)
Central Presbyterian Church
500 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
A NIGHT ON TOP OF THE POPS
Viv Corringham / Peter Cusack
Viv Corringham: vocals; Peter Cusack: bouzouki, guitar; Chris Thomson: saxophones; Chris Bates: double bass; Pablo Cueco: zarb

Mystery Palace invites Noël Akchoté
FoodTeam aka Ryan Olcott: keyboards & voice
James Buckley: bass, Joey Van Phillips: drums, Noël Akchoté: guitar
8:00pm $12
Minnesota Museum of American Art (MMAA)
50 W. Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55102
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
BREAKFAST WITH KYLIE
Noël Akchoté plays Kylie Minogue
Noël Akchoté: guitar
11:00 AM Admission: free
Black Dog Café
308 Prince St.
St. Paul, MN 55101

L'APRÈS-MIDI DES FAUNES
Christophe Rocher / Christofer Bjurström
Christophe Rocher: clarinets, Christofer Bjurström: piano

Benoît Delbecq and David King
Benoît Delbecq: keyboards, David King: drums
3:00pm $12
Artists Quarter
Hamm Building
408 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN 55102

A NIGHT OF NEW AND OLD WORLD ROOTS
Roma di Luna with Jacky Molard Quartet
Alexei Moon Casselle: guitar, vocals; Channy Moon Casselle: vocals, violin, guitar; Jacky Molard: violin; Hélène Labarrière: bass; Janick Martin: accordion; Yannik Jory: saxophones
$17 advance, $23 at the door*
Doors at 7:00 PM, show at 7:30
Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454
* $1 from each ticket goes to the Cedar
Building Restoration fund
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Monday, May 19, 2008
FESTIVAL OF THE NIGHT
Fest Noz at the Black Dog
8:00 PM
Black Dog Café
308 Prince St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
AN EVENING IN PARIS (early 20th century), hosted by Steve Wiese
Tony Hymas plays Claude Debussy's Etudes and Erik Satie's Gymnopédies
Tony Hymas: piano
12 Etudes de Claude Debussy
Gymnopédies 1 et 3
7:00 PM $9.00
Creation Audio
2543 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN
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Pablo Cueco © Bryan Aaker

Mahmoud Ahmed © Francis Falceto

A NIGHT IN ETHIOPIA

Yohannes Tona / Michael Bland / Jef Lee Johnson
Yohannes Tona: bass, Michael Bland: drums, Jef Lee Johnson: guitar

Mahmoud Ahmed and his ensemble
Mahmoud Ahmed: vocals, Moges Habte: sax, Tekle Gebremedhin: sax, Araya Wolde Michael: keyboards, Tamre W. Agede: guitar, Yenesew Tefera: bass, Mikias Abebayehu: drums
18+  $25 advance, $30 at the door
Doors at 8:00 PM
The Fine Line Music Café
318 First Ave., No.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
LOWERTOWN MUSIC CRAWL
Progressive music at progressive gigs: 4 shows within 2 city blocks -- see all four for $10!

Didier Petit / Milo Fine
Didier Petit: cello, Milo Fine: piano, B flat clarine
3:00 PM
Zeitgeist's Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street, Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55101

Zeitgeist Ensemble performs Pablo Cueco’s "Le soleil se couche à l’ouest"
- 1) Territorio reservado
- 2) Sieste
- 3) Le soleil se couche à l’ouest
Heather Barringer : percussion, Patti Cudd: percussion, Pat O’Keefe: woodwinds, Shannon Wettstein: piano
4:00 PM
Zeitgeist's Studio Z
275 East Fourth Street, Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55101

Douglas Ewart / Didier Petit
Douglas Ewart: sopranino saxophone, flutes; Didier Petit: cello
5:00 PM
Clouds in Water Zen Center
308 Prince St., Suite 120
St. Paul, MN 55101

Kelly Rossum / Denis Colin
Kelly Rossum: trumpet, Denis Colin: bass clarinet
6:00 PM
Clouds in Water Zen Center
308 Prince St., Suite 120
St. Paul, MN 55101