May, 2011 Concerts

12: Bill Goodwin Quartet featuring Adam Niewood, Artists’ Quarter.

12: Dakota Combo, “Jazz Thursdays” concert, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 8 p.m., free, (612) 321-0100. (See page 1.)

13-14: Red Planet CD Release, Space Dust, *Artists’ Quarter.

14: Brubeck Brothers, a TCJS “Jazz from J to Z” concert, co-sponsored with Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, 7:30 p.m., $24; $21, seniors; $19, HCA and TCJS members; and $12, students. (See article on page 1.)

14: Raul Malo with Seth Walker (7 p.m.) / John Raymond Project (see article above), (11 p.m.), *Dakota Jazz Club.

14: Swing into Spring with Dean Kleven and Debbie Begelow, Cannon River Winery, 421 Mill St. W., Cannon Falls, MN, 2-5 p.m., (507) 263-7400.

15: Century Jazz Ensemble “Swing Into Sping” annual concert, Century College Theater, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake, 3 p.m., free. (See article on page 2.)

15: High School Jazz Piano Competition finals at the Dakota Jazz Club, sponsored by the Schubert Club and Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education, 2 p.m. FFI, visit <www.dfje.org>.

15: John Raymond Project, *Artists’ Quarter. (See article above.)

16-17: Steve Tyrell, *Dakota Jazz Club.

18-19: Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra, *Dakota Jazz Club.

19: Robert Cray Band, led by five-time Grammy winning blues and soul singer/guitarist Robert Cray with bassist Richard Cousins, keyboardist Jim Pugh, and drummer Tony Braunagel, Pantages Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave., Mpls., 7:30 p.m., $35-$45. Tickets are available in person at the State Theatre Box Office; <Hennepintheatretrust.org>; 1-800-982-2787; or visit a Ticketmaster Center.

19: KBEM May Fest, featuring the Bryan Nichols Trio, Patrick Harison, the Chris Lomheim Quartet, and vocalists Arne Fogel, Connie Evingson, Maud Hixson and Debbie Duncan with Tanner Taylor, Loring Theater, 1407 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls. Doors open at 5 p.m. for Jazz After Work social time and the concert starts at 7 p.m. Advance reservations recommended. FFI, visit KBEM website: <kbem.mpls.k12.mn.us>.

20-21: The Bad Plus, Loring Theater, 1407 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls., 8 p.m., $25/adv. or $30 at the door. FFI, (612) 353-6781 or <www.loring theater.com>. (See page 4.)

20-21: Bryan Nichols Quintet CD Release, Bright Places, with JT Bates, James Buckley, Mike Lewis and Brandon Wozniak, *Artists’ Quarter.

21: Travis Anderson Trio, “Jazz@St. Barney’s, St. Barnabas Center for the Arts, 15600 Old Rockford Rd., Plymouth, 7 p.m., $10; $7, TCJS members and $5, students—at the door. (See article on page 7.)

21: Jack Brass Band, Memory Lanes, 2520 26th Ave. S., Mpls., 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., free.

21: Nick Haas Trio CD Release, You Gotta Get Out There, *Hell’s Kitchen.

22: Piper Jaffray Jazz at Orchestra Hall presents Foundations of Funk featuring Maceo Parker and A Christian McBride Situation, Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 7 p.m., $22-$50, $60 VIP. For tickets, call (612) 371-5656, or visit <www.minnesotaorchestra.org>.

22: Vocalist Paula Lammers CD Release, Deep Purple Dreams, *Artists’ Quarter.

22-23: Candy Duffer, *Dakota Jazz Club.

23: BBB Jazz Orchestra, Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

24: Charmin & Shapira with Friends (Dawning & Daylight CD Party, Gethsemane Luth-eran Church, 2410 Stillwater Rd. E., Maplewood, 7-9 p.m., (651) 739-1264, $5, <www.geth.org>.

24: Roseville Big Band, Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

24-25: Four Generations of Miles: Mike Stern, Sonny Fortune, Buster Williams, and Jimmy Cobb, *Dakota Jazz Club.

24-28: Annual Conference of the International Trumpet Guild, downtown Minneapolis. FFI, <www.itg2011.com>. (See article on page 1.)

26: Dan Newton, Wescott Library-Eagan, 1340 Wescott Rd., Eagan, 2;30-3:30 p.m., (651) 450-2900, <host6.evanced.info/melsa/dakota/eventcalendar.asp>.

26: Jack Brass Band and Rebirth Brass Band (from New Orleans), *Cabooze Nightclub.

26: Prudence Johnson CD Release, A Girl Named Vincent—with Laura Caviani, Joan Griffith, Michelle Kinney, Joe Savage and Marc Anderson, *Dakota Jazz Club. (See page 4.)

27-29: Eric Alexander, *Artists’ Quarter.

Jazz Festivals

May 13-15: Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee, Fox Lake, WI. FFI, call Julie Flemming, (920) 928-6094; <julieflemming@yahoo.com; or <www.bunnyberigan jazzjubilee.com>.


From: http://www.tcjs.org/content/view/161/100/