The history of the Twin Cities' best jazz club circa 1977-2013.

Artists' Quarter: Pleased and Flipped

Over on her website bebopified, writer and arts columnist Pamela Espeland collected recollections from many musicians and fans of the Artists' Quarter. Shared were many fond memories and feelings about what it was like to be a part of the AQ experience, either on stage or in the audience.


All 24 entries in the "Pleased and Flipped" series by Pamela Espeland:
  1. Pleased and flipped 1: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: JT Bates, Dave Kunath, Bryan Nichols
  2. Pleased and flipped 2: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Andrea Canter, Doug Haining, Cory Wong
  3. Pleased and flipped 3: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Brad Bellows, Don Berryman, Dave King
  4. Pleased and flipped 4: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Chris Bates, Steve Kenny, Andrés Prado
  5. Pleased and flipped 5: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Laura Caviani, Pat Courtemanche, Rick Germanson
  6. Pleased and flipped 6: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Matt Peterson, Greg Skaff, Brandon Wozniak
  7. Pleased and flipped 7: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Pat Mallinger, Nathan Norman, Jeremy Walker
  8. Pleased and flipped 8: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Adam Meckler, John Scherrer, Jaleel Shaw
  9. Pleased and flipped 9: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Debbie Duncan, Eric Kamau Grávátt, Lew Tabackin
  10. Pleased and flipped 10: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Scott Fultz, Pete Hennig, Dan Musselman
  11. Pleased and flipped 11: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: James Buckley, Greg Paulus, Kelly Rossum
  12. Pleased and flipped 12: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Al Iverson, Chris Lomheim, Graydon Peterson
  13. Pleased and flipped 13: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Michele Jansen, Gordon Johnson, Leigh Kamman
  14. Pleased and flipped 14: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Larry Englund, Steve Heckler, Gary Raynor
  15. Pleased and flipped 15: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Phil Aaron, Dean Granros, Mac Santiago
  16. Pleased and flipped 16: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Mary Louise Knutson, Billy Peterson, Patty Peterson
  17. Pleased and flipped 17: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Bill Carrothers, Joey DeFrancesco, Dejen Tesfagiorgis
  18. Pleased and flipped 18: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Dave Graf, Phil Hey, Tom Hubbard
  19. Pleased and flipped 19: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Brian Courage, Lucia Newell, Bart Schneider
  20. Pleased and flipped 20: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Zacc Harris, Miguel Hurtado, Dave Schmalenberger
  21. Pleased and flipped 21: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Dave Hagedorn, Bob Rockwell, Javier Santiago
  22. Pleased and flipped 22: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Michael Lewis, Stuart Loughridge, Dean Magraw
  23. Pleased and flipped 23: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: Jay Epstein, John Raymond, Jon Weber
  24. Pleased and flipped 24: Memories of the Artists’ Quarter: John Whiting
A special thank you from all of us at the Artists' Quarter to Pamela Espeland for taking on the important tasks of coordinating, recording and editing everyone's thoughts and feelings as the club wound down near the end of 2013.