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Sample some 'organic cookin' with the Tuesday Night Band. Hammond B-3 organ lovers have been flocking to the AQ on Tuesday nights for over a decade to get a soulful dose of funky jazz. 
The Tuesday Night Band features "Downtown" Bill Brown (Hammond B-3), Billy Franze (guitar), and Kenny Horst (drums) + guests! Anything can happen - and frequently does. Check out these videos: "April in Paris" 
The Artists' Quarter's hottest night opens with the Cory Wong Quartet featuring Zach W. Schmidt on drums, Cory J. Wong on guitar, Andy Schuster on bass and Dan M. Musselman on piano starting at 7:00 P.M. These young, talented musicians provide the perfect prelude to the AQ's longest standing engagement. Check this video of the Cory Wong Quartet 
t returned to make essential contributions to the Davis classic Kind of Blue. Evans formed a trio in 1959 with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. The interplay that caught the imagination of jazz audiences remained a hallmark throughout Evans’ career, which saw him in trios with other top names including Philly Joe Jones, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette and many more. Evans recorded more than fifty albums as leader. His notable collaborations included recordings with such artists as Cannonball Adderley, Tony Bennett, Toots Thielemans, Jim Hall and Stan Getz. Evans received five Grammy awards as well as a posthumously awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award following his death. September 15th marks the 30th year since his passing.
Chris Bates on bass and Jay Epstein on drums. Its going to be a very exciting and beautiful night of Evans Originals and a couple standards that Bill made his own with his trademark arrangements. 
Jon Pemberton enjoys a busy career as a leading jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer in the Twin Cities. Upon graduating with a degree in music performance in 1983, Pemberton began a teaching career that lasts to this day, landing his first job as brass instructor at Schmitt Music in Minnetonka. During these years, he also studied jazz trumpet with Twin Cities trumpet legend, Billy Shiell. Subsequently, he began a performing career which showcased his versatility in a variety of musical settings. Those early years included stints with the ska band, SKATET, as well as the exciting free jazz orchestra, IMP ORK. During this time, Pemberton was also heavily influenced by the soulful sounds of legendary trumpeter Lee Morgan. In recent years, he formed a quintet to honor his trumpet hero. Frequently heard at the Artist's Quarter, the band plays all the classics from Lee's briliant Blue Note years. 
The Atlantis Quartet features Brandon Wozniak on Tenor Saxophone, Zacc Harris on Guitar, Chris Bates on Bass, and Pete Hennig - Drums.
Dwight Hobbes of Pulse of the Twin Cities credits Atlantis Quartet with "strong compositions and insanely serious chops" - Jazz ImprovMagazine calls the Atlantis Quartet: "highly skilled musicians who have invested themselves heavily to develop their individual approaches...together, they sound genuinely inspired.