The Artists' Quarter

Green is a burning post-bop quartet featuring Zack Lozier on trumpet, Rob Dewey on piano, Rich Casey on bass, and Scotty Schultz on drums. Open mic is whatever you make it. Come read your stuff, your 15 minutes of fame awaits. No cover charge.

Sunday, March 30, Available for Private Events

The Artists' Quarter is a great place to hold your company or personal party. It is perfect for groups of up to 150 people who want a state of the art sound system, concert grand piano, amplifiers, PA system and more. The Artists' Quarter has been used for wedding receptions, company holiday parties, birthday celebrations and more. Call Kenny or David at 651 292-1359 for more information and availability.

Friday, March 28 - Saturday, March 29, Phil Hey Quartet (9 pm, $10)

A City Pages review of the PHQ’s CD Subduction: Live at the Artists’ Quarter proclaimed, “Phil Hey's first CD as a bandleader reflects the creative passion, refined taste, and ensemble-oriented empathy that have, over the past two decades, made Hey the area's best jazz drummer.”

The Phil Hey Quartet features Dave Hagedorn on vibes, Phil Aaron on piano, Tom Lewis on bass and Phil on drums and has been an Artists' Quarter favorite for the past 6 years. No surprise really. This is a no-nonsense, uncompromising band of local jazz greats regularly performing the tunes of Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Hutcherson, John Coltrane, and Wayne Shorter and others. Over the years they have attracted a loyal following of hardcore jazz fans and students who show up on the monthly Thursday night when they perform. With this weekend gig PHQ fans will get two nights of great modern jazz. Check out this video of the PHQ doing Don Cherry's "Mopti", this video of the PHQ playing "Aspire" or this one of the PHQ performing "I'm Old Fashioned" .

Thursday, March 27, Pete Whitman’s X-Tet (9 pm, $8)

Saxophone maestro Pete Whitman gathers nine of his most talented friends for a monthly Thursday performance at the AQ. This month, the “little big band” digs in with dazzling charts and musical telepathy.

Even with ten members performing, you find yourself pondering where all those perfectly-placed, sonorous pearls are coming from. When you review the roster of first-call pros on stand, you answer your own question. Their 2002 release Where’s When? received a 4-star salute from Downbeat. The all-star cast includes Laura Caviani on piano, Phil Hey on drums,Gordy Johnson on bass, Dave Hagedorn on vibes, a horn section roll call of Dave Karr, Dave Milne & Pete Whitman (saxes), Dave Jensen & Kelly Rossum (trumpets), and Jeff Rinear (trombone).

Wednesday, March 26, Jim Marentic Quartet (9 pm, $5)

Jim Marentic, a killer on the saxophone, is also an established performer clarinet, flute and double bass, recently returned to his native Twin Cities after three decades in Los Angeles and New York City. The recipient of three composition grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Jim Marentic's compositions have been performed by many jazz legends. Come hear him at the AQ and he'll blow you away. Check out this video of Jim .

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