The Artists' Quarter Jazz Club: Live Music in Downtown Saint Paul, MN

“They succeed because they’ve created a genuinely new sound that combines elements of free jazz, alt-rock, compositional ingenuity, and true improv,” says J. Dennis of Monument, CO, in a “Customer Review” of Happy Apple’s CD Youth Oriented on amazon.com. Sure, we could quote the New York Times or DownBeat for gushing reviews of Happy Apple (and we have), but The People have spoken (and that’s important). With Mike Lewis on sax, Erik Fratzke on bass and Dave King on drums, the sounds are packed with frenetic creativity and brain-tickling dynamics that energize the intrinsically melodic core. Mr. Eliot, a “Customer Reviewer” from Hopkins, MN, counsels amazon.com readers: “Seriously, if you get a chance, see them live.”

Friday, April 6 - Saturday, April 7, Happy Apple (9 pm, $12)

Thursday, 05 April 2007

Thursday, April 5, Phil Hey Quartet (9 pm, $4)

Wednesday, 04 April 2007

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.

Wednesday, April 4, Triplicate (9 pm, $4)

Tuesday, 03 April 2007

Triplicate: guitarist Joel Shapira, bassist Bruce “Pooch” Heine and drummer Dave Stanoch.

“This polished band more than capably covers a lot of hip turf: hard bop, jazz-rock, Monk, Mingus, New Orleans funk, even a snatch of Led Zeppelin." -- Tom Surowicz, Star Tribune, Minneapolis.

Read a preview of this show at http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/6844/115/

Tuesday, April 3, B-3 Organ Night with the Tuesday Night Band (9 pm, $4)

Monday, 02 April 2007
For more than a decade, B-3 organ lovers have been flocking to the AQ on Tuesday nights for a soulful dose of funky jazz. The Tuesday Night Band has been hitting an ever-deeper groove of late. If you haven't checked it out in a while, it's time. "Downtown" Bill Brown (Hammond B-3), Billy Franze (guitar), Gary Berg (sax) and Kenny Horst (drums) + guests!

More...

Monday, April 2, Green (7 pm)/ First Monday Poetry Slam (8 pm, $5).

<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >>

Results 19 - 24 of 24

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 21:43

© 2010 The Artists' Quarter Jazz Club: Live Music in Downtown Saint Paul, MN, Thumbnail photos © Howard A. Gitelson
Additional AQ images © Howard A. Gitelson Don Berryman and Andrea Canter as indicated.
Special thanks to Al Iverson, the original AQ webmaster.

We apologize for any errors that may occur. In the event of discrepancies Davis Wilson, your host at the door, is always the final authority