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Peter Schinke is a world clsss jazz pianist with plenty of musical ideas and the finely honed skills to express them expertly. We are lucky that he has chosen to live in the Twin Cities. Jazz Police says: "Peter is a player who who isn't afraid to push the music in new directions. When he is comping behind a soloist he is engaged in a subtle dialog, listening and responding with harmonies and rhythms that sometimes represent a suggestion to the soloist. He is a player who is never on 'autopilot' but is engaged and committed to the music he is participating in creating. No two takes will be the same. Either on piano or Fender Rhodes, Schimke is well worth seeking out."

Tuesday, May 8, B-3 Organ Night with the Tuesday Night Band (9 pm, $4)

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. The Tuesday Night Band features "Downtown" Bill Brown (Hammond B-3), Billy Franze (guitar), Gary Berg (sax) and Kenny Horst (drums) + guests!

Monday, May 7, Green (7 pm)/Poetry SLAM with special guests Thadra Sheridan & Jaylee Alde (8 pm, $5)

Soap Boxing GRAND SLAM: the top ten poets of the season compete for a spot on the National poetry Slam team. The guest feature is 'Thadra Sheridan & Jaylee Alde. 18+ Doors @ 7 Live Jazz by ‘GREEN’ from 7 til 8 a- Slam @ 8

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.

What is Poetry Slam?

Walker West Music Academy is a music school dedicated to instruction and performance inspired by and reflected in the African-American experience and language of music. Walker West Music Academy is a quality, well-rounded community school of music as well as an outreach institution whose artistic purpose is committed to the recognition and celebration of diverse cultures through the study of their unique expression and contributions to the language of music.

Friday, May 4 - Saturday, May 5, Out to Lunch Quintet (9 pm $10)

Originally formed for one show in tribute of Eric Dolphy, the ecstatic response to the Out To Lunch Quintet has resulted in return engagements and the CD Live at the Artists’ Quarter. Eric Dolphy (1928 – 1964) was an innovative giant (alto sax, flute, bass clarinet) known for his unique style, using wide intervals and speech-like effects. Mingus and Coltrane were just a few legends who considered Dolphy to be a master. His many recordings as a sideman included Mingus albums, Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz and Coltrane's Live at the Village Vanguard (1961). In 1964, Dolphy recorded Out To Lunch, an avant-garde masterpiece that has influenced generations and remains a cornerstone of the modern jazz movement. Dolphy died in Berlin at age 36 of undiagnosed diabetes. The five Twin Cities musicians reprising Dolphy’s catalog are Twin Cities greats David Milne (horns), Dave Hagedorn (vibes), Phil Hey (drums), Tom Lewis (bass) and Kelly Rossum (trumpet). www.otlq.com

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