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

Thursday, 06 September 2007
A unique talent and a Minnesota original, guitar wizard Dean Granros will dazzle and amaze. Order a drink, sit back with open ears and get ready for a musical adventure. "Granros blends the vocabulary of bebop, acid rock, and delta blues into a delightful and potent cocktail that may leave you shaken or stirred" -Don Berryman, Jazz Police

Wednesday, September 5, Dave Karr Quartet (9 pm, $4)

Wednesday, 05 September 2007

For over 50 years, saxophonist/ flutist/ clarinetist/ composer Dave Karr has been performing with many of the best national and Twin Cities jazz artists. Growing up in New York City, Karr took in some of the great jazz legends like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and from that he got the bug. Karr moved to the Twin Cities in his twenties, and has long established himself as one of the best-loved players (and characters) in the local jazz scene. JazzPolice.com nails it on the head, saying that Dave's "fluid style is both exciting and elegant."

Check out this video of Dave Karr performing "Zoot Walks In" at the Arists Quarter.

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

Tuesday, 04 September 2007

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), Gary Berg (sax) and Kenny Horst (drums) + guests! Nothing but a party every Tuesday night. There's no stopping the groove. Check out this video clip featuring Billy Franze on Wes Montgomery's "Road Song" .

Monday, September 3, Green (7 pm)/ First Monday Poetry Slam (8 pm).

Monday, 03 September 2007

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.

“SOAP BOXING” POETRY SLAM - $5 to watch – Free if you compete - 18+

Special guest feature from Oneonta, NY - Sierra DeMulder a member of the Intangibles Spoken Word Collective, which is based out of upstate New York. She took 2nd place in the Oneonta State Grand Slam, and competed as a member of the SUNY Oneonta Slam Team at ACUI Nationals at Eastern Michigan University where she was awarded Best Family Poem (2007). That same summer she competed with Oneonta at the National Poetry Slam in Austin, Texas, where her team proudly won the Spirit of the Slam award.

Side Event: the One Minute Slam Off Anyone can compete. Just bring a one minute poem, and go for the gold.

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Sunday, September 2, Happy Apple CD Release (8 pm, $12)

Sunday, 02 September 2007

“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.”

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