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

The Artists' Quarter's hottest night opens with an great band featuring Zach W. Schmidt, Cory J. Wong, Cassie Meyer, Andy Schuster and Dan M. Musselman starting at 7:00 P.M. These young, talented musicians provide the perfect prelude to the AQ's longest standing engagement. Check this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrBd4wMzjGU

Then, for the main event 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: "Soulful Drums" www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnLyYYPspE and "Rock Candy": www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcoIeG7RkAM - then come on down and join the fun. It's nothing but a party every Tuesday night. There's no stopping the groove.

Tuesday night drink specials: $2.50 tap beers and rail drinks from 11 p.m. until midnight!

Monday, June 8, Headspace (7:30 pm)/Open Poetry (9 pm)

Monday, 08 June 2009

Headspace, featuring Rob Dewey on piano, Nick Haas on guitar, Rich Casey on bass and Spencer McGinnis on drums provide deep sonic explorations, probing the farthest reaches with finely tuned instruments. Two sets, beginning at 7:30pm. No cover. Every Monday - except the first Monday of the month.

Open mic is really open. Come do your thing - read your poetry, sing, tell jokes whatever. Your 15 minutes of fame awaits. No cover charge.

Sunday, June 7, Headspace (7 pm, no cover)

Sunday, 07 June 2009

Headspace also plays every Monday at the Artists Quarter - except the first Monday of the month.

Friday, June 5 - Saturday, June 6, Eric Kamau Gravatt & Source Code (9 pm, $12).

Friday, 05 June 2009

Eric Kamau Gravatt is known around the globe for his incredible drumming work with Weather Report , Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner and many others. Eric was raised in Philadelphia, and has lived in the Twin Cities for several years. (His local performances, however, are as rare as his talent.

Road work with McCoy and other musical ventures keep him off Twin Cities stages for the most part.) The great Wayne Shorter said, “Eric was the one. Miles wanted him, but he came to us in Weather Report.”

The powerful Source Code interprets the works of artists like John Coltrane and Jackie McLean. In addition to Eric Kamau Gravatt on drums, Source Code reads Mary Louise Knutson (piano), Dave Leigh (trombone), Jim Marentic (sax), and Ron Evaniuk (bass).

Thursday, June 4, Pooch’s Playhouse (9 pm, $5)

Thursday, 04 June 2009

Pooch’s Playhouse features Bruce “Pooch” Heine on bass, guitarist Joel Shapira, saxophonist Dave Brittain, pianist Mark Asche and percussionist Dave Schmalenberger. These musicians have a number of interconnections—Shapira and Heine play together in the modern trio, Triplicate; Heine, Asche and Brittain perform together with the Cedar Avenue Big Band; Shapira has played with everyone in one context or another. Notes Shapira, “To me this group was a very natural fit...it felt good from day one and developed rapidly into something special to all members that we want to expand upon in the future...I would describe the music as diversely influenced, adventurous and open-ended, but we are first and foremost a pure jazz group, that is the intention of this band... and we are proud of that fact.” - Andrea Canter, Jazz Police

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