An early set at 7 p.m. features an open jam session lead by Dejen Tesfagiorgis on Saxophones with Adam Meckler on Trumpet, Jesse Mueller on Piano, Adam Tucker on Bass, and Jaky Nyberg on Drums and friends. Dejen Tesfagiorgis leads these weekly jam sessions, bring your axe and sit it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4khzBPcgo24

You may know Butch Thompson from his long run on A Prairie Home Companion. Now discover Butch Thompson as one of the world’s top jazz and ragtime performers, a concert artist who connects easily with his audience as he gives them a personally guided tour of a rich American tradition. With dazzling technique and engaging commentary, Butch establishes a rapport that makes any concert seem intimate. See him at the AQ will be like having him in your living room.  His trio has earned critical and popular acclaim across the U.S. and around the world for its fresh approach to the classic early jazz tradition. A typical concert offers blues, stomps, ragtime, and pop songs of the era, all tied together with Butch's entertaining, informative commentary. From Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag to Duke Ellington's Mood Indigo, from down and dirty blues out of south side Chicago to the roaring stride of 1920s Harlem, this little band puts on a very big show.

 The Artists' Quarter's hottest night opens with an great band featuring Zach W. Schmidt, Cory J. Wong, 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, starting at 9ish, 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! 

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