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

Tuesday, 21 August 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 the video clip

Monday, August 20, Green (7:30 pm)/Open Mic (9:00 pm)

Monday, 20 August 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. Open mic is whatever you make it. Come read your stuff, or someone else's.

Friday, August 17 - Saturday, August 18, Irv Williams Quartet: Birthday Celebration (9 pm, $10)

Friday, 17 August 2007

Play the age card.” Irv Williams – providing marketing advice for sales of his CDs. The truth is, no marketing gimmicks are required to sell tenor saxophonist Irv Williams’ CDs. His latest, Duo with Peter Schimke, was listed #1 in Mpls/St. Paul Magazine’s Top Ten local releases for 2006. His previous two CDs, That’s All? (2004) and Dedicated to You (2005), also earned critical raves, extensive radio play, and kudos from Irv’s many fans. If you think #88 is the year when he’ll slow down, think again.Irv is back in the studio, committing some more of his melodic magic to digital history. Irv arrived in St. Paul with the Navy band in 1942, and he’s been a Twin Cities jazz icon ever since. Friday is his actual birthday, but he’ll be playing the age card – and his incredible music – all weekend.

Check out this video from last night:

Read the Jazz Police preview: www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/7189/115/

Thursday, August 16, Jeanne Arlan Peterson's Birthday (7 pm, $4)

Thursday, 16 August 2007

“Age is just a number – and mine is unlisted.” Jeanne Arland Peterson.
Sorry Jeanne, we have to make an exception on the occasion of your birthday. A singer, pianist, and charmer nonpareil, Jeanne is the matriarch of Minnesota’s First Family of Music. This amazing talent spent 22 years as a staff vocalist and pianist on WCCO, the Twin Cities largest radio station, all the while playing nightclubs and recording in studios. Jeanne's career has many highlights, including performances with Bob Hope, Sonny Stitt and George Benson, just to name a few. She was one of the first two women inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (the other is Judy Garland). Working (again) on her birthday, the list of younger musicians who can keep up with Jeanne is mostly populated by her offspring.

Wednesday, August 15, Phil Aaron trio (9 pm, $4)

Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Pianist Phil Aaron is a beloved musician at the core of the Twin Cities jazz scene. Drawing inspiration from Bill Evans, Cedar Walton, Tommy Flanagan, Keith Jarrett, and many others, he has built a deep repertoire of original & classic jazz tunes that highlight a swinging approach to jazz classics and standards. Phil Aaron attended the Berklee School of Music and the University of Illinois. Aaron served as music director in the dance department at UCLA and also taught music at Santa Monica College. He is a preferred pianist among vocalists and national touring acts, including Frank Morgan, Byron Stripling, Bob Sheppard, Lee Konitz, Sammy Davis Jr., John Patitucci, Scott Colley, Jeff Clayton, Ray Drummond, Barbara Morrison and Jackie Allen. In addition to five CD releases as leader, Phil is joined by Jay Young on Bass and Kenny Horst on Drums.

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