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

Fiery chops, instinctual communal listening skills, sprawling musical vocabulary, dynamics in flight -- that's How Birds Work. On their CD "Live at the Artists' Quarter," HBW go from hard bop explorations to fusion-istic workouts to elegant melodicism on tracks like Coltrane's "Equinox," Wayne Shorter's "Footprints," and Peter Schimke's moving original "Vow." A recent Mpls/St. Paul magazine feature article described the sound as "swinging with lovely aggression -- and never swirling among the musicians for their own benefit, but constantly heading straight toward audience." Dean Granros (guitar), Peter Schimke (keyboards), Chris Bates (bass), Kenny Horst (drums).

Check out this recent video of How Birds Work or this one, both from 8/30/07.

Tuesday, September 18, B-3 Organ Night with the Tuesday Night Band (9 pm, $4)

Tuesday, 18 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 17, Green (7:30 pm)/Open Mic (9:00 pm)

Monday, 17 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. Open mic is whatever you make it. Come read your stuff, or someone else's.

Friday, September 14 - Saturday, September 15, Lucia Newell Quartet (9 pm, $10).

Friday, 14 September 2007

Thrush deluxe Lucia Newell has graced the stands of Twin Cities jazz clubs for many years. The Minneapolis native enjoyed vocal runs in NYC, Los Angeles and two years in Rio de Janeiro during her boho/wanderlust period. Back in town for good (hers and ours) since 1982, this evocative and sultry singer has released two wonderful CDs – Enter You, Enter Love (with Joan Griffith in 1995) and Steeped in Strayhorn (with Departure Point in 2004). Lucia is featured on Laura Caviani’s jazzy holiday CD, and can be heard contributing background vocals to recordings by artists including Ben Sidran, Thelma Houston, Paula Abdul and Patty Austin.

Check out this video clip of Lucia singing "Star Eyes" or this one of Lucia singing "Autumn Leaves"

“As reader or singer, Lucia Newell is a magnificent interpreter who communicates through intonation, phrasing, faultless diction (in two languages) and a husky contralto... Lucia turns her heart inside out, filling the air with the emptiness and despair the lyrics demand.” - Andrea Canter, Jazz Police

Thursday, September 13, Phil Hey Quartet (9 pm, $4)

Thursday, 13 September 2007

The Phil Hey Quartet features Dave Hagedorn on vibes, Phil Aaron on piano, Tom Lewis on bass and Phil on drums and has been an Artists' Quarter favorite for the past 6 years. No surprise really. This is a no-nonsense, uncompromising band of local jazz greats regularly performing the tunes of Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Hutcherson, John Coltrane, and Wayne Shorter and others. Over the years they have attracted a loyal following of hardcore jazz fans and students who show up on the monthly Thursday night when they perform. Check out this video clip of the PHQ with "I'm Old Fashioned". or this one of the PHQ performing "Aspire" on August 2nd.

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