An early set at 7 p.m. features the Tesfa Combo and an open jam session. The Tesfa Combo features Dejen Tesfagiorgis on Saxophones, Steve Kenny on Trumpet, David Feily on Guitar/Trumpet, Jesse Mueller on Piano, Adam Tucker on Bass, and Aaron Rupar/Scorry Horey on Drums. Dejen Tesfagiorgis also leads these weekly jam sessions, bring your axe and sit it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4khzBPcgo24

We will celebrate Anita O’Day’s 90th birthday and play songs that O’Day loved to perform and record. ucia Newell will perform a the tribute with Phil Aaron on piano, Gordy Johnson on bass and Phil Hey on drums.

Anita O'Day's unique sound and swinging rhythmic sense put her in the upper echelon of jazz singers, as skillful with ballads as with scatting and liberal interpretations of standard songs. Her career spanned the late swing and bebop eras, inspiring many singers who followed her, such as June Christy, Chris Connor, and Helen Merrill.  In 1941 she joined Gene Krupa's big band, recording a memorable duet with Roy Eldridge on "Let Me Off Uptown," one of the first interracial vocal duets on record. She also may have been the first feminist big band singer, refusing to appear in the standard gown and gloves, instead opting for band jacket and short skirt. She stayed with the Krupa band until 1943. In 1944 she joined Stan Kenton's band. She then re-joined Krupa in 1945, remaining there until 1946, when she began a solo career. In the mid-1950s she made a few notable albums for the Verve label, demonstrating the power of her vocals. In 1958 her appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, replete with characteristic big hat, caused a sensation. She provided one of the highlights of the subsequent film of the festival, Jazz on a Summer's Day. From that point on she worked mainly on the club circuit with her own groups.

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

Then, starting at 9, 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 from 11 p.m. until midnight! 

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.

Live music and memories to celebrate the life of the late drummer Paul Lagos.

Paul Passed away on 10/19/09 in Minneapolis. Paul was a noted drummer in the R&B and jazz world. Paul was a student and protege of the great "Philly" Joe Jones in New York. While in California, Paul played with the seminal rock band, "Kaleidoscope", blues great John Mayall, Leo Kottke, Shuggie Otis, Little Richard, and a founding member of the "Pure Food & Drug Act", which featured guitarist Randy Resnick and Harvey Mandel, as well as noted bassist Victor Conte and the great Don "Sugar Cane" Harris. Paul played on over 100 important recordings, and released his own entitled "Just in Time" in 2006. While in the Twin Cities, Paul was an important member of the group "Natural Life" which featured Bobby Peterson, Mike Elliot, Eric Gravatt and Billy Peterson. In recent years, Paul enjoyed performing the the "Blackburn Beach Band" and "Le Cirque Rouge" which perform a variety of songs, skits, and dance numbers based on old time burlesque and vaudeville

A memorial website has been set up at rememberpaul.posterous.com