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

Live Jazz in St Paul

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The Artists' Quarter

408 St Peter Street

St.Paul, MN 55102

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Friday, June 29 - Saturday, June 30, Dean Magraw Trio (9 pm, $10). Image

Friday, 29 June 2007

Dean Magraw is more than a guitar virtuoso. His utter unity with the instrument creates a musical experience that emanates from the stage, but cascades over the room in sheets of rejuvenating spirit. Unseen Rain is the grinning shaman’s new release with collaborators Jim Anton (bass) and JT Bates (drums). Recorded live in the studio over a three-day period, it captures the magical combination of performance immediacy mixed with countless hours of ensemble building preceding the sessions. Magraw’s electric and acoustic mastery of stringed instruments and his penchant for world music sounds are wonderfully framed by the fluid sympathy of Anton’s bass and the expressive, talkative, percussion of Bates. Magraw’s many musical associations have included a long-time duo run with Peter Ostroushko, stints with Ruth McKenzie, Claudia Schmidt and Greg Brown, and an acclaimed 2006 recording with Chicago heavy hitter John Williams. Dean won the NAIRD 1994 Best Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year for his solo debut, Broken Silence.

Thursday, June 28, Dean Granros Trio (9 pm, $4)

Thursday, 28 June 2007
A unique talent and a Minnesota original, guitar wizard Dean Granros will dazzle and amaze. Order a drink, sit back with open ears and get ready for a musical adventure. "Granros blends the vocabulary of bebop, acid rock, and delta blues into a delightful and potent cocktail that may leave you shaken or stirred" -Don Berryman, Jazz Police

Wednesday, June 27, Carole Martin (9 pm, $4)

Wednesday, 27 June 2007
An Artists' Quarter favorite, Carole Martin was an adored nightclub chanteuse in the 1960s before taking an extended sabbatical from the stage. She came back in style, releasing two outstanding CDs since 2004. Her pure alto voice and emotional mastery of torch songs reaches deep into the psyche.

Tuesday, June 26, B-3 Organ Night with the Tuesday Night Band (9 pm, $4)

Tuesday, 26 June 2007

The Tuesday Night Band is allways swinging, allways a good time. 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! It's a groove thing.

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Monday, June 25, Green (7:30 pm)/Open Poetry (9:00 pm)

Monday, 25 June 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.

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