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Artists' Quarter Gift Certificates Artists' Quarter Gift Certificates can be used to pay cover charges, beverages and CD's at the Artists' Quarter. Click the "Buy Now" button to pay by credit card online, or mail a check to the Artists' Quarter 408 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
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Wednesday, October 20, Tesfa Jam (7pm Free), Tanner Taylor, Billy Peterson, & Kenny Horst (9pm. $5)
Tuesday, 19 October 2010

ImagePianist Tanner Taylor moved to the Twin Cities from Jefferson, Iowa, in 2001, and Minnesota jazz fans’ jaws have been dropping ever since.  Tanner is a young talent who always wows a crowd,Image whether he’s applying his signature simpatico accompaniment to the work of top vocalists, performing with groups like world beat artists Tickle Fight, backing greats including David “Fathead” Newman andImage Lew Tabackin, or leading his own trio. Last year Taylor starred in a concert payed tribute to one of his primary muses, the late great Oscar Peterson, it was regarded as one of the highlights of the Twin Cities Jazz Society’s “Jazz from J to Z” concert series.

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A free opening 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

 

 
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