Remembering Larry Englund

Larry Englund left us on Saturday February 2, 2019, at the age of 73, after lengthy treatments for stomach cancer. He is survived by Liz, his loving wife of 23 years. (For more information, check out Minnpost, StarTribune, and Pioneer Press articles celebrating Larry's life and legacy.)

Jon Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune called Larry "a bit of a character on the Twin Cities music scene." And that he was. A DJ, writer, and fan of music, as well. And a really nice guy, who put up with me not remembering his name for probably the first ten times I met him. He also wrote and published his own obituary, which I am now sharing below, as his website has succumbed to entropy, as all things digital eventually do. -- Al Iverson, May 2020

Rest in Peace, Peter Schimke

We're very saddened to hear of the recent passing of pianist Peter Schimke on February 23, 2020. He was a fantastic genre-defying musician known and loved by so many folks. So many wonderful nights of fantastic music at the AQ were driven by his piano playing. He will be missed.

KBEM-FM Jazz 88 has posted a tribute to Peter here.

Here's his obituary from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Here's the song "Gorilla" from the 2004 "How Birds Work" album, featuring Peter on piano and vocals.

RIP Mose Allison (1927-2016)

Here he is at the Artists' Quarter in 2007.

More on Mose's life and career from National Public Radio.

AQ New Year's Eve Reunion Party with Carole Martin, Dean Magraw and Friends in Minneapolis

The Artists' Quarter was pleased and flipped to host an AQ New Year’s Eve Reunion Party with Carole Martin and Friends on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis.

About the Artists' Quarter

The Artists' Quarter was a musician owned and operated jazz club, a Twin Cities institution that first opened in Minneapolis in 1977.

The second incarnation of the club was opened in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1995, initially located in the lower level of the McColl (now Brooks) Building adjacent to St. Paul's Galtier (now Cray) Plaza at 366 Jackson Street. It moved to the lower level of the Hamm Building at 7th Place and St. Peter in 2001.