Jazz from J to Z

Barbary Coast Dixieland Band
Bloomington Center for the Arts
Saturday, June 8, at 7:30pm

Where and Who

The Twin Cities Jazz Society presents its final "J to Z" concert of the season June 8, featuring the Barbary Coast Dixieland Show Band, at the Schneider Theater at... Bloomington Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m.

Just returning from a long winter tour, the band is excited to bring you its unique brand of Dixieland, big band and Broadway show tunes.

The band is made up of six talented musicians who play 18 instruments. Led by left-handed banjo/guitar player Dick Petersen, the band includes Tom Andrews on drums, clarinet, and vocals; Jim ten Bensel on trombone, cornet, drums, and vocals; Russ Peterson on trumpet, trombone, sax, clarinet, flute, bass, and vocals; Steve Pikal on bass, trombone, and piano; and, finally, Fred Richardson on clarinet, bass, and vocals.

• In 1967, the Barbary Coast Band first got together and began performing at Jimmy's on the Levee in downtown St. Paul, where they played to sold-out crowds for over five years.
  
• After some personnel changes, the band continued to perform throughout the years, branching out into concert halls, jazz festivals, state fairs and churches all over the U.S.
• The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band has been together since 1967. Elected to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2001 and rated among the finest entertainers in the Midwest, the band has played everywhere from the Mississippi paddle wheel boats and the Minnesota State Fair, to Nagasaki, Japan.