DECEMBER 2011

Artists’ Quarter (651-292-1359), 408 St. Peter St., in the basement of the Hamm Building, St. Paul. (Enter on 7th Place. Parking is available on the street and at nearby ramps.) Every Mon., Headspace, 7-9 p.m. and Open Poetry w/ live jazz, 9 p.m., no cover (12/5, Soap Boxing Slam, 8 p.m., $5). Every Tues., Cory Wong Quartet, 7 p.m., followed by The Tuesday Night Band with Downtown Bill Brown (B-3 organ), Kenny Horst (drums) and Billy Franze (guitar), 9 p.m., $5. Every Wed., Steve Kenny & the Bastids, 7 p.m. Every Wed.-Sat., live jazz music, 9 p.m. 12/1, Media Addicts, 9 p.m., $5; 12/7, Graydon Peterson Quartet, 9 p.m., $5; 12/8, McNally Smith Venue Night, 7 p.m.; 12/9, Red Planet (Dean Magraw, Chris Bates,  & Jay Epstein), 9 p.m., $10; 12/14, Snowblind, 9 p.m., $5; 121/15, TCJS “Young Artists” series with the Emerson Hunton Trio (see page 1), 7 p.m., free; followed by Dave Karr Quartet, 9 p.m., $5; 12/16-17, Debbie Duncan, 9 p.m., $10; 12/21, Zacc Harris Quartet, 9 p.m., $5; 12/22, saxophonist “Nick Videen and Minnesota Nice” (pianist Brian Nichols, bassist Jeremy Boettcher & drummer JT Bates), 9 p.m., $5; 12/28, Phil Hey quartet, 9 p.m., $5; 12/29, Dave Hagedorn and Dan Cavanagh, 9 p.m., $5; 12/30, Rick Germanson Trio, 9 p.m., $10; 12/31, New Year’s Eve with Carole Martin & Friends, 9 p.m.

Aster Cafe (612-379-3138), 125 SE Main St., Mpls. 12/1, Gypsy Mania Hot Club Quartet, 9-11 p.m., $10; 12/10, Axis Mundi Trio (Glen Helgeson, guitar; Charles Fletcher, bass; and Dave Stanoch, drums), 9-11:15 p.m., $10; 12/16, Reynold Philipsek with Matt Senjem, Denny Malmberg and special guest Clint Hoover, 9 p.m.

Barbette Restaurant (612-827-5710), 1600 W. Lake St., Mpls. 12/22, Christine Rosholt (vocals), Chris Lomehim (piano), and Graydon Peterson (bass), 10 p.m.-midnight.

Bennett’s Chop and Railhouse (651-228-1408), 1305 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band plays the second and last Tues. each month, 7-10 p.m.

Birchwood Café  (612-722-4474), 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls. Every other Mon., Scott Mateo Davies, 6 p.m.

Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar (651-228-9274), 308 Prince St., St. Paul. Every first Tues., Dean Magraw and Dave Seru. Jazz and live music every Friday.

Burger Moe’s (651-222-3100), 242 West 7th St., St. Paul. 12/16, Café Accordion, 6-9 p.m.; 12/30, Daddy Squeeze Trio, 6-9 p.m.

Casper & Runyon’s Shamrock Irish Nook (651-228-9925), 995 W. 7th St., St. Paul. 11/27 & 12/11, Mouldy Figs, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Cedar Cultural Center (612-338-2674 ), 318 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 11/27, A Winged Victory for the Sullen with ACME string ensemble, 7:30 p.m., $15.

Cinema Ballroom (651-699-5910), 1560 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul. Usually every Sun. (12/4, 11 & 18), Jerry O’Hagan and his Orchestra dance (often with vocalist Charmin Michelle), 7-10 p.m., $12; and $8/students.

Crooked Pint Ale (612-877-6900), 501 Washington Ave. S., Mpls. 12/1 & 29, Daddy Squeeze Band, 8-10 p.m.; 12/8, The Hula Peppers, 8-10 p.m.’ 12/15, Daddy Squeeze, 8-10 p.m.; 12/22, Dan Newton’s Café Accordion, 8-10 p.m.

D’Amico Kitchen, le Meridien Chambers Hotel (612-767-6960), 901 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. Every Fri. & Sat., Benny Weinbeck Trio, 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant (612-332-1010), 1010 Nicollet Ave., Mpls. (Parking at 10th & LaSalle ramp). Every Mon.-Thurs., music usually two sets (*) at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. and Fri./Sat., 8 p.m. 11/28-29, Spyro Gyra; 11/30, Mary Louise Knutson CD Release; 12/1, Christine Rosholt and Kevin Hall CD Release, Pazz, 8 p.m., $15; 12/2-3, Kelley Hunt (blues), 8 p.m., $20; 12/3, Trent Romans, 11 p.m., $5; 12/5, vocalist Catherine Russel (blues/jazz), 7 p.m., $25; 12/6-8, Tower of Power (12/6-7, 7 & 9 p.m. and 12/8, 8 & 10 p.m.), $45-$60; 12/9, Bruce Henry; 12/10, Nachito Herrera; 12/11, Robert Robinson; 12/12, NY vocalist Teri Roiger with Laura Caviani, John Menegon, and Jay Epstein for the second annual “A Holiday in the Heartland” benefit for Camp Heartland, 7 p.m., $40-$150; 12/13, Box Car (Jeremy Walker, Wessell Anderson & Anthony Cox), 7 p.m. $15; 12/18, The Peterson Family with Jeanne Arland Peterson, Linda Peterson, Billy Peterson, Patty, Ricky Peterson, Paul Peterson, Russ Peterson and Jason Peterson DeLaire in their annual Holiday Classics show, 4 & 7 p.m., $23; 12/21, George Maurer Big Band Holiday Show, 7 p.m., $12; *12/23, 25 & 26, The Bad Plus, $40; 12/31, New Year’s Eve with Davina and the Vagabonds, 7 p.m. (Call for reservations.).

Driftwood Char Bar (612-354-3402), 4415 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls. Every Tues., Jack Brass Band, 9 p.m.-11:30 p.m., no cover.

Dunn Bros. (651-698-0618), 1569 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Sometimes jazz & blues. 12/28, Daddy Squeeze, 8:30-10:30 p.m.

Eagles Club (612-729-4469), 2507 E. 25th St., Mpls. Every 4th Sat. (12/10), Pig’s Eye Jass Band, 6-9 p.m. 12/17, Swing Dance with  vocalist Maud Hixson and the Wolverines Trio, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

FACES Mears Park (651-209-7776), 380 Jackson St., St. Paul. Every Fri., Paraiso Musical presents Latin jazz with featured bands including Salsa del Soul, K-Libre 24, Havana Gypsies and more, 9 p.m.

Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues (612-822-9900), 3001 Hennepin Ave. S. (in Calhoun Square), Mpls. Blues Brunch every Sat. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & Sun., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Mon., free swing dance lesson with Bill & Shannon, 7:15 p.m., dance with live bands, 8 p.m. Live blues every Tues., (Sensación Latina, 9 p.m., cover, $7). Wed., Javier Trejo, 8 p.m. Fri./Sat. Happy Hour, blues, 6-8 p.m.; evening concerts, 9 p.m. ($5-$15 cover) and every Sun., Open Blues Jam, 8 p.m.

Fireside Pizza (612-869-4040), 6736 Penn Ave. S., Richfield. 11/28, 30, 12/5, 12, 14, 26 & 28, vocalist Charmin Michelle with Denny Malmberg, accordion; 12/7, New Orleans Dixieland with Michelle, Malmberg and Pooch Heine (bass), 7-9 p.m..

Half Time Rec (651-488-8245), 1013 Front Ave., St. Paul. Tues.-Thur., some jazz or blues. 12/11, Jumbo Ya Ya, 8 p.m.

Hell’s Kitchen (612-332-4700),80 S. 9th St., Mpls. Live music usually 6-9 p.m. Every Sat./Sun., Brunch with live music (12/17, Gypsy Mania Hot Club Jazz Quartet), 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Every Wed., Wolverines Jazz Trio, 6-9 p.m. 

Ingredients Café (651-426-6611), 4725 Hwy. 61 N., White Bear Lake. Sometimes jazz or blues.

Knights of Columbus—Marian Hall (952-888-1492), 114 American Blvd., Bloomington. 12/16, Classic Big Band and the Nostalgics, 8 p.m.

Kozlak’s Royal Oak (651-484-8484), 4785 Hodgson Rd., Shoreview. Every Sun., Fred Richardson Trio, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lisa’s Place (952-448-7622), 205 Broadway N., Carver, MN. Every last Wed. of the month, Eleganzos and guests, 8-11 p.m.

Le Bourget Aero Suites (952-893-9999), 7770 Johnson Ave. S., Bloomington. Every Wed., guitarist David Roos, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Loring Pasta Bar & Café (612-378-4849), 327 14th Ave. SE, Mpls. Music in the Pasta Bar, 6-9 p.m. Every Sun., Mandragora Tango. Every Mon., “Musique Mystique Dans La Chambre Rouge” (12/19, Charmin Michelle and Rick Carlson), 7-10 p.m. Every Tues., Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra; Fri., James “Cornbread” Harris. Every Fri. & Sat., Salsa Police, 10 p.m. Jazz every Sat. night.

Mainstreet Bar & Grill (952-938-2400), 814 Mainstreet, Hopkins. 12/18, Mouldy Figs, 4-7 p.m.

Mancini’s Char House & Lounge (651-224-7345), 531 7th St. W., St. Paul. Live music Wed.-Fri., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (some jazz). 

Medina Ballroom/Entertainment Center  (763-478-6661), 500 Hwy. 55, Medina. 12/16 Tim Patrick & his Blue Eyes Band “Swings Sinatra.”

Merlins Rest Pub of the Isles (612-216-2419), 3601 E. Lake St., Mpls. Every Sat., Papa John Kolstad and The Hot Club of East Lake, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. (no cover).

Nicollet Coffee House (612-874-9125), 1931 Nicollet Ave., Mpls. Jazz every Tues.

Nonna Rosa’s (763-537-3700), 4168 W. Broadway, Robbinsdale. 12/15, vocalist Lee Engele with guitarist Reynold Philipsek, 6-9 p.m.; 12/31, Lee Engele with Pietro Benso, 6-9 p.m.

O’Gara’s (651-644-3333), 163 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. 12/16, Beasley’s Big Band with vocalist Christine Rosholt, 7:30-10 p.m.

Pardon My French (651-454-2233), 1565 Cliff Rd., Eagan. 12/9, Lee Engele (vocals) with Reynold Philipsek (guitar), 7-10 p.m.

Saint Paul Hotel (1-800-292-9292), 350 Market St., St. Paul. 12/2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 30, 7-11 p.m. and 12/31, New Years Eve, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., JoAnn Funk (vocals/piano) & Jeff Brueske (bass).

The School II Bistro (952-949-0000), 600 Market St., Ste. 170, Chanhassen. Every Wed./Thurs., Jeff Carver & Carol Z;  Fri., Todd McCormick and Becky Johnson, 5-7:15 p.m.

Shakopee Ballroom (952-445-0412), 2400 4th Ave. E., Shakopee. 12/31, Tim Patrick’s Blue Eyes Band New Year’s Eve Swing and Ballroom Dance Party

Shorewood Bar & Grill (763-398-0088), 6161 Central Ave. NE (Hwy. 65), Fridley. Every Tues., big bands, 7-10 p.m., no cover. 11/29, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I; 12/16 & 20, Acme Jazz Company featuring vocalist Arne Fogel; 12/13, Cedar Avenue Big Band; 12/27, Nova Jazz Orchestra.

Studio Z (651-755-1500), 275 E. 4th St., suite 200, St. Paul. 12/16, Todd Clouser’s Love Electric, 8 p.m., $10; 12/17, Jazz at Studio Z with Bryan Nichols’ We Are Many, free open rehearsal, 1 p.m. / concert, 7 p.m., $10; 12/20, Tuesday salon (new music/new jazz), 7 p.m., free.

South St. Paul VFW (651-455-1505), 111 S. Concord Exchange St., St. Paul. 12/20, River City Jazz Orchestra, 7 p.m.

318 Cafe (952-401-7902), 318 Water St., Excelsior. 12/8, Christines Rosholt, vocals; Chris Lomheim, piano; Graydon Peterson, bass; and Matt Edlund, drums, 8-10 p.m.

Wabasha Caves (651-224-1191), 215 S. Wabasha, St. Paul. Swing band and dancing every Thurs., 7-10 p.m., $7 (free dance lessons, 6:15 p.m.). 12/1, Moonlight Serenaders (vocalist Lee Engele); 12/8, Minnesota Jazz Orchestra (vocalists Debbie O’Keefe & Gregg Marquardt); 12/15, Beasley’s Big Band (vocalist Christine Rosholt); 12/22, Swingbeat Big Band; 12/29, Red Rock Swing Band.