April 2009

• Arnellia's (651-642-5975), <arnellias.com>, 1183 University Ave., St. Paul. Every Fri., Sat. & Sun., R&B and blues.
• Artists' Quarter (651-292-1359), <artistsquarter.com >, 408 St. Peter St., in the basement of the Hamm Building, St. Paul. (Enter on 7th Place. Parking avail. on the street & nearby ramps.) Every Sun., closed. Every Mon., Headspace, 7-9 p.m. / Open Poetry w/ live jazz, 9 p.m., no cover (4/6, Poetry Slam, 8 p.m., $5). Every Tues., Schmidt, Wong, Meyer, Pena & Musselman, 7 p.m., followed by B-3 Organ Night with The Tuesday Night Band featuring Downtown Bill Brown (B-3), Kenny Horst (drums) and Billy Franze (guitar), 9 p.m., $5. ; 1, Tefsa Quintet (7 pm), Sol Spectre, Javier Trejo & Bella Ruse. (9 pm, $5); 2, Framework CD Release Party (9 pm, $5); 3-4, Greg Skaff (9 pm, $10).; 6, Poetry Slam with guest Desdamona (8pm, $5 - free if you compete); 8, Tesfa Quintet (7 pm) George Avaloz Quartet (9 pm, $5); 9, McNally Smith Venue Night (8 pm, $5); 10 Media Addicts and the Zach Harris Trio (9 pm, $10).; 11, Bryan Nichols, Adam Linz and Phil Hey (9 pm, $10).; 15,Tesfa Quintet (7 pm), "Valves Meet Slide" Brad Bellows and Dave Graf (9 pm, $5); 16, How Birds Work (9 pm, $5); 17-18, "Kind of Blue" Tribute Weekend: 50th Anniversary of a Jazz Classic (9 pm, $10); 19, Sam Miltich & Dave Karr / CD Release (7:00 pm, $10 cover).;  22,Tesfa Qt (7 pm), Charles Mingus Birthday Celebration- Adam Linz Trio (9 pm, $5); 23, Phil Hey Quartet (9 pm, $5); 25, Jim Rotondi Quartet featuring Rick Germanson (9 pm, $17).; 29, Tefsa Quintet (7 pm), Doug Haining Quartet (9 pm, $5); 30, Joe Smith Quartet (9 pm, $5); May 1 - 3, Siamese Fighting Fish (9 pm, $12)
• Bennett's Chop and Railhouse (651-228-1408), 1305 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Every last Tues. each month, Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band, 7-10 p.m. Call for reservations.
• Birchwood Cafe (612-722-4474), 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls. Every Mon., John Devine or (3/30) Scott Mateo Davies, 6 p.m.
• Bloomington Knights of Columbus (952-888-1492), 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington. 4/3, Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics (swing dance), 8 p.m.
• Cafe Maude (612-822-5411), <cafemaude. com>, 5411 Penn Ave. S., Mpls. Music, 9 p.m.-12 a.m. 3/28, Rahjta Ren & John Delaire (avante jazz); 4/3, Dean Granros and Brad Bellows; 4/4, Hips Don't Lie; 4/10-11, Thomson/saxes, Buckley/bass, Harison/accordion, Carey/drums (European nu-jazz); 4/18, Tampered Seals (Afro Cuban improv); 4/24, Chris Morrissey/Vincent Rose; 4/28, Dean Magraw, Bryan Nichols.
• Camp Bar (651-292-1844), <Camp-Bar.com>, 490 N. Robert, St. Paul. Every Wed., vocalist Aaron-Keith Stewart & pianist Chris Lomheim, 8-11 p.m., no cover.
• Casper & Runyon's Shamrock Irish Nook (651-228-9925), 995 W. 7th St., St. Paul. 3/29, 4/12 & 26, Mouldy Figs, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
• Cedar Cultural Center (612-338-2674), 416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 4/2, Kálmán Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band, 7:30 p.m., $18 adv., $20 day of show; 4/11, Bill Frisell with guest Sarah Siskind, 8 p.m., $30/$40; 4/25, The Dakota presents The Bad Plus CD Release with Wendy Lewis, 7:30 p.m., $30
• Cinema Ballroom (651-699-5910), 1560 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul. Every Sun., ballroom dancing with Jerry O'Hagan and his Orchestra (with vocalist Charmin Michelle except 4/12 & 19), 7-10 p.m., $12 ($8, students).
• The Clown Lounge, Turf Club (651-647-0486), <clownlounge.com>, 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. Jazz every Mon., 10:30 p.m.
• Coffee Grounds (651-644-9959), <thecoffee grounds.net>, 1579 Hamline, Falcon Heights. Every other Sun., Open Microphone w/ Bill Hammond, 6 p.m.
• Crave Restaurant in the Galleria (952-697-6000), <www.cravemn.com>, 3520 Galleria, Edina. (No cover, reservations sugg.) Jazz every Fri., 8:30-11:30 p.m. 3/27, Charmin & Shapira w/ Laura Caviani Trio; 4/3, Charmin Michelle with Rick Carlson, Bruce Heine and Nathan Norman.
• Corner Coffee (612-338-2002), 514 N. 3rd St., Mpls. 4/17, Willie August Project, 7-8 p.m. D'Amico Cucina (612-338-2401), <damico. com>, 100 N. 6th St., Butler Square Bldg., Mpls. Every Fri.-Sat., Benny Weinbeck & Gordy Johnson Duo, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
• Dakota County Steakhouse Jazz Lounge (952-435-2100), 14201 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Live jazz every Sat., 7-11 p.m., no cover. 4/3, Arne Fogel; 4/4, Nancy Harms; 4/14, Larry McDonough Quartet.
• Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant (612-332-1010), <dakotacooks.com>, 1010 Nicollet Ave., Mpls. (Parking at 10th & LaSalle ramp). Live jazz: usually at 7 & 9:30 p.m. weekdays; Fri/Sat., 8 p.m.; and Sun., 7 p.m. Happy Hour 4:30-6:30 p.m. (every Thurs., pianist Travis Anderson Trio & Fri., Jazz by Fosse with Irv Williams). Every Wed., Lunch with Alison Scott, 11:30-2 p.m. 3/29, Augsburg Jazz Ensemble, 6 p.m.; 3/30-31, Jeff Lorber/Christian Scott Quintet; 4/2, Benny Weinbeck; 4/3, Davina and the Vagabonds; 4/4, Alison Scott; 4/6-7, Judy Collins ($50/$35); 4/10, Druscilla Abernathy & BKS Vine; 4/11, Marco Benevento, piano trio ($20); 4/12, John Scofield's Piety St. Band ($40/$30); 4/13, Christine Rosholt Quartet, 7 p.m., $5; 4/14, Lionel Loueke, African -folk jazz trio ($15); 4/15-16, Sara Watkins, bluegrass fiddle ($20); 4/17-18, Bruce A. Henry; 4/21-23, jazz vocalist Steve Tyrell ($45/$28); 4/24-25, Robin McKelle, jazz & swing ($20); 4/28-30, Ceu (vocalist). Late Night: every Fri. & Sat., $5: 3/27, Jenny Dalton; 3/28 & 4/18, CounterClockWise; 4/3, Lil' Black Blondie; 4/4, Nick Haas Trio; 4/10, Tampered Seals; 4/11, Gutbucket; 4/24, Monk in Motian; 4/25, Patrick Harison Trio.
• Dixie's on Grand (651-222-7345) <dixieson grand.com>, 695 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Every Sun., jazz brunch, 10 a.m. Music, sometimes jazz every Fri./Sat. nights.
• Downtowner Woodfire Grille (651-228-9500), 253 7th St. W., St. Paul. Jazz, Sat., 8 p.m.
• Erte Restaurant and Peacock Lounge (612-623-4211), <ertedining.com>, 29 13th Ave. N.E., Mpls. Sometimes jazz/blues, Fri. & Sat., 7-10 p.m.
• Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues (612-822-9900), 3001 Hennepin Ave. S., (in Calhoun Square), Mpls. Every Sun., Blues Brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Open Blues Jam with Moses Oakland, 8 p.m. (no cover). Every Tues., 9 p.m., Sesacion Latina, $5.
• French Meadow Bakery and Restaurant, 2640 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. Every Sun.-Wed. thru Aug. 26, Bob Ockenden/Michael Gold Duo (guitar and bass)‹usually with guest artist on Wed.
• Fireside Pizza (612-869-4040), 6736 Penn. Ave. S., Richfield. Every Mon. & Wed. (except 4/15), Charmin Michelle w/ Denny Malmberg, 7-9 p.m.
• Half Time Rec (651-488-8245) <www.halftimecajun.com>, 1013 Front Ave., St. Paul. Live music Tues.-Thurs., sometimes jazz or blues.
• Il Vesco Vino (651-222-7000), 242 West 7th St., St. Paul. In the bar: every Fri., Latin music and Sat., Irv Williams, 7-10 p.m.
• Ingredients Cafe (651-426-6611), <ingredientscafe.com>, 4725 Hwy. 61 N., White Bear Lake. Thurs.-Sat., jazz and blues.
• Le Bourget Aero Suites (952-893-9999), 7770 Johnson Ave. S., Bloomington. In the lobby, every Wed., David Roos, solo jazz, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Kitty Cat Klub (612-331-9800), 315 14th Ave. S.E., Mpls. 4/21, Park Evans, Graydon Peterson and Jay Epstein.
• Kozlak's Royal Oak (651-484-8484), 4785 Hodgson Rd., Shoreview. Every Sun., Fred Richardson Trio, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Kozy's Steaks & Seafood (952-224-5866), 3220 Galleria, Edina. Every Sun. (except 4/19), Jazz Brunch, Charmin Michelle & Denny Malmberg, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Lisa's Place (952-448-7622), 205 Broadway N., Carver, MN. Each month, every last Wed., Eleganzos and guests, 8-11 p.m.
• Loring Pasta Bar & Cafe (612-378-4849), <loringcafe.com>, 327 14th Ave. S.E., Mpls. Pasta Bar/music, 6 p.m. Every Sun., Mandragora Tango. Every Tues., Dan Newton & the Cafe Accordion Orchestra. Every Wed. & Thurs., John Devine. Every Fri., James "Cornbread" Harris. Every Fri./Sat., Salsa Police, 10 p.m. 3/28, Ticket to Brasil; 4/4, Parisota Hot Club; 4/11, Ticket to Brasil; 4/18, Jon Pemberton Trio; 4/25, Trio Mateo.
• Mainstreet Bar & Grill (952-938-2400), 814 Mainstreet., Hopkins. 4/5 & 19, Mouldy Figs, 4-7 p.m.
• Mayslack's (612-728-9862), 13th St. and 1428 4th St. N.E., Mpls. Every Thurs., 9 p.m.-close, Dan Ristrom House Band.
• Minnesota Music Cafe (651-7769-4699), <www.minnesotamusiccafe.com>, 499 Payne Ave., St. Paul. 4/23, Charanga Tropical, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
• Nomad World Pub (612-338-6424), 501 Cedar Ave. S. Mpls. Music at 9 p.m. (21+). Every 2nd Sun., New Orleans Jazz Jam hosted by Southside Aces, 5-8 p.m.
• Norton's Downtown & Lucky Cat Lounge (651-388-2711) 307 Main St., Red Wing, MN. 4/24, Christine Rosholt, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
• O'Gara's (651-644-3333), <ogaras.com>, 163 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul‹Shamrock Room. First Mon., 4/6, Acme Jazz Company. Big bands play every Tues. night: 3/31, River City Jazz Orchestra; 4/7, Beasley's Big Band with featured vocalist Christine Rosholt, 7:30 p.m.; 4/14, Stan Bann Big Band; 4/21, Jack Brass Band, 8 p.m.; 4/28, Nova Jazz Orchestra.
• Picosa (612-746-3970), 65 Main St. SE, Mpls. <picosarestaurant.com>. Every Sat., (salsa lesson, 9 p.m.) Salsabrosa, 10 p.m.
• Roseville VFW Post 7555 (651-483-5313), 1145 Woodhill Dr., Roseville. Every 3rd Tues., Godfrey Daniel Jazz Band, 6-9 p.m., $3.
• Sage Wine Bar, Hwy 110 & Dodd Road, Mendota Heights. 4/11, Lee Engele, 6 p.m.
• Sawatdee (763-494-5708), 7885 Main St. N., Maple Grove. Dan Ristrom (and usually Reuben Ristrom), every Wed., 7-9 p.m. 4/22, Lee Engele with Reuben Ristrom.
• South St. Paul VFW (651-455-1505), 111 S. Concord Exchange St., St. Paul. Every third Tues., River City Jazz Orchestra with vocalist Paula Lammers, 7-10 p.m.
• St. Paul Hotel (The Lobby Bar) (651-292-9292), 350 Market St., St. Paul. Every Sun., JoAnne Funk/Jeff Brueske, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
• Tapestry Folkdance Center (612-722-2914), <tapestryfolkdance.org>, 3748 Minnehaha, Ave. S., Mpls. Every Thurs., Late Night Swing featuring DJ Terry Gardner, 10 p.m. (lessons 6:30 p.m.). 4/4, Swing Dance with Christine Rosholt and trio, 8:30 p.m. (lesson, 7:30 p.m.), $10.
• 318 Cafe (952-401-7902), <www.three-eighteen.com/music.htm>, 318 Water St., Excelsior. Music begins at 8 p.m. 4/25, Kenni Holmen Jazz Trio, $15.
• 331 Club (612-331-1746), <www. 331club. com>, 331 13th Ave. N.E., Mpls. Every Wed., KFAI's Jackson' Juke Joint.
• The Town House (651-646-7087), 1415 W. Univ. Ave., St. Paul‹North Star Piano Lounge, 9 p.m. Every 1st Thur., "The Girls" (Lori Dokken, Erin Schwab, Judi Donaghy & Patty Peterson).
• Tryg's (612-920-7777), 3118 W. Lake St., Mpls. 4/4, Dan Ristrom and the Big Throwdown; 4/19, Dan Ristrom, Sunday Brunch, 11 a.m-3 p.m.
• Vic's (612-312-2000), <vicsdining.com>, 201 Main St. S.E. (St. Anthony Main), Mpls. Live music every Fri. and Sat., often jazz or blues, 10 p.m.-12 a.m.
• Wabasha Caves (651-224-1191), <wabasha streetcaves.com>, 215 S. Wabasha, St. Paul. Swing band and dancing every Thurs., 7-10 p.m., $7 (free dance lessons, 6:15 p.m.). 3/26, Swing Beat Big Band; 4/2, Moonlight Serenaders; 4/9, Minnesota Jazz Orchestra; 4/16, Beasley's Big Band with featured vocalist Christine Rosholt; 4/23, Swingbeat Big Band; 4/30, Bend in the River Big Band.
• Wilde Roast Cafe (612-331-4555), 518 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls. Every Wed., Smitty's Jazz duo, piano and bass, 7:30 p.m.
• White Horse Tavern (320-257-7775), 809 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN. 4/10, Charmin Michelle with the Twin Cities Jazz Imports, 7-11 p.m.