• Every Sun.: United Methodist Church Jazz Services, 17611 Lake St. Ext., Mtka., 10:45 a.m., (952) 474-4114.
• 1:    Jazz88 REEL Jazz film series presents An evening with Bob DeFlores: "The Ladies Sing the Blues" (1990), 7 p.m., $10. Limited space, for reservations, e-mail Kevin Barnes, < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >.
• 1:    Jazz Thursdays series presents Adam Linz solo bass and A Kiss for Luck CD release; Fat Kid Wednesdays will also perform, Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 S. Second St., Mpls., 8 p.m., $10 and $5/students. FFI, (612) 321-0100.
• 2:    The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble with Milo Fine, Steve Gnitka and Jason S. Shapiro, The West Bank School of Music, 1813 S. 6th St., Mpls., 8 p.m., $5 at the door. <westbankmusic.org>, (612) 333-6651.
• 3:    Robert Everest Expedition (7-piece ensemble), *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 3:    "The Girls" Turbocharged!, featuring Lori Dokken, Judi Donaghy, Erin Schwab and Patty Peterson, Rachel Holder and Debbie Duncan, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, 7:30 p.m. $24; $21 seniors; and $12, students. FFI, visit  <www.hopkinsartscenter.com>, or call the Box Office, (952) 979-1111.
• 3:    Glen Helgeson, Reynold Philipsek and Friends, Linwood Park Boosters Club Fall Bonfire, Linwood Rec Center, 860 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul, 7-9 p.m., no cover. FFI, Call Doug Rzeszutek, (651) 291-1289.
• 3:    Gypsy Mania Quartet performs at the 2009 Fall Colors Fine Art & Jazz Festival, Lowell Park, downtown Stillwater, 1-3 p.m., <www.ilovestilwater.com>.
• 3:    Steam Heat big band dance, Waseca American Legion, 700 S. State St., Waseca, MN, $5. Swing dance lessons begin at 7:30 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. (See Medley on page 2.)
• 4:    Century Jazz Ensemble and CD release of CJS LIVE!, *O'Gara's Bar and Grill, 2 p.m. (See Gigs listing.)
• 4:    Café Accordion Orchestra, "Taste of Lake Street" Midtown Global Market, 10th Ave & Lake St., Mpls., 2-3 p.m., <www.midtownglobalmarket.org>.
• 4-5:    Stanley Clarke Trio, *Dakota Jazz Club. (See article on page 1.)
• 6:    Jazz pianist/composer Uri Caine and the MacJazz big band, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, 8 p.m., free. FFI call (651) 696-6808 or visit <macalester.edu/music> and click on events. (See Medley.)
• 6:    Alex Cuba, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 8:    TCJS "Jazz from J to Z" concert series presents jazz drummer Butch Miles with the St. Croix Jazz Orchestra (SCJO), and featuring vocalist Judi Donaghy and the Stillwater High School Jazz Ensemble, Stillwater Junior High School Auditorium, 523 W. Marsh St., Stillwater, 7 p.m., (651-351-6905), $17; $15, TCJS members, and $5, students, at the door. Adv. $15 tickets are available through ArtReach Alliance, (651) 439-1465, <www.artreachalliance.org>. (See article on page 1.)
• 8:    Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core, Northrop Jazz Season, Whole Music Club, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 7 & 9:30 p.m., $34; $30/TCJS members/seniors/students, <northrop.umn.edu>, (612) 624-2345. (See article on page 3.)
• 9:    Jerry O'Hagan Orchestra, Medina Ballroom, Hwy 55, Medina, 8-11 p.m. (763) 478-6684.
• 9:    The Twin Cities Jazz Imports: Kim Gast Quartet with Charmin Michelle, White Horse Tavern, 809 W. St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN, 7-10 p.m., (320) 257-7775.
• 9-10:    Laura Caviani, Tribute to Thelonious Monk, *Artists¹ Quarter. (See Medley.)
• 10:    Kurt Elling with the Laurence Hobgood Trio, Adolphus Gusavus Collete, Bjorling Recital Hall, St. Peter, MN, 8-10:30 p.m., $20, $17, students. FFI, visit <gustavustickets.com> or call (507) 933-7013.
• 10-11:    The Wolverines present "Basie's Living Legacy Concerts," featuring Butch Miles, Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd., Bloomington. 10/10 (small group), 7:30 p.m. and 10/11 (Wolverines Big Band), 2 p.m., $25, (952) 563-8575. (See article on page 3.)
• 11 :    Dean Magraw Benefit/Silent Auction, *Artists' Quarter, 3 p.m., $10 cover.
• 11:    Madison Jazz Society presents the St. Louis Ragtimers, Coliseum Bar, 232 East Olin Ave., Madison, WI, 1-4 p.m., $25, <www.madisonjazz.com>, (608) 850-5400.
• 15:    TCJS "Jazz from J to Z" presents: "A Jazz Cornucopia," with the University of Minnesota Jazz Ensemble I, led by Dean Sorenson, Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 4th St. S., Mpls., 7 p.m., free, <www.tcjs.org>.
• 15:    CC Septet CD release, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 15 & 17:    Debbie Bigelow, vocals and Dean Kleven on keys, 10/15, 5-8 p.m. and 10/17, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Pardon My French Restaurant (celebrating its first anniversary), 1565 Cliff Road,  Thomas Lake Center, Eagan, (651) 454-2233, <pardonmyfrench>.
• 16-17:    Patty Peterson with Fred Steele, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 16-18:    Mose Allison, *Artists¹ Quarter.
• 17:    Jazz Arts Group features Kurt Elling, Fargo Theatre, Fargo, MN, 8 p.m. Tickets online at <www.jazzartsfm.com> or call (218) 359-4529.
• 17:    Vocalist Vicky Mountain with James Allen on guitar, Sincerely Yours CD Release, *Sage Wine Bar.
• 18:    The JzVMn (Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota) "Vox Plus" Workshop, MacPhail Center for Music, 501 2nd St. S., Mpls., 1-5 p.m. FFI, visit <www.jzvmn.com> or e-mail, < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >. (See Medley item on page 2.)
• 18:    Meshell Ndegeocello, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 18:    Café Accordion Orchestra, Hope Church Concert Series, 4911 Hodgson Rd., Shoreview, 6 p.m., (651) 486-6243, <www.hopemn.com/concert.htm>.
• 19:    Russ Peterson's Big Band "Autumn Swing," with vocalists Patty Peterson & Bob Glenn, Old Log Theater, Excelsior, 8 p.m., $22. FFI and reservations, (952) 474-5951.
• 19:    Maria Muldaur and her Garden of Joy Jug Band, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 20-21:    Tuck and Patti, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 22:    Film: "Swing Time" (1936), starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, with music by Jerome Kern. This special screening includes Harvey Gustafson on the Wurlitzer, and rare film footage of Ginger Rogers hosted by Bob DeFlores. Heights Theater, 3951 Central Ave. NE, Columbia Heights, 7:30 p.m., $8, (763) 788-9079, <www.heightstheater.com>.
• 23:    Bend in the River Big Band, Epiphany Catholic Church, 11001 Hanson Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids, 7 p.m.
• 23-24:    Eric Alexander, *Artists' Quarter.
• 24:    " This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 's" series presents:  Travis Anderson Trio, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, 15600 Old Rockford Rd, Plymouth, 7 p.m., $10; $7, TCJS members; and $5, students.
• 24-25:   "Hot Jazz! - Harlem Night!," presented by the Capri Theater "Legends" series, featuring Charmin Michelle, Dennis Spears and an 8-piece jazz orchestra, Capri Theater, 2210 Oliver Ave. N., Mpls. Oct 24, 7 p.m. and Oct. 25, 3 p.m. Tickets $25/$20, <www.capritheater.org>.
• 26:    Charles Lazarus Jazz Quartet, Old Log Theater, Excelsior, 8 p.m., $22. For reservations, (952) 474-5951.
• 26-27:    Sophie Milman, *Dakota Jazz Club.
• 30:    Daddy Squeeze and the Crumbs R Us (playing the music of the Œ20s and Œ30s on accordion, Hawaiian guitar, musical saw, banjo, ukulele, tuba, mandolin, percussion, and dueling turntables), 501 Club, 501 Washington Ave. S., Mpls., 9 p.m.-midnight, (612) 767-4415, <www.501.mn/home.php>.
  NOVEMBER
• 1:    Century Jazz Ensemble featuring founder John Zdechlik, Century College, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake, 3 p.m. with reception following concert, free. FFI, (651) 779-4033 or visit <http://cje.homestead.com/index.html>.
  JAZZ FESTIVALS
• Jan. 16, 2010: Third Annual Roseville Winter Jazz Blast!, Maranatha Auditorium, Northwestern College campus, Roseville, MN.
  <www.visitroseville.com/jazzblast_2009.php>. FFI, call Julie Larson, (877) 980-3002).
• April 23-25: The 22nd annual Capital City Jazz Fest, cosponsored by the Madison Jazz Society, Madison Quality Inn & Suites, 2969 Cahill Main, Madison/Fitchburg, WI.
• May 28-30: Grand Marais Jazz Festival, <www.grandmaraisjazzfest.com>.
  

Calendar items are submitted by TCJS members, jazz promoters and fans, and compiled by Starla Barker. To list your November 2009 jazz events, please send us an e-mail by Oct. 10 to: < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it > and < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >, or call  (763) 862-5694.     Thank you!