Music in the Parks Concert Calendar Guide 2010

The following guide provides additional information for summer jazz concerts listed in the TCJS “Jazz Notes” Concert Calendar. Concerts are free and begin at times listed below unless otherwise indicated. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and have a great time!  Minneapolis and St. Paul Park & Recreation web sites: <www.minneapolisparks.org>; <www.ci.stpaul.mn.us>.

 Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant Ave. S., Mpls., 7 p.m. (6/1, 3, 8)

 Centennial Lakes Park Amphitheater, 7499 France Ave. S., Edina, 7 p.m., (612) 832-6789. In case of rain, concerts will be moved indoors to Edinborough Park, 7700 York Ave. S., Edina, <www.centenniallakespark.com>. (6/2, 7, 16, 20, 21)

Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 N. Lexington Pkwy., St. Paul, 7 p.m. (651) 266-6400. (6/1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 27, 28, 30)

Father Hennepin Bluffs, 42 Main St. S.E. at the Stone Arch Bridge, Mpls., 7-8:30 p.m. (6/16, 21, 28) Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, 6/18-19.

Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W. Lake Harriet Parkway, Mpls., Mon.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. and Sun., 2 or 5:30 p.m. / (612) 230-6475. (6/5-8, 12, 14, 16-17, 20-22, 24)

Mears Park, St. Paul. Twin Cities Jazz Festival, June 17-19. See pgs. 1-3 in this issue of “Jazz Notes,”  <www.tcjazzfestival.com>.

Minnehaha Falls, 4801 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls., 7 p.m. In case of rain, concerts will be moved to the Minnehaha Falls Pavilion. (612) 230-6400. (6/1, 3, 9, 15, 21, 23, 29)

Minnetonka Civic Center Campus Amphitheater, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, 7-8:30 p.m. (6/22, 29)

Music in the Zoo, Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater, Apple Valley, 7:30 p.m., ticket + parking fee. (6/30).  Upcoming shows: 7/10, Taj Mahal; 7/16, Dave Koz & Jonathan Butler; 8/20, David Sanborn; and 8/27, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ticketmaster, (651) 989-5151, <www.ticketmaster.com> or Electic Fetus, Mpls.; < www.mnzoo.com/events/musicinzoo.asp>.

Rice Park, 140 Washington St., St. Paul, noon. (6/14, 28)

Roseville Central Park, Lexington Ave. & Co. Rd. C, 7:30 p.m., (651) 415-2100, <www.cityof roseville.com/parks>. (6/6, 15, 22, 29) 

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Every Sun.: Jazz Service, United Methodist Church, 17611 Lake St. Ext., Minnetonka, 10:45 a.m., (952) 474-4114.

JUNE

1:  River City Jazz Orchestra, Como Park Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

1:  Trio Tipo, Bryant Square Park, 7 p.m.

1:  South High Community Band & Jazz Band, Minnehaha Falls, Mpls., 7 p.m.

1-2: Dave Holland Quintet, *Dakota Jazz Club.

2:  Bend in the River Big Band, Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, 7 p.m.

3: Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes, *Dakota Jazz Club.

3:  Urban Cadence, Bryant Square Park, Mpls., 7 p.m.

3:  Honeysuckle Hot Club (French Gypsy jazz), Minnehaha Falls, Mpls., 7 p.m.

3: Jazz Hounds Big Band, City Square Park, 101 E. Main St., Waconia, MN 7 p.m.

4: Debbie Duncan with Adi Yeshaya, Gary Raynor and Nathan Norman, Capri Theater’s “Legends” finale concert, Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway, Mpls., 7 p.m., $25, <the capritheater.org>, or call OvationTix, (866) 811-4111.

4: Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble, The West Bank School of Music, 1813 South 6th St., Mpls., 8 p.m., $5 at the door, (612) 333-6651, <www.westbankmusic.org>.

4-6: Edina Art Fair: 6/4, The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (bluegrass/jazz-rock), 2 p.m.; vocalist Charmin Michelle, Joel Shapira, guitar; Tom Lewis, bass; Paul Harper, sax; and Dave Schmalenberger, drums, 5-7 p.m.; 6/5, Cooker John  (roots/blues), noon; Charlie Parr (folk/roots/blues), 5 p.m.; 6/6, The Butanes, noon; 50th & France, Edina, (952) 922-1524, <www.edinaartfair.com>.

5: Jazz on the Prairie Big Band, MN Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Way, Chaska, 2 p.m.

5:  Glacier Jazz Festival (recorded live): Willie August Project, 5 p.m.; Zacc Harris Quartet, 6:30 p.m.; and Mosaic, 8 p.m., Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m. FFI, contact David Hedding, Glacier Studios, e-mail, < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >, or call (952) 200-6547.

6: “Tribute to the Big Bands” with the St. Croix Jazz Orchestra, directed by Larry Neumann, Boutwells Landing Auditorium, 13575 58th St., Oak Park Heights, 2 p.m., $10. For tickets contact ArtReach St. Croix, (651) 439-1465; <www.artreachalliance.org>. (See Big Band Scene on page 5.)

6: Nichola Miller Swings!, Saint Anthony Park Library, 2245 Como Ave., St. Paul, 6:30 p.m., free, (651) 642-0411. (TCJF concert—see page 3.)

6: Christine Rosholt Quartet, St. Anthony Main, 201 Main St. SE, Mpls., 5-8 p.m.

6:  Inver Hills Community Band, Lake Harriet, Mpls., 2 p.m.

6:  Vocalist Lee Engele, guitarist Rey-nold Philipsek and bassist Matt Senjem, Roseville Central Park, 6:30 p.m.

7: Russ Peterson’s Big Band, “The Swing is in the Air” with featured jazz vocalists Maud Hixson and Bob Glenn, Old Log Theater, 5175 Meadville St., Excelsior, 7:30 p.m., $23. FFI, (952) 474-5951 or <www.oldlog.com>. (See page 5.)

7: Pianist Larry McDonough with flutist Carol Bergquist, St. Paul Area Coalition for the Homeless Annual Meeting, Union Gospel Mission, 77 E. 9th St., St. Paul, 11:30 a.m., < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >.

7:  Cooker John (real slide blues), Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

7:  Southside Big Band, Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, 7 p.m.

7-8: Stacey Kent, *Dakota Jazz Club.

8: The KGB Band (blues/rock), Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

8: Parisota Hot Club, Mears Park, St. Paul, noon.

8: South High Community Band & Jazz Band, Como Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

8:  Vocalist Lee Engele with pianist Ted Godbout, Bryant Square Park.

9: Alex Cuba, *Dakota Jazz Club.

9:  Capri Big Band, Minnehaha Falls, Mpls., 7 p.m.

10: Red Rock Swing Band, Como Park Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

12: Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues Festival (see schedule on page 1).

12: Vocalist Lee Engele with guitarist Reynold Philipsek, bassist Matt Senjem and Clint Hoover on Harmonica, “Jazz with an Attitude!”, Rice Street Library, 1011 Rice St., St. Paul, 2 p.m., free, (651) 558-2223. (TCJF concert—see page 3.)

12:  Twin Cities Hot Club, Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

13: Count Basie Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Mpls., 2 p.m., (612) 371-5642.

13: Minnesota Jazz on the Prairie Festival: Acme Jazz Company (2 p.m.), Just Friends Big Band (3 p.m.), River City Jazz Orchestra (4 p.m.), Good News Big Band (5 p.m.), Bend in the River Big Band (6 p.m.), Jazz on the Prairie Big Band (7 p.m.), Staring Lake Amphitheater, Eden Prairie, free. (See Big Band Scene article on page 5.)

13: “Just Jazz” T. Mychael Rambo and his ensemble, Central Library, 90 W. 4th St., St. Paul, 2 p.m., (651) 266-7000, free. (TCJF concert—see page 3.)

13:  Classic Big Band, Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

13: Madison Jazz Society’s Ladies Must Swing, Coliseum Bar, 232 E. Olin Ave., Madison, WI, 1-4 p.m., $25, 1-608-850-5400; <www.madison jazz.com>.

13:  Music for Services with the Joel Shapira Group (pianist Larry McDonough with Joel Shapira, guitar and Torie Redpath, vocals), Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2410 Stillwater Rd. E., Maplewood, 9:30 a.m., (651) 739-1264; <www.geth.org/index.php>.

13-14: Stanley Clarke & Hiromi, *Dakota Jazz Club.

14: Southside Big Band, Lake Harriet Bandshell, Mpls., 7 p.m.

14: Trio Tipo (acoustic fusion), Rice Park, St. Paul, noon.

14:  Minneapolis Police Swing Band, Como Park Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

15: Roseville Big Band, Central Park Bandshell, Roseville, 7:30 p.m.

15: The Willie August Project, Minnehaha Falls, Mpls., 7 p.m.

15: Jace Everett with special guest, *Cedar Cultural Center.

15: Gypsy Mania and Axis Mundi, Paramount Theater, 913 West St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN, 7:30-10 p.m., (320) 259-5463, <www.para mountarts.org>.

15-16: Booker T. & the M.G.s feat. Eddie Floyd, *Dakota Jazz Club.

16: Daddy Squeeze Band, Northrop Plaza, 84 Church St. SE, Mpls., Noon, (612) 624-2345.

16:  Lee Engele, guitarist Joel Shapira and bassist Preston Haining, Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, 7 p.m.

16: Paula Lammers & Cloud Nine, Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

16: David Alderson w/ Sonic Love Chile (country/blues/jazz/vintage pop), Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, 7 p.m.

16: Tinariwen, *Cedar Cultural Center.

17: Butch Thompson, Jon Weber, and Paul Asaro (stride piano extravaganza), Artists’ Quarter. (TCJF-see page 3)

17: Divine Diva Dames (swing/jazz/blues/Broadway), Lake Harriet, Mpls.

17: Shoop! (vocal jazz), Como Lakeside.

17: Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics, Maple Grove Bandshell Grand Opening, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, 6:30 p.m., (763) 484-6000.

17: Just Friends Big Band, Augsburg Park, 7145 Wentworth Ave., Richfield, 7 p.m.

19: Stone Arch Festival of the Arts includes some jazz. (See listing in article on this page.)

20: Assemblage (Horn Chorale)— L’Editions Lagnaippe with Milo Fine, Scott Newell, John O’Brien, Stefan Kac, Jaron Childs, Philip Mann, Ryan Reber, Rick Ness, and Elaine Evans, Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave. N. Mpls., 7 p.m., $5/donation, <www.homewoodstudios.com>.

20: Stan Bann Big Bone Band, Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, 7 p.m.

20:  Ticket to Brasil, Lake Harriet Bandshell, Mpls., 5:30 p.m.

21:  Minnesota Freedom Band (some jazz), Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

21:  Good News Big Band, Centennial Lakes Park, Edina, 7 p.m.

21: Celebration Brass Quintet, Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, 7 p.m.

21: Brio Brass, Minnehaha Falls, 7 p.m.

21-22: Doc Severinsen & El Ritmo de la Vida, *Dakota Jazz Club.

22:  Bend in the River Big Band, Lake Harriet Bandshell, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

22:  Blues in the Park: Everett Smithson Band, 6 p.m.; and Big Walter Smith and the Groove Merchants, 7:30 p.m., Roseville Central Park.

22:  Don King Blues Band and Friends (blues), Minnetonka Civic Center Amphitheater.

23: Max Weinberg Big Band, *Dakota Jazz Club.

23: Mark Yannie Jazz Quartet, Veterans Memorial Amphitheater, Wolfe Park,  St. Louis Park, 7 p.m., free, (952) 924-2567.

23:  Urban Cadence, Minnehaha Falls.

24:  Minnesota Jazz Orchestra, Normandale Lake Bandshell, 84th & Chalet Rd., Bloomington, 7 p.m., free.

24:  Kairos Dance Theater & Irv Williams, Lake Harriet, Mpls., 7:30 p.m.

24: Pianist Mary Louise Knutson and bassist Gordon Johnson, Evening with An Artist, Schmitt Music Minnetonka, 14200 Wayzata Blvd., 7 p.m., free, (952) 546-0555.

25: Charmin Michelle with the Twin Cities Seven (dance), Christ the King Lutheran Church, 8600 Fremont Ave. S., Bloomington, 5:45-6:45 p.m., (952) 881-8600.

25: Café Accordion Orchestra, Music in the Park, Pine City, MN, 6:30-8:30 p.m., (320) 629-4565.

27: Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin, *Dakota Jazz Club.

27: Paula Lammers & Cloud Nine, Como Park Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

27: Sunday Mass takes on a jazz flavor with music by George Mauer, followed by a brunch and additional music in the Social Hall featuring Christine Rosholt Quartet (Tanner Taylor, Graydon Peterson & Jay Epstein), Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson, Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. S., Mpls., 9:30 a.m., (612) 724-3643, <www.saintalbertthegreat.org>.

28: Jazz and ragtime pianist Butch Thompson, solo, Old Log Theater, 5175 Meadville St., Excelsior, 7:30 p.m., $23, (952) 474-5951 or at <www.oldlog.com>.

28: Brio Brass, Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m.

28: Rich Lewis Band, Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, 7 p.m.

28: Parisota Hot Club, Rice Park, St. Paul, noon.

28: Milo Fine, Davu Seru and Paul Metzger, Homewood Studios, 2400 Plymouth Ave. N., Mpls., 7 p.m., $5 at the door, (612) 587-0230, <www.homewood studios.com>.

29: Celebration Brass Quintet, Minnehaha Falls, Mpls., 7 p.m.

29: Gypsy Mania, Roseville Central Park Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m.

29: No Name Jazz with Charmin Michelle and Percy Hughes, VA Adult Day Care (651-644-4265), 6636 Cedar Ave. S., Richfield, 1 p.m., free.

29: Vocalist Lee Engele, guitarist Reynold Philipsek, and bassist Matt Senjem, Minnetonka Civic Center Amphitheater, 7-8:30 p.m.

30:  Buckwheat Zydeco Cherry Poppin Daddies (Louisiana zydeco music) Minnesota Zoo, 7:30 p.m.

30: Whistlepigs String Band, Como Lakeside Pavilion, St. Paul, 7 p.m. 

JAZZ FESTIVALS

June 12: Annual Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues Festival, Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis. (612) 822-9900, <www.famous davesbluesclub.com>. (See page 1.)

June 13: Jazz on the Prairie Festival, Staring Lake Amphitheater, Eden Prairie, 2-8 p.m., free. (See page 5.)

June 17-19: 12th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Mears Park and area clubs, Lowertown St. Paul, <www.twincitiesjazzfestival.org>. (See pages 1-3.)

June 25-27: Cedar Basin Jazz Festival, 6510 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls, IA 50613; 800-845-1955; <www.cedarbasinjazz.org>;  e-mail, < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >. Admission to all events, free!

July 2-4: 20th Annual Iowa City Jazz Festival, along Clinton St. and Iowa Ave., downtown Iowa City, IA. <www.summerofthearts.org/festival-menu/jazz-festival/about.aspx>.

Aug. 7: Freedom Jazz Festival, 1-7 p.m., Minnehaha Falls Park, Mpls. Freedom Jazz Festival, Inc., PO Box 8981, Mpls., MN 55408, (612) 827-2422; <www.freedomjazzmn.org>.

Aug. 8: Bloomington Jazz Festival, Normandale Lake Bandshell, featuring Southside Aces, noon; Steve Clarke and the Working Stiffs, 1:15 p.m. and JazzMN Big Band, 2:45 p.m. free.

—Thank you to each of the TCJS members, PR personnel, organizations, musicians/venues and jazz fans, who submitted items for this Concert Calendar!

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