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A listing of Twin Cities Jazz Club gigs for August 2008 follows:
  • Andiamo Boats / St. Croix, (651-430-1234), <www.andiamo-ent.com>, 525 S. Main St., Stillwater. Call for Emperors of Jazz schedule.
  • Padelford Boats / Mississippi (651-227-1100 or 800-543-3908), <www.riverrides.com>, Harriet Island, St. Paul. Call for jazz cruise info.
  • Magnolia Blossom cruises feature the Dean Brewington Quartet the last Sun. each month thru October (8/31), 3-5:30 p.m., Watergate Marina, 2500 Crosby Farm Rd., St. Paul, (651) 690-2739, <magnoliablossom.net/index.htm>.
  • Acadia Cafe (612-874-8702), <acadiacafe. com>, 1931 Nicollet Ave. S., Mpls. Some jazz.
  • Anita’s Café—Landmark Center (651-292-3225), 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul. Music in the Café series: 7/30, Jelloslave; 8/6, Spaghetti Western String Co.; 8/13, Katie Condon; 8/20, Vicky Mountain and James Allen.
  • 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), <artists quarter.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 Mon., Green, 7-9 p.m. / Open Poetry w/ live jazz, 9 p.m., no cover (8/4, Poetry Slam, 8 p.m., $5). Every Tues., Schmidt, Wong, Meyer & Musselman, 7 p.m., followed by B-3 Organ Night with The Tuesday Night Band featuring (8/5, with special guest Bob Rockwell) Downtown Bill Brown (B-3), Kenny Horst (drums) and Billy Franze (guitar), 9 p.m., $5. Jazz every Wed.-Sat., 9 p.m., $5-$10 cover.      7/30, Bill Carrothers Trio; 8/1-2, Starry Eyed Lovelies; 8/6, McNally Smith Showcase with Soul Spectre, Media Addicts, and Cory Wong Duo; 8/8-9, Jim Marenic Quartet ; 8/15-16, Irv Williams 89th Birthday Performance; 8/22-23, Jeanne Arland Peterson Birthday Celebration; 8/28, Pete Whitman’s X-tet, $8; 8/29-31, Happy Apple, $12.
  • Babalu 800 Washington Ave. (Mpls. Warehouse district). Call for jazz schedule.
  • Bennett’s Chop and Railhouse (651-228-1408), 1305 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Every last Tues. of each month: (8/26) Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz Band, 7-10 p.m.
  • Bella Sera Wine Bar Ristorante (763-425-7372), <bellaseramn.com>, 12730 Elm Creek Blvd., Maple Grove. 8/1, vocalist Sue Tucker, guitarist Reuben Ristrom & bassist tbd, 8-11 p.m.; 8/7, Larry McDonough Trio, 7-10 p.m.;     8/9 & 29, Aaron Keith Stewart; 8/15, Charmin Michelle & Shapira, 8-11 p.m.
  • Birchwood Cafe (612-722-4474), 3311 E. 25th St., Mpls. Every Mon., John Devine (8/4 & 18) or Scott Mateo Davies (8/11 & 25), 6 p.m.
  • Bloomington Knights of Columbus (952-888-1492), 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington. 8/8, Classic Big Band & the Nostalgics (swing dance), 8 p.m.
  • Brix Bistro & Wine Bar (952-698-2749), <www.brixwine.com>, 4656 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park. Every Mon., Benny Weinbeck Group (instrumental); Wed., vocalist Dwight Thompson, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Café Maude (612-822-5411), <cafemaude. com>, 5411 Penn Ave. S., Mpls. Music 9 p.m.-12 a.m. (Reservations suggested; no cover or reservations after 10 p.m. on Fri. & Sat.) 8/1, Loe and the Nasty’s; 8/2, Poutums (Chris Thomson, Alden Ikeda & Adam Linz); 8/8, Peter Schimke & Dean Granros; 8/9, Tributary Jazz Ensemble (Bruce Morrow, Paul Woell, Davu Seru); 8/15 & 16, Martin Dosh & Tim Glenn (experimental electro-acoustic improv); 8/22, Tasha Baron & Liz Draper; 8/29, James Buckley Trio (J.T. Bates, Bryan Nichols); 8/30, electronic improv with Food Team (Ryan Olcott, James Buckley, & Joey Van Phillips).
  • Camp Bar (651-292-1844), <Camp-Bar.com>, 490 N. Robert, St. Paul. Every Wed., Aaron- Keith Stewart & Chris Lomheim, 8-11 p.m.
  • Casper & Runyon's Shamrocks Irish Nook (651-228-9925), 995 W. 7th St., St. Paul. 7/27, Mouldy Figs, 6-9 p.m. (call for August schedule)
  • Cherokee Sirloin Room (651-457-2729), 886 Smith Ave. W., St., Paul. Every Sat., Jeff Kartak, 8-11 p.m.
  • Cinema Ballroom (651-699-5910), 1560 St.  Clair Ave., St. Paul. Every Sun. ballroom dancing with Jerry O’Hagan and his Orchestra featuring vocalist Charmin Michelle, 7-10 p.m., $12 ($8, students).
  • The Clown Lounge at the Turf Club (651-647-0486), 1601 University Ave., St. Paul. Live Jazz Mondays, 10:30 p.m.
  • Coffee Grounds (651-644-9959), , 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. (Reservations sugg.) Every Fri., live jazz, 8:30-11:30 p.m. 8/7, Adam Levy of the Honeydogs; 8/22, Charmin Michelle Trio.
  • Cue at the Guthrie (612-225-6499), In the Guthrie Theatre, 806 Second Ave., Mpls. Every Fri./Sat., jazz during and after dinner (live music, 8 p.m.-12 a.m, no cover). 8/1 & 15, Arne Fogel with Tanner Taylor Trio, 8 p.m.; 8/2 & 9, Dean Brewington Quintet; 8/8 & 29, Maud Hixson; 8/16, Alicia Wiley; 8/22, Urban Jazz Quartet; 8/23 & 30, Charmin Michelle.
  • D’Amico Cucina (612-338-2401), <damico. com>, 100 N. 6th St., Butler Square Bldg., Mpls. Every Fri.-Sat., Benny Weinbeck and Gordy Johnson Duo, 7:30-11:30 p.m.
  • Dakota County Steakhouse (952-435-2100), 14201 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Live jazz every Sat., no cover. 8/2, Starting Point, 8 p.m.; 8/9, Tony London, 7:30 p.m.; 8/16, Christine Rosholt quartet, 7 p.m.; 8/23, Paula Lammers and Reeves Cary, 7 p.m; 8/30, Dwight Thompson, 7:30 p.m.; 9/5-6, Davina & the Vagabonds, 8 p.m.
  • Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant (612-332-1010), <dakotacookscom>, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. (Parking at 10th & LaSalle ramp). Live jazz during Happy Hour 4:30-6:30 p.m.: Thurs., pianist Travis Anderson Trio; Fri., Jazz by Fosse with Irv Williams. 8/1-2, Brian Lynch / Eric Leeds Project; 8/3-5, Benny Green & Bucky Pizzarelli; 8/7, Ellen White; 8/8-9, Rachel Z; 8/11-12, Lou Donaldson Quartet; 8/13, Arne Fogel with Tanner Taylor Trio, 7-11 p.m.; 8/14, Charlie Caranicas; 8/15, Ginger Commodore; 8/16, Davina & the Vagabonds; 8/17, Irv Williams Birthday Celebration; 8/20, Atlantis Quartet;8/21, guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli; 8/22-23, Johnny Reno; 8/24, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley: “Still Black Still Proud”; 8/25, Carioca; 8/27, Paul Renz Quartet with Anders Bostrom (from NJ), 7-11 p.m; 8/28, Brian Grivna & Dave Karr w/ special guest Connie Evingson; 8/29-30, Nachito Herrera; Late night at the Dakota Jazz Club, every Fri. & Sat., 11:30 p.m., $5. 8/1, Red Planet + Bill Carrothers; 8/2, Willie August Project; 8/8, Volcano Insurance; 8/9, Blood Electric; 8/15, Stefan Kac & Friends; 8/16, Nick Haas Trio CD Release; 8/22, Chastity Brown; 8/21, Counter ClockWise; 8/25, Sambo Makti.
  • Dixie’s on Grand, (651-222-7345)   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 every Fri./Sat., 8 p.m. 8/30, pianist Larry McDonough with saxophonist Richard Terril, 8-11 p.m.
  • Eagles Club (612-729-4469),, 2507 E. 25th St., Mpls. Blue Monday (every Mon.) with Willie Murphy. 8/28, Rockin’ Pinecones, 8-10:30 p.m.
  • Erte Restaurant and Peacock Lounge (612-623-4211), <ertedining.com>, 29 13th Ave. N.E., Mpls. Music, sometimes jazz, every Fri. & Sat., 7-10 p.m.
  • Famous Dave’s BBQ (612-822-9900), 3001 Hennepin Ave. S., (in Calhoun Square), Mpls. Blues every night, call for schedule.
  • Fireside Pizza (612-869-4040), 6736 Penn. Ave. S., Richfield. Every Mon. & Wed., Charmin Michelle with Denny Malmberg (8/4, with guest pianist Rick Carlson), 7-9 p.m., no cover.
  • French Meadow Bakery & Restaurant (612-870-7855), <www.frenchmeadow.com>, 2610 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. Every Mon., Michael Gold & Bob Ockendend (bass/guitar), 6-9 p.m.
  • Half Time Rec (651-488-8245) <halftimerec. com>, 1013 Front Ave., St. Paul. Free live music Tues.-Thurs., sometimes jazz or blues. 8/17, Jumbo Ya Ya, 8-11 p.m.
  • Hat Trick Lounge (651-228-1347), 134 E. 5th St., St. Paul. 9 p.m. shows, $5 cover. 8/2, The Careless Loves (roots) with Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton, Jon Rodine, Steve Kaul, and Dave Babb (John Walker, of Nebraska, opens); 8/22, Yo Jimbo and Rennieworks; 8/29, Jobim & More; 8/30 Bigbody Applehead.
  • Il Vesco Vino (651-222-7000), 579 Selby Ave., St. Paul. Every Fri & Sat., Irv Williams w/ pianist Peter Schimke, 9-11 p.m.
  • Ingredients Café (651-426-6611),, 4725 Hwy. 61 N., White Bear Lake. Thurs.-Sat., jazz and blues.
  • Jitters (612-617-1111), 205 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (downstairs in Times Bar & Café) Open  Tues.-Sat., 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Every Wed., Davina and the Vagabonds, 10 p.m. Every first Thurs., Bebop Jazz w/ Atlantis Quartet, 9:30 p.m.
  • Kitty Cat Klub (612-331-9800), 315 14th Ave. S.E., Mpls. Call for schedule.
  • 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., Charmin Michelle & Denny Malmberg, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Lisa’s Place (952-448-7622), 205 Broadway N., Carver, MN. Every last Wed. each mo., 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., (except 8/10) Mandragora Tango. Every Wed. & Thurs., John Devine. Every Fri., James “Cornbread” Harris.  8/2, Loe & the Nastys; 8/9, Trio Mateo; 8/16, Parisota Hot Club; 8/23, Ticket to Brasil; 8/30, Paul Harper Trio.
  • Maggiano’s Little Italy (952-285-4339), 2685 Southdale Center, Edina. Every Fri. in the bar area up front, Tommy O’Donnell duo (8/1 & 29, with bassist Gordy Johnson), 6-9 p.m.
  • Mainstreet Bar & Grill (952-938-2400), 814 Main St., Hopkins. Call for Mouldy Figs schedule, 4-7 p.m.
  • Nomad World Pub (612-338-6424),  501 Cedar Ave. S. Mpls. Music at 9 p.m. (21+). Every 2nd Sun. (8/10), traditional jazz jam hosted by Southside Aces, 5-8 p.m.
  • Norton’s Downtown & Lucky Cat Lounge (715-792-2464). 307 Main St., Red Wing, MN. 8/29, Christine Rosholt quartet, 8-10 p.m.
  • O’Gara’s (651-644-3333), <ogaras.com>, 163 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul—Shamrock Room. Every second Mon., Cedar Ave. Big Band; every Tues., big band / dance. 8/4, Acme Jazz Company; 8/5, Beasley’s Big Band, 7:30 p.m.; 8/11, Cedar Ave. Big Band, 9 p.m.; 8/12, Stan Bann Big Band, 8 p.m.; 8/19, Jack Brass Band, 8 p.m.; 8/26, Nova Jazz Orchestra.
  • Picosa (formerly Sophia’s) 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.
  • Rossi’s Steakhouse/Blue Star Jazzroom (612-312-2828), <bluestarjazz.com>, Metro Building, 80 S. 9th St., Mpls. Music every night, mostly jazz. 8/23, Inside Out Jazz, 9 p.m.; 8/27-28, Maud Hixson & Patrick Harison, 6 p.m.
  • Rum Runners (763-913-9533), 9510 W. River Rd., Brooklyn Park. Soulful Thursdays—live blues, jazz & R&B, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $10.
  • Sage Wine Market & Bar, (651-452-7000), <thesagemarket.us/wine.htm>, 730 Main St., Mendota Heights. Live music, some jazz every Sat., 7-10 p.m. 8/1, Connie Evingson; 8/9, pianist Larry McDonough w/ Richard Terrill (saxes).
  • Santorini Restaurant (952-546-6722), 99201 Wayzata Blvd., St. Louis Park. Every Thurs., Dan Ristrom and Friends (R&B).
  • Sawatdee (763-494-5708), 7885 Main St. N., Maple Grove. Every Wed., Dan and Reuben Ristrom, 7-9 p.m.
  • South St. Paul VFW (651-455-1505), 111 S. Concord Exchange St., St. Paul. Every second Tues., River City Jazz Orchestra with vocalist Paula Lammers, 7 p.m.
  • St. Paul Hotel (The Lobby Bar) (651-292-9292), 350 Market St., St. Paul. 8/23, 29-31, JoAnn Funk & Jeff Brueske duo, 7-11 p.m.
  • Stones Restaurant & Lounge (651-439-1900), <www.stonesstillwater.com>, in Grand Garage Building, 324 S. Main St., Stillwater.   8/8 & 22, Christine Rosholt trio, 7-11 p.m.; 8/24, Aaron Keith Stewart Quartet.
  • The Sugar Room (507-625-8175), 200 Walnut St. E., Mankato, MN. 8/16, Blue Earth Collective (jazz/rock) with pianist Larry McDonough, bassist Craig Matarrese, and drummer Chaz Draper, 9 p.m.-1 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 6:30-9:30 p.m.).
  • Times Bar & Café (612-617-8098), , 201 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls. No cover except where noted. Every Sun., Brunch with The Wolverines Jazz Trio & vocalists: 8/3 & 10, Arne Fogel; 8/17 & 8/24, Nancy Harms; & 8/31, Kim Cameron, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. nights, Twin Cities Hot Club, 8 p.m.; Martini Mon. w/ Erin Schwab & Jay Fuchs, 8 p.m. Every Tues., “The Singer Showcase” hosted by Lori Dokken, 7 p.m. Every Wed., Wolverines Trio w/ vocalist Katie Gearty, 8 p.m. ($5 ). Every Thur., Salsa del Soul, 9:30 p.m. Fri./Sat., music begins 9:30 p.m. 8/2, Debbie Duncan; 8/8, Vic Volare; 8/9, Katie Gearty; 8/15, Davina & the Vagabonds; 8/22, B-3 organist Donald Thomas; 8/23, The Pete Snell Quartet with Dennis Spears; 8/29, Salsa del Soul.
  • 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).
  • 331 Club (612-331-1746) 331 13 Ave. N.E., Mpls. Every Wed., KFAI’s Jackson’ Juke Joint.
  • Via Café & Bar (952-928-9500), <viacafebar. com>, 6740 France Ave. S., Edina. 8/15, 22 & 29, Daddy Squeeze, 7-9 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), <wabashastreetcaves.com>, 215 S. Wabasha, St. Paul. Swing band and dancing every Thurs., 7-10 p.m., $7 (free dance lessons, 6:15 p.m.). 8/7, Moonlight Serenaders; 8/14, Minnesota Jazz Orchestra; 8/21, Beasley’s Big Band; 8/28, Swing Beat Big Band.
  • Wilde Roast Café (612-331-4555), 518 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls. Every Wed., Smitty’s Jazz duo, piano and bass, 7:30 p.m.
 
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