Jazz Police Twin Cities Jazz Calendar, Summer 2019

Pat Metheny comes to The Dakota September 4-5

Note: The Lead Sheet has “retired,” but in its place we present an ongoing Jazz Police Live Jazz Calendar with (at least) weekly update. And at the suggestion of one of our biggest fans, Andrea will present her totally biased “picks” for the week, on a trial basis.

Thomas Strommen

Andrea’s Picks: Fill your ears with Mixed Company (Bill Cottman, Davu Seru and the No Territory Band) at the Parkway (August 28); violinist with ETHEL Kip Jones is back in town with Sound Simulacra at Jazz Central (August 28); enjoy two nights of Nachito Herrera and Habana Social Club at The Dakota (August 28-29); Chris Thomson celebrates his “Cedar Thoms” album release with Martin Dosh at the Icehouse (August 29); another hot Cuban pianist, Miraly Pacheco performs at the Dakota with honorary Twin Citian Francisco Mela (August 30); and young sax star Thomas Strommen leads a quartet at Jazz Central (August 30).

. August 28, Mixed Company (Bill Cottman, Davu Seru, No Territory Band) at the Parkway Theater

. August 28, Kip Jones with Sound Simulacra at Jazz Central

. August 28-29, Nachito Herrera and Habana Social Club at The Dakota

. August 29, Katie Gearty Quartet with Park Evans, “under the stars” at Crooners

. August 29, Acme Jazz Company with Arne Fogel at Crooners Lounge

. August 29, Mankwe Ndosi at Khyber Pass

. August 29, Cedar Thoms (Chris Thomson) album release with Martin Dosh at the Icehouse

. August 30, JT Bates’ GRAIN Trio, dinner sets at the Icehouse

. August 30, Thomas Strommen Quartet at Jazz Central

. August 30, Fred Steele with BZ3 Organ Trio at Crooners

. August 30, Miraly Pacheco Trio (with Francisco Mela) at The Dakota

. August 31, Eddie Palmieri at The Dakota

. August 31, Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson (“Judy Garland”) in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. August 31, Brad Holden Trio/Cody Steinmann Quartet, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog

. September 1, Andrew Walesch and Benny Benack (Nat King Cole Songbook) in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 3, Emmet Cohen Trio in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 4, Charlie Lincoln at Jazz Central

. September 4, Charmin and Shapira in the Dunsmore Jazz Room (no cover)

. September 4, Butch Thompson and Southside Aces at Crooners Main Stage

. September 4-5, Pat Metheny’s Side Eye at The Dakota

. September 5, Triage (Lomheim/O’Brien/Epstein) in the Dunsmore Jazz Room at Crooners

. September 5, Julian Manzara Quartet at Como Lakeside Pavilion

. September 5, Triocracy/JC Sanford Quartet (All Originals) at Studio Z

. September 6, Arne Fogel (Fred Astaire Goes to the Movies) in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 6, Prudence Johnson and Dean Magraw in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 6, AACM Great Black Music Ensemble at The Cedar

. September 7, Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson (“Moon River and Mercer”) in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 7, Lila Ammons Jazz Group/Brandon Wozniak’s Touchstone Trio, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog

. September 8, Steven Hobert’s Wall Smashers with Sarah M. Greer at Moon Palace Books

. September 11, Al DiMeola at The Dakota

. September 11, Andrew Walesch and Billy Peterson, Crooners Main Stage (no cover)

. September 12, Joyce Lyons Trio in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 13, Andrew Walesch Big Band (Songs of Sinatra) at The Dakota

. September 14, Selby Avenue Jazz Fest (featuring jazz and soul) at corner of Selby and Milton in St Paul (11 am – 8 pm)

. September 14, Mary Louise Knutson Trio, Jazz@ St Barneys (St Barnabas Church)

. September 14, Owen Finch Group/Zacc Harris Project with Steve Kenny, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog

. September 15, Women in Music Festival “As Only Women Can” at Crooners with Ann Reed, Lori Dokken, Debbie Duncan, Patty Peterson, Maud Hixson, Mary Louise Knutson, Laura Caviani,(3-10 pm)

. September 15, Steven Hobert FireFly Forest, solo piano explorations at Jazz Central

. September 19-20, Michael Feinstein at The Dakota

. September 21, August McKinney Quartet/Joan Hutton Jazz Group, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog

. September 24, Dorothy Doring in the Dunsmore Jazz Room

. September 25, Brian Blade’s Life Cycles at The Dakota

. September 26, JC Sanford Quartet, CD Release at Hook and Ladder

. September 26-27, Candy Dulfer at The Dakota

. September 28, Patty Peterson’s Jazz Women All Stars at The Dakota

. September 28, Now What (Hannah Hawley)/Chris Graham Quartet, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog

. September 30, Lee Ritenour at The Dakota

. October 1, Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project at The Dakota

. October 12, Dianne Reeves at Hopkins Center for the Arts