Dennis Spears, Judi Vinar and Wolverines Quartet will offer a Juneteenth tribute to the late, great Twin Cities vocal luminary Debbie Duncan.
WALTZ FOR DEBBIE: A JUNETEENTH TRIBUTE TO DEBBIE DUNCAN
JUN 19 • 7PM
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Nellie McKay: The New York cabaret darling just released “Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos,” a collection that led to her brilliant groundbreaking 2004 debut album, “Get Away From Me.” Back then, she was a precocious and provocative 19-year-old mining cabaret, jazz, rap, theater music, dance-pop and cheeky pop-culture references. Her theatrical rap “Sari” had special Minnesota resonance because she was sorry about the death of then-Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone. While McKay delves into more conventional and yet witty material these days, her 2023 track “Make a Wish” might be the sharp-tongued singer/songwriter’s most biting social commentary. In concert, the singing pianist is invariably a playful, stream-of-consciousness mix of refined musicality, wicked commentary and one-of-a-kind entertainment.
NELLIE MCKAY ALBUM RELEASE
Gee Whiz – The Get Away From Me Demos
JUN 20 • 7PM
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“Lullaby” hitmaker Shawn Mullins revisits turn-of-the-century alt-rock.
SHAWN MULLINS
JUN 22 • 7PM
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Dave Wakeling is back leading the English Beat of “Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Save it for Later” renown in a party of ‘80s British ska.
THE ENGLISH BEAT
JUN 23 • 7PM
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After he moved from Havana to New York City in 1998, Pedrito Martinez won Thelonious Monk Competition for Afro Latin Hand Percussion and he’s gone on to a distinguished, award-winning career in jazz, playing with the likes of Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis as well as his own group.
PEDRITO MARTINEZ
JUN 24 • 7PM
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Stanley Clarke, the illustrious jazz bassist, is back with N 4ever, his jazz fusion group that delivered one of 2024’s best jazz shows at the Dakota.