Ruthie Foster
When she arrived at the Dakota last August, the veteran Texas singer-songwriter’s “Mileage” album was days ahead of the release, her first album for Sun Records. Now she returns having collected her first Grammy for best contemporary blues album for “Mileage,” which features the acoustic Delta blues “Done” with Larkin Poe and a remake of “That’s All Right,” the Arthur Crudup tune that Elvis Presley turned into one of his first hits in 1954, done to a swampy blues groove with gospel harmonies. Foster is back at the Dakota for two nights of her special mix of soul, gospel, blues, jazz, folk — oh, let’s just call it Americana.
RUTHIE FOSTER
AUG 14-15 • 7PM
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Jane Monheit, the technically superb New York jazz vocalist, is back at the Dakota.
JANE MONHEIT
AUG 16 • 7PM
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Naturally 7
Long before there were TV talent competitions for a cappella ensembles, this New York septet was building a reputation for sounding like a full band with just voices. Now in their 26th year, Naturally 7 still boasts four original members, including founding brothers Roger and Warren Thomas. Last year, the septet dropped “Naturally 7 @theMovies, Volume One,” featuring their inventive interpretations of such tunes as “Stayin’ Alive,” “Sound of Silence” and “Lose Yourself.”
NATURALLY 7: CLOSER LOOK TOUR
AUG 18 • 7PM
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Minnesota jazz mainstays Steve Kenny Quintet celebrate the new album “Blue Chunks”.