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February 2021

Streaming: Jearlyn & Jevetta Steele “Healing, Peace, and Joy”
Free Concert
Feb 24 • 7PM • Free
Originally conceived as a three-part series “Healing Peace, and Joy” has been redesigned into a single evening of music that will be streamed at no cost to viewers as a gift to our community from Jearlyn, Jevetta and the Dakota. The important musical themes of Healing, Peace, and Joy will be vividly brought to life in this […]

Streaming: Gershwin! with Prudence Johnson & Dan Chouinard
Classic songs of Romp and Romance
Feb 27 • 7PM • $15
Twin Cities favorites Prudence Johnson (vocals) and Dan Chouinard (piano) present an evening of inventive and beloved Gershwin songs including “The Man I Love,” “Vodka,” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” “Most Americans probably can hum a bar or two of at least one George Gershwin tune. Gershwin wrote popular songs in jazz, opera and for […]
March 2021

Livestream: The New Standards
Loved Local Legends
Mar 6 • 7PM • $15
The New Standards return! Twin Cities musicians and raconteurs Chan Poling (The Suburbs) on piano, bassist John Munson (Trip Shakespeare, Semisonic), and Steve Roehm (Billygoat, Electropolis) on vibraphone. This dazzling trio creates jazz arrangements of recognizable hits and deep tracks alike, drawn from diverse musical genres ranging from pop, glam and soul, to rock and […]

Livestream: NUNNABOVE
The Next Generation of Mpls Sound
Mar 12 • 7PM • $15
NUNNABOVE, the 4-sibling pop group spreading a new Minneapolis sound across the Twin Cities, is excited to return to the Dakota stage as featured artists and present “Young Love”—songs about love and bringing people together. This “family band who loves to jam” has performed on America’s Got Talent, at the Mall of America’s Nickelodeon Universe, […]

Livestream: Mae Simpson Band
Fearless Blues & Funk
Mar 13 • 7PM • $15
“It’s impossible to stand still during a Mae Simpson Music set. Simpson’s raspy, dynamic voice is larger than life — but not as large as her uncontainable energy that radiates from the stage … Nearly every song included audience participation, and Simpson had the crowd jumping, clapping, and singing along.” —The Current Mae, who hails […]

Livestream: Mick Sterling – Stories and Songs
Book Release Concert
Mar 24 • 7PM • $15
Join Mick Sterling for an evening of songs and stories as he celebrates the release of his second book, And Else (A Version of Life According to Mick Sterling) published by Beaver’s Pond Press. The book is filled with essays that range from humorous to poignant, from tender to tragic. Interspersed between some favorite and familiar songs, Mick […]

Livestream: Davina and The Vagabonds
Roots Blues Jazz Pop
Mar 26 • 7PM • $15
Davina and The Vagabonds offer “a modern take on old-time blues and jazz” (PennLive). They’ve created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Davina’s commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom […]

Streaming: Nachito Herrera – Tribute to Chick Corea
Classical to Cuban Pyrotechnics
Mar 31 • 7PM • $15
Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera is acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest Cuban pianists in command of traditional classical and contemporary musical idioms. In this special performance, Nachito pays tribute to the groundbreaking jazz pianist, Chick Corea, who passed away in February. In this show, Nachito honors this virtuosic keyboardist who broadened the scope of jazz […]
April 2021

Streaming: Twin Cities JazzFest – Dale Alexander Quartet
Apr 1 • 7PM • Free
The studio/musician/tour drummer and keyboardist…finally has time to slow down from his busy schedule to return home to Minneapolis to reunite with some of the old Prince alumni members. Growing up in Minneapolis, Dale’s first band was a trio with Prince and Andre Cymone. He recorded with Prince on the 94 East Street CD project […]

Streaming: Twin Cities JazzFest – the Mac Santiago Quartet
Apr 8 • 7PM • Free
Mac grew up on the West Coast (Los Angeles and the Bay Area). In 1983 he settled in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where he currently makes his home. His experiences there have been wide and varied over the past twenty-five years. He has toured with the British rock band Badfinger and played regularly with the […]
It’s because of concerts like this that I can’t stand living in Los Angeles. Why is it that Lowell Pickett’s Dakota … gets artists and tours to come to Minneapolis, MN and not darken the doors of any club in LA?
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