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January 2023
Gypsy Mania Hot Club
Brisk & Breezy Hot Club
Jan 5, 2023 • 7PM • $15/10
“The musicianship of this group is amazing.” – St. Cloud Symphony A spontaneous, vivid performance by some of Minnesota’s most stellar gypsy jazz artists played in the Django Reinhardt French swing tradition of the 1930’s. Gypsy Mania features an exceptional stylistic dimension with prodigious improvisation – a group not to be missed. Gypsy Mania is the […]
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Maurice Jacox & We Still R
Revered MN Soul
Jan 6, 2023 • 7PM • $35/30/25
“Twin Cities legendary vocalist” – Twin Cities Daily Planet Maurice Jacox has been a part of the Twin Cities music scene since the late 1960s as a member and lead singer of Willie and the Bees, The Butane Soul Review, The Soul Tight Committee and most recently, Maurice Jacox and We Still R. He toured nationally with […]
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Jay Young & The Lyric Factory – Purple Jazz
feat. Ginger Commodore
Jan 7, 2023 • 7PM • $25/20/15
“…the music exploded, showering the room with a joyful exuberance usually reserved for dance halls and gospel services. And no one had more fun than Jay Young” – Jazz Police PURPLE JAZZ: Prince and The MPLS Sound… A Tribute Renewed Jay Young: Piccolo, Bass Ginger Commodore: Vocals Ian Young: Bass Travis Seals: Drums Ernest Bisong: […]
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Dakota Preview Event
w/ Lowell Pickett
Jan 8, 2023 • 6:30PM • $0
Join us to preview upcoming shows at the Dakota with founder & co-owner Lowell Pickett. Lowell will preview shows coming to the Dakota over the coming few months. It will be an informal presentation and conversation, including comments, questions and suggestions from patrons, and video clips. Doors will open at 5:30pm. Please read COVID Policy […]
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Pat Donohue & The Prairie All-Stars
Acoustic Guitar Genius
Jan 9, 2023 • 7PM • $30/25
“equal parts skilled technique and raw emotion.” – LA Times From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a flourish of artistry and melodic inspiration. Chet Atkins called Pat one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today; Leo Kottke called his playing “haunting.” Pat is […]
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Omar Abdulkarim Quartet
Timeless & Modern Jazz
Jan 10, 2023 • 7PM • $20/15
“the essence of what jazz is.” – Jazz Police Omar Abdulkarim has been playing trumpet since the early age of 14 months. Omar holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from the renowned New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He has shared the stage with Roy Hargrove, Redman, Method Man, KRS-ONE and Talib Kweli to […]
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Louis Armstrong Night!
w/ Southside Aces present: The Boat Note Five
Jan 11, 2023 • 7PM • $15/10
“A true authentic New Orleans dance-hall style band.” – New Orleans Traditional Jazz Quarterly The only place in town you can hear an entire night of Louis Armstrong! The Boat Note Five cover songs from his entire recording career spanning nearly fifty years. Everything from his earliest records with King Oliver to Louis’ groundbreaking Hot […]
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Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
w/Special Guest Jake La Botz
Freewheeling Folk Rock
Jan 12, 2023 • 7PM • $25/20/15
“rootsy and soulful and eminently danceable” – VitaMN Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound are the latest in Fresh Venerable. Benefiting from years of unassuming and understated hipness, they bring forth a funky, lyrically charged racket that sits comfortably with soulful sounds the world over. Intricate but free-swinging, explosive yet intimate, fresh and green as grass. Taking cues […]
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Natania & Ticket to Brasil
Twin Cities Bossa Nova
Jan 13, 2023 • 7PM • $20/15
Natania Kamin is a charismatic vocalist, songwriter and dancer who is passionate about sharing the music of her native Brazil with American audiences. Ticket To Brasil is a bossa nova, samba and Brazilian jazz project founded by contemporary jazz guitarist and composer Pavel Jany. The group has performed at many national and international jazz events and […]
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Robert Robinson & Brother Timothy Frantzich
Mississippi River Songs
Inspirational Breathtaking Profound
Jan 14, 2023 • 7PM • $40/35/30
“Minnesota’s greatest gospel singer” – Star Tribune In January 2022, Robert Robinson and Tim Frantzich traveled the length of the Mississippi River, from northern Minnesota to New Orleans. Along the way they stopped to share stories, write songs, and reflect on the majesty and history of one of our country’s great waterways. Mississippi River Songs is a […]
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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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