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1 Pieta Brown & David Huckfelt Pieta Brown & David Huckfelt w/Jeremy Ylvisaker & JT Bates Ethereal Roots Songwriting 7PM • $40/30/25 View events	2 Bill Frisell: HARMONY Bill Frisell: HARMONY feat. Petra Haden, Hank Roberts & Luke Bergman Jazz Guitar Giant 7PM • $50/45/35 Bill Frisell: HARMONY Bill Frisell: HARMONY feat. Petra Haden, Hank Roberts & Luke Bergman Jazz Guitar Giant 9PM • $40/35/25 View events	3 When Duke Met Coltrane When Duke Met Coltrane The Jeremy Walker Quartet feat. Brandon Wozniak 7PM • $20/15 View events	4 Cyrille Aimée Cyrille Aimée Charismatic French Vocals 7PM • $42/37/32 View events	5 Private Event Private Event View events	6 Mindi Abair Mindi Abair Edgy Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist 7PM • $40/35/30 Mindi Abair Mindi Abair Edgy Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist 9PM • $35/30/25 View events	7 Hayes Carll Hayes Carll w/special guest Allison Moorer "Alone Together" Tour 7PM • $45/40 Hayes Carll Hayes Carll w/special guest Allison Moorer "Alone Together" Tour 9:30PM • $40/35 View events
8 BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Louisiana French Music From Traditional to Modern 7PM • $45/40/35 View events	9 David Sanborn Jazz Quartet David Sanborn Jazz Quartet w/Geoffrey Keezer, Billy Kilson, Bob DeBoo Influential Contemporary Sax Giant 7PM • $70/60/50 David Sanborn Jazz Quartet David Sanborn Jazz Quartet w/Geoffrey Keezer, Billy Kilson, Bob DeBoo Influential Contemporary Sax Giant 9PM • $60/50/40 View events	10 David Sanborn Jazz Quartet David Sanborn Jazz Quartet w/Geoffrey Keezer, Billy Kilson, Bob DeBoo Influential Contemporary Sax Giant 7PM • $70/60/50 David Sanborn Jazz Quartet David Sanborn Jazz Quartet w/Geoffrey Keezer, Billy Kilson, Bob DeBoo Influential Contemporary Sax Giant 9PM • $60/50/40 View events	11 Special EFX All-Stars: “All Stars” Album Release Special EFX All-Stars: “All Stars” Album Release feat. Chieli Minucci, Eric Marienthal, Karen Briggs & Lao Tizer Top Shelf Contemporary Jazz 7PM • $45/40/35 Special EFX All-Stars: “All Stars” Album Release Special EFX All-Stars: “All Stars” Album Release feat. Chieli Minucci, Eric Marienthal, Karen Briggs & Lao Tizer Top Shelf Contemporary Jazz 9PM • $35/30/25 View events	12 Wynonna Judd & Cactus Moser Wynonna Judd & Cactus Moser Country Music Legends 7PM • $75/70/55 View events	13 Wynonna Judd & Cactus Moser Wynonna Judd & Cactus Moser Country Music Legends 7PM • $75/70/55 View events	14 POSTPONED: Jay Young and The Lyric Factory Present: Purple Jazz POSTPONED: Jay Young and The Lyric Factory Present: Purple Jazz feat. the works of Prince, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis & more! A Tribute to the Minneapolis Sound 7PM View events
15 POSTPONED: Ana Popovic POSTPONED: Ana Popovic Blistering Blues Guitar 7PM View events	16 POSTPONED: Corky Siegel, Ernie Watts & Kalyan Pathak POSTPONED: Corky Siegel, Ernie Watts & Kalyan Pathak Masters of Musical Mirth 7PM View events	17 POSTPONED: Altan: St. Patrick’s Celebration POSTPONED: Altan: St. Patrick’s Celebration Traditional Celtic Masters 7PM View events	18 POSTPONED: Altan: St. Patrick’s Celebration POSTPONED: Altan: St. Patrick’s Celebration Traditional Celtic Masters 7PM View events	19 POSTPONED: Natania & Ticket to Brasil POSTPONED: Natania & Ticket to Brasil An Evening of Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz 7PM View events	20 POSTPONED: SFJAZZ Collective POSTPONED: SFJAZZ Collective Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Miles Davis' "In a Silent Way" & Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" 7PM POSTPONED: SFJAZZ Collective POSTPONED: SFJAZZ Collective Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Miles Davis' "In a Silent Way" & Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" 9:30PM View events	21 RESCHEDULED: Davina and The Vagabonds RESCHEDULED: Davina and The Vagabonds New Show Date May 30 Roots Blues Jazz Pop 7PM RESCHEDULED: Davina and The Vagabonds RESCHEDULED: Davina and The Vagabonds New Show Date May 30 Roots Blues Jazz Pop 9:30PM View events
22 POSTPONED: A Memorial Tribute to Peter Schimke POSTPONED: A Memorial Tribute to Peter Schimke 6:30PM View events	23 POSTPONED: Louis Armstrong Night! w/Southside Aces POSTPONED: Louis Armstrong Night! w/Southside Aces Traditional New Orleans Jazz 7PM View events	24 RESCHEDULED: Joe Louis Walker RESCHEDULED: Joe Louis Walker New Show Date Aug 26 "Powerful, soul-stirring, fierce and gritty." –NPR Music 7PM View events	25 POSTPONED: John Papa Gros POSTPONED: John Papa Gros Bedrock New Orleans Artist 7PM View events	26 RESCHEDULED: Tinsley Ellis RESCHEDULED: Tinsley Ellis New Show Date Sep 29 Searing Blues-Rock Guitar 7PM View events	27	28 POSTPONED: Nachito Herrera POSTPONED: Nachito Herrera Classical to Cuban Pyrotechnics 7PM • $35/30/25 POSTPONED: Love TKO: Tribute to Teddy Pendergrass POSTPONED: Love TKO: Tribute to Teddy Pendergrass feat. Johnnie Brown 10PM View events
29 POSTPONED: Sidewalk Café POSTPONED: Sidewalk Café Springtime in Paris 7PM • $15/10 View events	30	31 POSTPONED: Mick Sterling Presents: A Night of Ray Charles POSTPONED: Mick Sterling Presents: A Night of Ray Charles 7PM • $25/20/15 View events	1 RESCHEDULED: Jon Cleary RESCHEDULED: Jon Cleary New Show Date Oct 28 NOLA Piano Master 7PM View events	2 RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti New Show Dates Oct 22-25 International Jazz Superstar 7PM RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti New Show Dates Oct 22-25 International Jazz Superstar 9:30PM View events	3 RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti New Show Dates Oct 22-25 International Jazz Superstar 7PM RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti New Show Dates Oct 22-25 International Jazz Superstar 9:30PM View events	4 RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti New Show Dates Oct 22-25 International Jazz Superstar 7PM RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti RESCHEDULED: Chris Botti New Show Dates Oct 22-25 International Jazz Superstar 9:30PM View events

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Charanga Tropical – Latin Sounds of Summer

Sizzling Cuban Jazz

Jul 2, 2025 • 7PM • From $25.47

“a musical delight and a visual spectacle” – City Pages Founded in 2006, Charanga Tropical performs with instrumentation that dates back to the roots of Cuban music featuring a sizzling Latin rhythm section, three violins, vocalists, and flute. The music is rich in harmony and melody, fantastic for listening and superb for dancing. In 2015 Charanga Tropical […]

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T. Mychael Rambo & Ginger Commodore

“Q” – The Soul of Quincy Jones

Jul 3, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“[Rambo is a] local theater legend” – Music in MN “Ginger possesses some of the sweetest and most clarion pipes in town.” – City Pages David Smith, keyboards Tony Axtell, bass Ke’Andre Mack, drums Solomon Parham, trumpet Kathy Mueller, synth, flute, vocals Peter Vircks, saxophone Geoff Jones, vocals Chreese Jones, vocals A three-time Emmy Award-winning […]

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We will be closed on JUL 4 for the holiday. BOOK YOUR EVENT HERE: https://www.dakotacooks.com/private-events/

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The Belfast Cowboys

Van Morrison & Beyond

Jul 5, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“conjures up the spirit and the songs of Ireland’s greatest export” – Chicago Tribune The Belfast Cowboys is a nine-piece, horn-driven band from Minneapolis that specializes in the music of Van Morrison. Entering their third decade, they are adept at mixing rock, blues, roots and soul sounds. Led by veteran songwriter/guitarist Terry Walsh, the Cowboys have […]

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JT Bates, Zacc Harris, Chris Bates Trio

Monsters of Folk Jazz

Jul 6, 2025 • 7PM • From $25.47

“the hardest-working drummer in the Twin Cities” – Star Tribune Drummer JT Bates grew up at the Dakota. He experienced being in the same room as many drummers who created the language of the modern drumset. For example, Billy Higgins, Ben Riley, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and on from those depths. To share a stage shared by […]

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Moore By Four

Twin Cities Vocal Legends

Jul 7, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“Their high-energy stage presence, distinctive voices, close harmonies makes Moore By Four a must-see-and-hear.” – MinnPost Feat. Sanford Moore, Ginger Commodore, Connie Evingson, Dennis Spears, and Ashley Commodore Moore By Four quickly established themselves as a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene upon their 1986 inception. There, they started out at Ruby’s Cabaret in Minneapolis. […]

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Bonerama

Rock Funk Brass Explosion

Jul 8, 2025 • 7PM • From $47.10

“A brass-band force of nature” – NPR Bonerama is a force of nature. In many ways, the band defies categorization. A funky rock band with brass… a funky brass band that rocks. Bonerama is a New Orleans-based band that fuses everything that has made that city’s music famous into a genre-defying gumbo. The band takes […]

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Johnnie Brown: “Let the Music Play” –

The Music of Barry White

Jul 9, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“a true musical experience… always a treat” – MN Spokesman-Recorder Johnnie Brown was born in Mississippi. He began singing as a child in his father’s church choir. As an adult, Johnnie’s sibling and friends encouraged him to take singing more seriously. Brown decided to take his vision as a performer to the next level and […]

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Toronzo Cannon

Passionate Chicago Blues

Jul 10, 2025 • 7PM • From $30.62

“exceptionally gifted… man, he can play” – Blues Blast “I want my songs to be heard and experienced, not just listened to,” says cliché-defying, internationally beloved Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon. Cannon is on the cutting edge of today’s contemporary blues scene. Further, critics hail him as one of the genre’s most creative artists. Fans love him […]

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Lissie

Midwestern Indie Folk

Jul 11, 2025 • 7PM • From $69.76

“a fine songwriter… passionate vocals” – Pitchfork Lissie’s latest, 2022’s Carving Canyons finds the acclaimed singer-songwriter digging deep to carry on through life’s many uncertainties. Her fifth album is her most personal expression yet. Her songs chart the ripples caused by heartbreak and loneliness, and what happens when the soul perseveres amidst pain. Carving Canyons is as […]

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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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