Steve Clarke’s fine sax-playing is front-and-center in The Working Stiffs: an upbeat 4-piece combo and singer playing swing-era tunes and originals. This lively, fun music will definitely put a “swing” in your step! Steve has appeared on over 50 recordings covering all styles of music and continues to add more recordings, commercials and jingles. Also, […]

. The Gamma Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. invites you to “an evening of hot jazz and cool R&B music” in celebration of its seventy-five years of distinguished service to Minnesota. Local musical luminaries and Dakota Club favorites Ginger Commodore, Thomasina Petrus, T. Mychael Rambo and Sanford Moore pay tributes to […]

“J.D. Simo spins soulful psychedelic blues rock with an improvisational bent reminiscent of the Grateful Dead and Stevie Ray Vaughan.” — RollingStone JD SIMO wants you to know that above all things, what matters most to him is that music should be honest. The gifted artist more than offers this in a psychedelic, free-flowing, dynamic […]

“This band sounds like no other today in Jazz.” – DownBeat Magazine Five-time Juno Award winner, and three-time Grammy nominee, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the US and Cuba. With Maqueque, Bunnett has created something new and phenomenal in the world of jazz. What started […]

Please note: this is a rescheduled performance originally set for June 12, 2021. For those with tickets to a rescheduled show, your existing tickets have automatically been transferred to the new date. Praised for his “spare and easy sounding guitar songs” by NPR, Rouse first emerged in 1998 with his debut album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, which […]

Max Weinberg VIP Private Meet and Greet experience includes a signed drum head and photo op with Max. Does not include a ticket to the show.  “Weinberg’s ultimate greatness is about how he has carefully studied and artfully assimilated the style, swing and fills of all the best drummers.” – Elmore Magazine Add a Max Weinberg […]

“Weinberg’s ultimate greatness is about how he has carefully studied and artfully assimilated the style, swing and fills of all the best drummers.” – Elmore Magazine Add a Max Weinberg VIP Private Meet and Greet experience for $115 (includes a signed drumhead and photo op with Max). After the show (10:30p) Does not include a ticket to the […]

“Weinberg’s ultimate greatness is about how he has carefully studied and artfully assimilated the style, swing and fills of all the best drummers.” – Elmore Magazine Add a Max Weinberg VIP Private Meet and Greet experience for $115 (includes a signed drumhead and photo op with Max). After the show (10:30p) Does not include a ticket to the […]

Max Weinberg VIP Private Meet and Greet experience includes a signed drum head and photo op with Max. Does not include a ticket to the show.  “Weinberg’s ultimate greatness is about how he has carefully studied and artfully assimilated the style, swing and fills of all the best drummers.” – Elmore Magazine Add a Max Weinberg […]

“Twin Cities cabaret staple” – Star Tribune Feat: Lori Dokken, Patty Peterson, Judi Vinar and Rachel Holder. We hope that you will join us for an evening celebrating some of the greatest women singers and songwriters ever! With Lori Dokken at the piano, these Twin Cities’ vocalists will turn the Dakota stage into a celebration […]