BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Dakota - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Dakota
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dakota
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20270314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20271107T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20280312T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20281105T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270103T210000
DTSTAMP:20261026T141339Z
CREATED:20261021T145847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T141339Z
UID:10003700-1799002800-1799010000@www.dakotacooks.com
SUMMARY:Steve Turre
DESCRIPTION:“amazing… straight-ahead\, energetic jazz” – L.A. Times\n  \nSteve Turre\, trombone & shells\nTeodross Avery\, saxophone\nCorcoran Holt\, bass\nXavier Davis\, piano\nOrion Turre\, drums \nTrombonist and seashellist Steve Turre is one of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators. He has consistently won both the Readers’ and Critics’ polls in JazzTimes\, Downbeat\, and Jazziz. He has won awards for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells). \nTurre was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. While living there\, he absorbed daily doses of mariachi\, blues and jazz. When in college\, he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band\, which began his career-long involvement with that genre. \nIn 1972 Steve Turre’s career picked up momentum when Ray Charles hired him to go on tour. A year later\, Turre’s mentor Woody Shaw brought him into Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Turre then went on to work with a diverse list of musicians from the jazz\, Latin\, and pop worlds. These include Dizzy Gillespie\, McCoy Tyner\, J.J. Johnson\, Herbie Hancock\, Lester Bowie\, Tito Puente\, Mongo Santamaria\, and Van Morrison. Also\, Pharoah Sanders\, Horace Silver\, Max Roach\, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The latter introduced him to the seashell as an instrument. Soon after that\, while touring in Mexico City with Woody Shaw\, Turre’s relatives informed him that his ancestors similarly played the shells. Since then\, Turre has incorporated seashells into his diverse musical style. \nIn addition to performing as a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984\, Turre continually evolves as a musician and arranger. He has a strong command of all musical genres. When it comes to his distinct brand of jazz\, he always keeps one foot in the past and one in the future. \nRecommended for fans of Woody Shaw\, J.J. Johnson\, Lester Bowie and David Murray.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/steve-turre-jan3-2027/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dakotacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/700x400-SteveTurre.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270105T210000
DTSTAMP:20261019T124701Z
CREATED:20261014T190149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T124701Z
UID:10003692-1799175600-1799182800@www.dakotacooks.com
SUMMARY:Brittany Davis & Black Thunder
DESCRIPTION:“a towering achievement and a visionary musical statement” – AllMusic\n  \n2025’s Black Thunder is the dazzling\, fully improvised\, fully realized new album by Seattle-based musician\, producer\, and engineer Brittany Davis. This album features the artist on keys and vocals\, Evan Flory-Barnes on bass\, and D’Vonne Lewis on drums. It recalls artists like Nina Simone\, Roberta Flack\, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk in its immersive\, incantatory spirit. \nThe trio — who barely knew each other previously — extemporized Black Thunder in a surge of interactive creativity. They recorded the entire album over two days in the studio. The pressure-cooker environment removed any overthinking and brought each musician’s A-game. Steeped in Black and Afrocentric cultural influences\, this is Davis’s most poignant and cathartic work to date. \n“draws on Davis’ organic connection to spirit\, song and soul” – DownBeat \n“Brittany\, Evan\, and D’Vonne have\, in some way\, been preparing for this recording all their lives. Honing their instrumental craft and ability\, of course. But more importantly\, preparing their ears\, emotions\, and egos to be fully present and create absolutely in the moment\,” producer Josh Evans (Pearl Jam) says. “To listen deeply and respond empathetically. To speak with uncomfortable honesty; to listen\, and be vulnerable.” \nBlack Thunder marks a shift away from the drum machines and programmed keys of her previous album\, 2024’s Image Issues. This is a fully live\, organic performance\, one that showcases her stylistic maturation and the breadth of her versatility. \nBlack Thunder may contain a throng of voices\, but they coalesce into one. Here is a sui generis artist charting a course all her own. By bulldozing easy narratives and accessing the realm of pure feeling\, Davis’ latest missive is a creative thunderclap that will be impossible to unhear. \nRecommended for fans of Nina Simone\, Isaiah Collier\, Kamasi Washington and Roberta Flack.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/brittany-davis-black-thunder-jan5-2026/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dakotacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/700x400-BrittanyDavisBlackThunder.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270110T230000
DTSTAMP:20261012T130419Z
CREATED:20261007T222502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T130419Z
UID:10003677-1799607600-1799622000@www.dakotacooks.com
SUMMARY:Bizhiki
DESCRIPTION:“artfully use powwow vocals as a counterpoint to melody-driven arrangements… their power is commanding” – Guardian\n  \nUnbound\, Bizhiki’s 2024 album\, opens with a single\, trembling chord that rises and descends before meeting a warm\, beguiling voice. This voice sings in a tradition that people have heard in this northern river country for millennia. The music that follows is a soulful dialogue between the ancient tradition of powwow singing and a contemporary musical palette. On Unbound\, Bizhiki entwines the powwow style with synthesized voice modulation\, and accents hand drumming with electronic samples and beats. The harmonies and resonances on this album are equal parts cultural and musical. \nMany of the songs on this album go back to when the spirit of the Bizhiki was forged\, over a decade ago\, on the banks of Wisconsin’s Chippewa River. Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings\, one of the two principal Native voices on the album\, remembers getting an invitation to play the Eaux Claires festival in 2015. “I was driving up in Cornucopia\, Wisconsin — way out in the middle of nowhere —and I got a call.” There was a festival on the Ojibwe’s ancestral homelands\, and the organizers wouldn’t feel right without the involvement of the land’s native communities. “I agreed\,” he remembers. “And I told them I wished more people thought like this. That they would say ‘we’re gonna give your people space and just invite you to do what you wanna do.’” \nBizhiki’s Unbound is a collaboration between a group of singers and musicians at a particular time and place. All of them look to help by exchanging ideas in an open-ended dialogue. Bizhikiins Jennings says there’s a lesson here for himself and his new group. “Just like in life\, we’re learning and we’re maturing\, and we’re becoming who we are.” \nRecommended for fans of Bon Iver\, Keith Secola\, Jeremy Dutcher and Northern Cree.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/bizhiki-jan10-2027/
CATEGORIES:Alternative,Jazz
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dakotacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/700x400-Bizhiki.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260921T133041Z
CREATED:20260914T210814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T133041Z
UID:10003639-1800298800-1800306000@www.dakotacooks.com
SUMMARY:Rebirth Brass Band
DESCRIPTION:“there is not a band on earth that is better. Stunning.” – Flea\, Red Hot Chili Peppers\n  \nFor almost four decades\, the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band has been “stunning” fans. Further\, they are loved worldwide for their fiery live shows and rich musical catalog. Their trademark sound pays homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition. Also\, they weave a tapestry that combines elements of jazz\, funk\, soul\, R&B. Then\, they incorporate more of the sounds from the streets they grew up on. Their sound has traveled from their legendary twenty-five-year run of Tuesday nights at the Maple Leaf to stages all over the world. Rebirth is the soundtrack of the Crescent City and her premier musical ambassador. \nRebirth was founded by brothers Phil and Keith Frazier over thirty-five years ago. They began their career playing on the sidewalks of the French Quarter and quickly landed gigs at second line parades. Those auspicious beginnings have led to thousands of shows to music aficionados everywhere\, including heads of state and royalty. \nThe band’s unique “soundtrack of New Orleans” has also garnered admiration from artists of all genres. They’ve shared the stage and collaborated with everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Also\, Maceo Parker\, Green Day\, U2\, James Brown\, 311\, G-Love\, MuteMath\, Juvenile\, Train\, Big Freedia\, Ani DiFranco\, and Galactic. Further\, Allen Toussaint\, Neville Brothers\, Quincy Jones and Trombone Shorty. \nRecommended for fans of Trombone Shorty\, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band\, Kermit Ruffins and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/rebirth-brass-band-jan18-2027/2027-01-18/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dakotacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/700x400-RebirthBrassBand.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270118T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270118T230000
DTSTAMP:20260921T133041Z
CREATED:20260914T210814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T133041Z
UID:10003640-1800306000-1800313200@www.dakotacooks.com
SUMMARY:Rebirth Brass Band
DESCRIPTION:“there is not a band on earth that is better. Stunning.” – Flea\, Red Hot Chili Peppers\n  \nFor almost four decades\, the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band has been “stunning” fans. Further\, they are loved worldwide for their fiery live shows and rich musical catalog. Their trademark sound pays homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition. Also\, they weave a tapestry that combines elements of jazz\, funk\, soul\, R&B. Then\, they incorporate more of the sounds from the streets they grew up on. Their sound has traveled from their legendary twenty-five-year run of Tuesday nights at the Maple Leaf to stages all over the world. Rebirth is the soundtrack of the Crescent City and her premier musical ambassador. \nRebirth was founded by brothers Phil and Keith Frazier over thirty-five years ago. They began their career playing on the sidewalks of the French Quarter and quickly landed gigs at second line parades. Those auspicious beginnings have led to thousands of shows to music aficionados everywhere\, including heads of state and royalty. \nThe band’s unique “soundtrack of New Orleans” has also garnered admiration from artists of all genres. They’ve shared the stage and collaborated with everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Also\, Maceo Parker\, Green Day\, U2\, James Brown\, 311\, G-Love\, MuteMath\, Juvenile\, Train\, Big Freedia\, Ani DiFranco\, and Galactic. Further\, Allen Toussaint\, Neville Brothers\, Quincy Jones and Trombone Shorty. \nRecommended for fans of Trombone Shorty\, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band\, Kermit Ruffins and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/rebirth-brass-band-jan18-2027/2027-01-18/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dakotacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/700x400-RebirthBrassBand.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270128T210000
DTSTAMP:20261019T124639Z
CREATED:20261013T173928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T124639Z
UID:10003683-1801162800-1801170000@www.dakotacooks.com
SUMMARY:The Cookers: 20th Anniversary Tour
DESCRIPTION:“A dream team of forward-leaning hard-bop” – New York Times\n  \nDonald Harrison\, saxophone\nBilly Harper\, saxophone\nCecil McBee\, bass\nGeorge Cables\, piano\nEddie Henderson\, trumpet\nDavid Weiss\, trumpet\nBilly Hart\, drums \nExperience counts\, especially in jazz. The more time musicians spend interpreting tunes and interacting with others\, the more articulation an audience can expect. You can hear the fruits of such work in the expressive language The Cookers bring to the bandstand. This exciting all-star septet summons an aggressive mid ‘60s spirit with a potent collection of expansive post-bop originals. They have the requisite killer instincts and pyrotechnic playing expected of some of the heaviest hitters today. \nBilly Harper\, Cecil McBee\, George Cables\, Eddie Henderson\, and Billy Hart started in the heady era of the mid ‘60s. That period found the dimensions of hard bop morphing from their original designs. Further\, each artist helped facilitate the process as members of some of the most important bands of the era. Hart and Henderson were members of Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi group. Cecil McBee anchored Charles Lloyd’s great ’60s quartet alongside Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette. Billy Harper was part of Lee Morgan’s last group\, and also Max Roach’s Quartet and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. George Cables was featured in groups led by Sonny Rollins\, Joe Henderson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Dexter Gordon and Art Pepper. \nDavid Weiss and Donald Harrison are from a more recent generation and are the youngest members of the band. There\, they gained experience performing with Art Blakey\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Charles Tolliver\, Roy Haynes and Herbie Hancock. \nRecommended for fans of the Jazz Messengers\, Lee Morgan\, Herbie Hancock and the SFJazz Collective.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/the-cookers-20th-anniversary-tour-jan28-2027/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.dakotacooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/700x400-TheCookers.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR