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SUMMARY:Brandee Younger Trio
DESCRIPTION:“modern harp traditions… with such strength\, grace and commitment” – New York Times\n  \nBrandee Younger is revolutionizing the harp’s role in modern music. She has worked relentlessly over the past fifteen years to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022\, she made history. Then\, she became the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. That same year\, she also earned an NAACP Image Award nomination. Later\, she won the 2024 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album for her latest\, Brand New Life. Also ever-expanding as an artist\, she has worked with Common\, Lauryn Hill\, John Legend\, Pharoah Sanders and Christian McBride. \nHer original composition “Hortense” was featured in the Netflix concert-documentary\, Beyoncé: Homecoming. Also\, Brandee performed her original music for Quincy Jones and Steve McQueens’ “Soundtrack of America”. Here\, Brandee stands on the shoulders of the very women who ushered in the harp as a clear and distinct voice in jazz & popular styles. These include Detroit natives Dorothy Ashby & Alice Coltrane.  \nHer latest album\, Brand New Life\, builds on her already rich oeuvre\, and cements the harp’s place in popular culture. As the title of the album suggests\, Brand New Life is about forging new paths–artistic\, personal\, political\, and spiritual. Younger imbues her music with a sense of purpose and respect of legacy. There\, she creates a larger platform for the harp to reach newer and wider audiences than ever before. Additionally\, Younger serves on the faculty at New York University\, Steinhardt School and The New School College of Performing Arts. \nRecommended for fans of Alice Coltrane\, Dorothy Ashby\, Gregoire Maret and Ravi Coltrane. \n📸: Erin O’Brien
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/brandee-younger-trio/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:“A jazz-pop powerhouse” – The New York Times\n  \nChris Botti – Trumpet\nLee Pearson – Drums\nDaniel Chmielinski – Bass\nAnastasiia Mazurok – Violin\nJohn Splithoff – Vocals\nJulian Pollack – Piano\nVeronica Swift – Vocals  \nWith a solo career spanning two decades\, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally\, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums\, as well as multiple Gold\, Platinum and Grammy Awards. \nHe performs worldwide and sells millions of albums. Further\, his form of creative expression is rooted in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the past three decades\, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. He’s worked with Sting\, Barbra Streisand\, Tony Bennett\, Lady Gaga\, Josh Groban\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Michael Bublé and Paul Simon. Also\, Joni Mitchell\, John Mayer\, Andrea Bocelli\, Joshua Bell\, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. \nFurthermore\, his touring schedule is ambitious\, often on the road for as many as 300 days per year. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. His live performances are inspiring and moving. \nHowever\, his recorded output has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Moreover\, his recordings highlight his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. \nBotti also showcases his softer side\, in a warm\, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. The Chris Botti experience can be felt on recordings\, in concert with his band\, or with a symphony orchestra. Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important\, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. \nRecommended for fans of David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rick Braun and Boney James.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/chris-botti-3/2025-10-25/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:“A jazz-pop powerhouse” – The New York Times\n  \nChris Botti – Trumpet\nLee Pearson – Drums\nDaniel Chmielinski – Bass\nAnastasiia Mazurok – Violin\nJohn Splithoff – Vocals\nJulian Pollack – Piano\nVeronica Swift – Vocals  \nWith a solo career spanning two decades\, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally\, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums\, as well as multiple Gold\, Platinum and Grammy Awards. \nHe performs worldwide and sells millions of albums. Further\, his form of creative expression is rooted in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the past three decades\, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. He’s worked with Sting\, Barbra Streisand\, Tony Bennett\, Lady Gaga\, Josh Groban\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Michael Bublé and Paul Simon. Also\, Joni Mitchell\, John Mayer\, Andrea Bocelli\, Joshua Bell\, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. \nFurthermore\, his touring schedule is ambitious\, often on the road for as many as 300 days per year. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. His live performances are inspiring and moving. \nHowever\, his recorded output has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Moreover\, his recordings highlight his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. \nBotti also showcases his softer side\, in a warm\, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. The Chris Botti experience can be felt on recordings\, in concert with his band\, or with a symphony orchestra. Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important\, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. \nRecommended for fans of David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rick Braun and Boney James.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/chris-botti-3/2025-10-25/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:“A jazz-pop powerhouse” – The New York Times\n  \nChris Botti – Trumpet\nLee Pearson – Drums\nDaniel Chmielinski – Bass\nAnastasiia Mazurok – Violin\nJohn Splithoff – Vocals\nJulian Pollack – Piano\nVeronica Swift – Vocals  \nWith a solo career spanning two decades\, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally\, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums\, as well as multiple Gold\, Platinum and Grammy Awards. \nHe performs worldwide and sells millions of albums. Further\, his form of creative expression is rooted in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the past three decades\, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. He’s worked with Sting\, Barbra Streisand\, Tony Bennett\, Lady Gaga\, Josh Groban\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Michael Bublé and Paul Simon. Also\, Joni Mitchell\, John Mayer\, Andrea Bocelli\, Joshua Bell\, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. \nFurthermore\, his touring schedule is ambitious\, often on the road for as many as 300 days per year. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. His live performances are inspiring and moving. \nHowever\, his recorded output has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Moreover\, his recordings highlight his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. \nBotti also showcases his softer side\, in a warm\, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. The Chris Botti experience can be felt on recordings\, in concert with his band\, or with a symphony orchestra. Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important\, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. \nRecommended for fans of David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rick Braun and Boney James.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/chris-botti-2/2025-10-24/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:“A jazz-pop powerhouse” – The New York Times\n  \nChris Botti – Trumpet\nLee Pearson – Drums\nDaniel Chmielinski – Bass\nAnastasiia Mazurok – Violin\nJohn Splithoff – Vocals\nJulian Pollack – Piano\nVeronica Swift – Vocals  \nWith a solo career spanning two decades\, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally\, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums\, as well as multiple Gold\, Platinum and Grammy Awards. \nHe performs worldwide and sells millions of albums. Further\, his form of creative expression is rooted in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the past three decades\, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. He’s worked with Sting\, Barbra Streisand\, Tony Bennett\, Lady Gaga\, Josh Groban\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Michael Bublé and Paul Simon. Also\, Joni Mitchell\, John Mayer\, Andrea Bocelli\, Joshua Bell\, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. \nFurthermore\, his touring schedule is ambitious\, often on the road for as many as 300 days per year. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. His live performances are inspiring and moving. \nHowever\, his recorded output has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Moreover\, his recordings highlight his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. \nBotti also showcases his softer side\, in a warm\, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. The Chris Botti experience can be felt on recordings\, in concert with his band\, or with a symphony orchestra. Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important\, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. \nRecommended for fans of David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rick Braun and Boney James.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/chris-botti-2/2025-10-24/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:“A jazz-pop powerhouse” – The New York Times\n  \nChris Botti – Trumpet\nLee Pearson – Drums\nDaniel Chmielinski – Bass\nAnastasiia Mazurok – Violin\nJohn Splithoff – Vocals\nJulian Pollack – Piano\nVeronica Swift – Vocals  \nWith a solo career spanning two decades\, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally\, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums\, as well as multiple Gold\, Platinum and Grammy Awards. \nHe performs worldwide and sells millions of albums. Further\, his form of creative expression is rooted in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the past three decades\, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. He’s worked with Sting\, Barbra Streisand\, Tony Bennett\, Lady Gaga\, Josh Groban\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Michael Bublé and Paul Simon. Also\, Joni Mitchell\, John Mayer\, Andrea Bocelli\, Joshua Bell\, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. \nFurthermore\, his touring schedule is ambitious\, often on the road for as many as 300 days per year. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. His live performances are inspiring and moving. \nHowever\, his recorded output has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Moreover\, his recordings highlight his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. \nBotti also showcases his softer side\, in a warm\, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. The Chris Botti experience can be felt on recordings\, in concert with his band\, or with a symphony orchestra. Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important\, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. \nRecommended for fans of David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rick Braun and Boney James.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/chris-botti/2025-10-23/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Chris Botti
DESCRIPTION:“A jazz-pop powerhouse” – The New York Times\n  \nChris Botti – Trumpet\nLee Pearson – Drums\nDaniel Chmielinski – Bass\nAnastasiia Mazurok – Violin\nJohn Splithoff – Vocals\nJulian Pollack – Piano\nVeronica Swift – Vocals  \nWith a solo career spanning two decades\, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally\, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums\, as well as multiple Gold\, Platinum and Grammy Awards. \nHe performs worldwide and sells millions of albums. Further\, his form of creative expression is rooted in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the past three decades\, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music. He’s worked with Sting\, Barbra Streisand\, Tony Bennett\, Lady Gaga\, Josh Groban\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Michael Bublé and Paul Simon. Also\, Joni Mitchell\, John Mayer\, Andrea Bocelli\, Joshua Bell\, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. \nFurthermore\, his touring schedule is ambitious\, often on the road for as many as 300 days per year. The trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy. His live performances are inspiring and moving. \nHowever\, his recorded output has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Moreover\, his recordings highlight his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination. \nBotti also showcases his softer side\, in a warm\, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. The Chris Botti experience can be felt on recordings\, in concert with his band\, or with a symphony orchestra. Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important\, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. \nRecommended for fans of David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rick Braun and Boney James.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/chris-botti/2025-10-23/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
DESCRIPTION:“[Bridgewater] has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation.” – Guardian\n  \n“Charlap is masterful… rollicking stride piano\, bebop virtuosity and harmonically opulent modernism.”  – New York Times\n  \nEffortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. \nMoreover\, their virtuosic interpretations traverse the musical spectrum. For example\, they draw on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington\, Porter\, Sondheim\, LeGrand\, Simon\, and others. Here\, they range from intimate ballads to soulful grooves\, delivered with daring expression born of their musical chemistry. \nEach performance is a sublime tour-de-force. \n2017 NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater is a restless explorer. Moreover\, she has collaborated with master musicians of Mali\, interpreted the cabaret of Kurt Weill and embraced the hard bop of Horace Silver. Here\, she is joined by Grammy-winning pianist Bill Charlap for these intimate duo performances featuring jazz classics and songbook standards. \nDee Dee Bridgewater first gained recognition in the early 1970s with the great Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Since then\, she has thrived wherever she’s landed. On Broadway\, she earned a Tony Award for her work in the original production of The Wiz. Then in Paris\, she spent more than a decade as France’s greatest champion of jazz. \nPianist Bill Charlap is a consummate soloist and bandleader. Additionally\, he is known for work with Tony Bennett\, Phil Woods\, Barbra Streisand\, and his own superb trio. Further\, Charlap is one of the most respected keyboardists in jazz and leader of one of its great piano trios. His newest release\, Street of Dreams\, was released in 2021. \nRecommended for fans of Dianne Reeves\, Bill Evans\, Cassandra Wilson and Benny Green. 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/dee-dee-bridgewater-bill-charlap/2025-10-22/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
DESCRIPTION:“[Bridgewater] has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation.” – Guardian\n  \n“Charlap is masterful… rollicking stride piano\, bebop virtuosity and harmonically opulent modernism.”  – New York Times\n  \nEffortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. \nMoreover\, their virtuosic interpretations traverse the musical spectrum. For example\, they draw on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington\, Porter\, Sondheim\, LeGrand\, Simon\, and others. Here\, they range from intimate ballads to soulful grooves\, delivered with daring expression born of their musical chemistry. \nEach performance is a sublime tour-de-force. \n2017 NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater is a restless explorer. Moreover\, she has collaborated with master musicians of Mali\, interpreted the cabaret of Kurt Weill and embraced the hard bop of Horace Silver. Here\, she is joined by Grammy-winning pianist Bill Charlap for these intimate duo performances featuring jazz classics and songbook standards. \nDee Dee Bridgewater first gained recognition in the early 1970s with the great Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Since then\, she has thrived wherever she’s landed. On Broadway\, she earned a Tony Award for her work in the original production of The Wiz. Then in Paris\, she spent more than a decade as France’s greatest champion of jazz. \nPianist Bill Charlap is a consummate soloist and bandleader. Additionally\, he is known for work with Tony Bennett\, Phil Woods\, Barbra Streisand\, and his own superb trio. Further\, Charlap is one of the most respected keyboardists in jazz and leader of one of its great piano trios. His newest release\, Street of Dreams\, was released in 2021. \nRecommended for fans of Dianne Reeves\, Bill Evans\, Cassandra Wilson and Benny Green. 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/dee-dee-bridgewater-bill-charlap/2025-10-22/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Herbie Hancock
DESCRIPTION:“Herbie Hancock stands as our greatest living jazz artist.” – Washington Post\n  \n\nHerbie Hancock – Keys\nTerence Blanchard – Trumpet\nJames Genus – Bass\nLionel Loueke – Guitar & vocals\nJaylen Petinaud – Drums\n\nNow in the seventh decade of his professional life\, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: at the forefront of world culture\, technology\, business and music. Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960s. As a member of the Miles Davis Quintet that pioneered a groundbreaking sound in jazz\, he also developed new approaches on his own recordings\, followed by his work in the 70s — with record-breaking albums such as Headhunters — that combined electric jazz with funk and rock in an innovative style that continues to influence contemporary music. Rockit and Future Shock marked Hancock’s foray into electronic dance sounds; during the same period\, he also continued to work in an acoustic setting with V.S.O.P. \nHancock received an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards\, including Album Of The Year for River: The Joni Letters\, and two 2011 Grammy Awards for the globally collaborative album The Imagine Project. \nHancock serves as Creative Chair for Jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and as Institute Chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. In 2011 Hancock was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador\, and in December of 2013\, received a Kennedy Center Honor. His memoirs\, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities\, were published by Viking in 2014\, and in February 2016 he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Hancock is currently in the studio at work on a new album. \nRecommended for Fans of Chick Corea\, Wayne Shorter\, Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis. \n📸: Danny Clinch
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/an-evening-with-herbie-hancock/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Pat Donohue & Prairie All-Stars
DESCRIPTION:“one of the greatest fingerpickers in the world.” – Chet Atkins\n  \nFrom swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk\, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all. He does this 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.” \nPat is certainly one of the most listened-to finger pickers in the world. He was the guitarist for the Guys All-Star Shoe Band of Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. There\, Pat got to show off his savvy licks and distinctive original songs to millions of listeners each week. \nHis decade-long association with Prairie Home Companion led to some unusual gigs. There was the after-show club date in Berlin when Wynton Marsalis showed up to sit in with Pat and the Prairie Home band. Or playing music on camera for the Prairie Home Companion movie with director Robert Altman and stars Meryl Streep\, Lily Tomlin\, Kevin Kline\, John C. Reilly\, Woody Harrelson and Tommy Lee Jones. Additionally\, Pat plays nationwide and teaches at such popular music camps as Augusta Heritage Center and Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp. \nPat’s musical tastes are eclectic. Though he considers himself foremost a folk guitarist\, Pat’s influences are rooted in bluesmen Blind Blake\, Robert Johnson\, Charlie Parker\, Duke Ellington\, Muddy Waters and Miles Davis. He manages to blend jazz and blues with folk\, and the mix is seamless.  \nHonors include a 2005 Grammy for his participation on Pink Guitar\, a compilation of Henry Mancini tunes on acoustic guitar. Also\, several Minnesota Music Awards\, and the title of 1983 National Finger Picking Guitar Champion. His original tunes have been recorded by Chet Atkins\, Suzy Bogguss and Kenny Rogers.  \nRecommended for fans of Leo Kottke\, Chet Atkins\, Michael Johnson and A Prairie Home Companion.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/pat-donohue-prairie-all-stars-oct21-2025/
CATEGORIES:Americana,Jazz
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SUMMARY:Davina and The Vagabonds
DESCRIPTION:“Davina and the Vagabonds combat heartache with sugar and sass.” – Downbeat\n  \nDavina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene. Their high-energy live shows feature level-A musicianship\, sharp-dressed professionalism and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. Also\, their influences range from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Moreover\, the band is converting audiences one show at a time\, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. \nMuch like the music\, the story spurns era\, expectation and classification. The often unbelievable\, sometimes harrowing\, and wholly inspiring journey of Davina Sowers gave birth to her eponymous band in 2004. As the tale goes\, she grew up in the economically depressed Allegheny town of Altoona\, PA. She now describes the town as “awesome in the industrial era\, but horrible for high school.” Then\, she was adopted by her stepfather when he was in his 80s; he passed when she was just 13. Through him and his Edison phonograph\, she first heard the music that would start her journey. For example\, The Ink Spots\, Sidney Bechet\, Louis Armstrong\, Louis Prima\, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and many others. “Great man. He was my angel and still is\,” she says. \nOn her own\, she vividly recalls hours in front of the record player at home. There\, she religiously spun Led Zeppelin\, Black Sabbath and Simon and Garfunkel records belonging to her folk singer mom. \nTo this day\, Davina still refers to music as “my first and eternal love.” Despite early dalliances with classical piano and guitar\, she developed a heavy drug habit in high school. Further\, this morphed into heroin dependency\, left her homeless\, sent her in and out of jail and brought on all manner of trouble. Kicking dope on the streets\, she “got clean\, started the band and worked [her] ass off every day since.” \nRecommended for fans of Pokey LaFarge\, Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, The Hot Sardines and Squirrel Nut Zippers. 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/davina-and-the-vagabonds/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Kenny Garrett
DESCRIPTION:“genre-blurring\, spiritually deep sounds” – Glide Magazine\n  \nKenny Garrett’s latest release\, 2021’s Sounds from the Ancestors\, is a multi-faceted album. The music\, however\, doesn’t lodge inside the tight confines of the jazz idiom. Here\, this is not surprising: the alto saxophonist and composer acknowledges Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye as significant touchstones. Miles Davis’ seminal LP\, On the Corner\, subverted its main guiding lights – James Brown\, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. Then\, Davis crafted his own unique\, polyrhythmic\, groove-laden\, improv-heavy universe. Thus\, Sounds from the Ancestors occupies its own space with intellectual clarity\, sonic ingenuity and emotional heft. \n“The concept initially was about trying to get some of the musical sounds that I remembered as a kid growing up. Sounds that lift your spirit\, like John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”\, Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace”\, Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”. And the spiritual side of the church\,” Garrett explains. “When I started to think about them\, I realized it was the spirit from my ancestors.” \nIndeed\, Sounds from the Ancestors reflects the rich jazz\, R&B\, and gospel history of his hometown of Detroit. More important though\, it also reverberates with a modern cosmopolitan vibrancy. Notably the inclusion of music coming out of France\, Cuba\, Nigeria\, and Guadeloupe. \nGarrett is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. His illustrious career includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis\, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers\, Donald Byrd\, and Freddie Hubbard. Also\, Woody Shaw\, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Moreover\, he has enjoyed a heralded career as a solo artist that began more than thirty years ago. And with the marvelous Sounds from the Ancestors\, the Grammy-winning Garrett shows no signs of resting on his laurels. \nRecommended for fans of Joshua Redman\, Chris Potter\, Branford Marsalis and Miguel Zenón.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/kenny-garrett/2025-10-18/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Kenny Garrett
DESCRIPTION:“genre-blurring\, spiritually deep sounds” – Glide Magazine\n  \nKenny Garrett’s latest release\, 2021’s Sounds from the Ancestors\, is a multi-faceted album. The music\, however\, doesn’t lodge inside the tight confines of the jazz idiom. Here\, this is not surprising: the alto saxophonist and composer acknowledges Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye as significant touchstones. Miles Davis’ seminal LP\, On the Corner\, subverted its main guiding lights – James Brown\, Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. Then\, Davis crafted his own unique\, polyrhythmic\, groove-laden\, improv-heavy universe. Thus\, Sounds from the Ancestors occupies its own space with intellectual clarity\, sonic ingenuity and emotional heft. \n“The concept initially was about trying to get some of the musical sounds that I remembered as a kid growing up. Sounds that lift your spirit\, like John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”\, Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace”\, Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”. And the spiritual side of the church\,” Garrett explains. “When I started to think about them\, I realized it was the spirit from my ancestors.” \nIndeed\, Sounds from the Ancestors reflects the rich jazz\, R&B\, and gospel history of his hometown of Detroit. More important though\, it also reverberates with a modern cosmopolitan vibrancy. Notably the inclusion of music coming out of France\, Cuba\, Nigeria\, and Guadeloupe. \nGarrett is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. His illustrious career includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis\, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers\, Donald Byrd\, and Freddie Hubbard. Also\, Woody Shaw\, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Moreover\, he has enjoyed a heralded career as a solo artist that began more than thirty years ago. And with the marvelous Sounds from the Ancestors\, the Grammy-winning Garrett shows no signs of resting on his laurels. \nRecommended for fans of Joshua Redman\, Chris Potter\, Branford Marsalis and Miguel Zenón.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/kenny-garrett/2025-10-18/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Andrew Walesch & His Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:“fresh and classic at the same time” – Jon Bream\, Star Tribune\n  \nSinger/pianist Andrew Walesch encapsulates the sophistication of a cosmopolite and the self-effacing charm of a country boy\, like many before him. Leading his all-star big band\, showman Walesch kidnaps the Blue Eyes tradition and makes it his own. With this ten-piece band\, Walesch embodies both a traditionalist and an iconoclast with his jazz-bent Sinatra revue. \nWalesch is busy and versatile. Here\, he composes and arranges\, appearing in settings ranging from solo artist to big band. Moreover\, this St. Cloud native is as respectful of his predecessors as he is ready to chart a new course. Andrew routinely jams venues all over the Midwest and beyond with a uniquely cross-generational audience. Walesch’s fans include jazz enthusiasts of a certain age\, as well as a younger crowd compelled by his down-home insouciance. Also\, all are drawn in by the knowing irreverence of a tried-and-true American nightclub entertainer. \n“Although they are my idols\, I don’t attempt to imitate the great pop and jazz artists of the 50s and ’60s\,” says Andrew\, “but I go for broke when we do our shows – vocally and musically – which is what they all did best and why they were in a class of their own.” \nHe possesses fine vocal and piano chops\, along with a keen sensibility to find and interpret a great lyric. These have led to some great opportunities for Walesch. He has appeared on the nationally syndicated NPR broadcast Mountain Stage. Additionally\, he performed at the 33rd Annual Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. \nWalesch resides in Phoenix\, AZ\, where he has been elected as the new Artistic Director for the world-famous Musical Instrument Museum. \nRecommended for fans of Michael Bublé\, Harry Connick Jr.\, Kurt Elling and Diana Krall.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/sinatra-my-way-with-andrew-walesch-his-orchestra/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Organ Trio
DESCRIPTION:“the best organ trio of the last decade.” – New York Times\n  \n\nNew York Times described Larry Goldings\, Peter Bernstein\, and Bill Stewart as “the best organ trio of the last decade.” The trio\, which has played together for over thirty years\, is recognized for charting new ground. Here\, they do this through synergistic playing and thoughtful music. Moreover\, they display their distinctive sound on over a dozen recordings. Additionally\, they sound at home whether exploring the depths of jazz standards or playing their own original compositions. \nOf 2018’s Toy Tunes\, Downbeat said\, “The whole album subtly subverts organ-trio cliches\, offering not chicken-shack party stomps but instead some hip after-hours atmospherics”. \nLarry Goldings is hailed worldwide for his signature Hammond organ style and versatility on many keyboards. Moreover\, he has traversed not only the wide spectrum of jazz where he is perhaps best known\, but also the worlds of funk\, pop\, and electronic music. For example\, Goldings has worked closely with John Scofield\, Michael Brecker\, Jim Hall\, Maceo Parker\, and Madeleine Peyroux. Also\, Pat Metheny\, James Taylor\, and John Mayer. Jazz guitarist \nPeter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. There\, he contributed to over 200 recordings. As a leader\, Peter released twelve albums and a DVD. Further\, Bernstein was discovered by alto saxophone legend Lou Donaldson and was a crucial part of his final great band. \nDrummer/composer Bill Stewart made his name as the rhythmic force behind guitarist John Scofield. Now\, he is one of the most sought-after jazz drummers in the world. Also\, Stewart has toured extensively with Pat Metheny\, Maceo Parker\, Joe Lovano\, Joshua Redman\, Charlie Haden\, Joe Henderson and more. \nRecommended for fans of John Scofield\, Joey DeFrancesco\, Eric Harland and Pat Metheny.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/goldings-bernstein-stewart-organ-trio/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Moore By Four
DESCRIPTION:“Their high-energy stage presence\, distinctive voices\, close harmonies makes Moore By Four a must-see-and-hear.” – MinnPost\n  \nFeat. Sanford Moore\, Ginger Commodore\, Connie Evingson\, Dennis Spears\, and Ashley Commodore \nMoore 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. The group performed sold-out concerts at the Guthrie and Fitzgerald Theaters and went on to tour Europe and Japan. Then\, they shared concert billing with Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Joe Williams\, Carmen McRae\, Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie. Further\, they performed at concert halls and jazz festivals around the world. They’ve sung for the U.S. Olympic Committee\, the Super Bowl\, the Minnesota Twins\, Vikings and Timberwolves. Also\, former President and Mrs. Clinton\, Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev\, Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel\, the King and Queen of Sweden. Additionally\, they’ve played countless special events\, benefits\, corporate functions\, colleges and universities\, concert halls and festivals in the U.S.\, Europe and Japan.  \nThe harmonies put forth by the four vocalists immediately invoke thoughts of Manhattan Transfer. They do this with their precise vocal control and polish\, pulsating rhythms and innovative arrangements. However\, the individuals’ grounding in gospel\, jazz\, pop and theater provides a far broader range to the group’s musical offerings.  \nThe group’s repertoire\, arranged by Director Sanford Moore\, originally specialized in music from the swing era. Moreover\, it has broadened to also include contemporary jazz\, original compositions and new arrangements of great standards. They pull tunes from Broadway\, Hollywood and the Cotton Club period. Then\, they perform these songs in what has become known as the signature style of Moore By Four. \nRecommended for fans of Manhattan Transfer\, New York Voices\, The Four Freshmen and Take 6.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/moore-by-four-oct13-2025-tec-83450/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Terence Blanchard
DESCRIPTION:“Blanchard’s body of work is one of the broadest and most imposing of any living jazz musician.” — New York Times\n  \nEight Grammy Awards\nTwo Emmy Nominations\nTwo Oscar Nominations\n2024 NEA Jazz Master \nTerence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. A true Renaissance man\, Blanchard stands tall as one of jazz’s most-esteemed trumpeters. Moreover\, he defies expectations by creating a spectrum of artistic pursuits. Boundary-breaking and genre-defying\, Blanchard is recognized globally as a dazzling soloist and a prolific composer. Additionally\, he has written for film\, television\, opera\, Broadway\, orchestras and for his own ensembles. In fact\, leading theater magazine TheaterMania recently cited Blanchard as “the most exciting American composer working in opera today.”  \nBlanchard is an eight-time Grammy winner and twice Oscar-nominated film composer. In 2022\, he became only the second African American composer to be nominated twice for an Oscar in the original score category. There\, he duplicated Quincy Jones’ feat from 1967’s In Cold Blood and 1985’s The Color Purple. Blanchard’s work has placed him at the forefront of giving voice to human rights\, civil rights\, and racial injustice. Further\, this includes the 2015 album Breathless\, an elegy for Eric Garner\, who was killed by police. Garner’s words\, “I can’t breathe\,” became a civil rights rallying cry.  \nBlanchard is also heralded as a two-time opera composer. His Fire Shut Up in My Bones premiered at the Metropolitan Opera to open their 2021-22 season. Here\, it became the first opera by an African American composer to premiere at the Met in its 138-year history. The recording of those performances received a Grammy award for Best Opera Recording. Furthermore\, The New York Times heralded Fire as “inspiring\,” “subtly powerful” and “a bold affecting adaptation of Charles Blow’s work.” \nRecommended for fans of Wynton Marsalis\, Art Blakey\, Joshua Redman and Esperanza Spalding. \n📸: Cedric Angeles
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/terence-blanchard/2025-10-09/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Terence Blanchard
DESCRIPTION:“Blanchard’s body of work is one of the broadest and most imposing of any living jazz musician.” — New York Times\n  \nEight Grammy Awards\nTwo Emmy Nominations\nTwo Oscar Nominations\n2024 NEA Jazz Master \nTerence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. A true Renaissance man\, Blanchard stands tall as one of jazz’s most-esteemed trumpeters. Moreover\, he defies expectations by creating a spectrum of artistic pursuits. Boundary-breaking and genre-defying\, Blanchard is recognized globally as a dazzling soloist and a prolific composer. Additionally\, he has written for film\, television\, opera\, Broadway\, orchestras and for his own ensembles. In fact\, leading theater magazine TheaterMania recently cited Blanchard as “the most exciting American composer working in opera today.”  \nBlanchard is an eight-time Grammy winner and twice Oscar-nominated film composer. In 2022\, he became only the second African American composer to be nominated twice for an Oscar in the original score category. There\, he duplicated Quincy Jones’ feat from 1967’s In Cold Blood and 1985’s The Color Purple. Blanchard’s work has placed him at the forefront of giving voice to human rights\, civil rights\, and racial injustice. Further\, this includes the 2015 album Breathless\, an elegy for Eric Garner\, who was killed by police. Garner’s words\, “I can’t breathe\,” became a civil rights rallying cry.  \nBlanchard is also heralded as a two-time opera composer. His Fire Shut Up in My Bones premiered at the Metropolitan Opera to open their 2021-22 season. Here\, it became the first opera by an African American composer to premiere at the Met in its 138-year history. The recording of those performances received a Grammy award for Best Opera Recording. Furthermore\, The New York Times heralded Fire as “inspiring\,” “subtly powerful” and “a bold affecting adaptation of Charles Blow’s work.” \nRecommended for fans of Wynton Marsalis\, Art Blakey\, Joshua Redman and Esperanza Spalding. \n📸: Cedric Angeles
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/terence-blanchard/2025-10-09/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau
DESCRIPTION:“[Mehldau is] one of our greatest living pianists” – NPR\n“[McBride plays] fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days.” – Downbeat\n  \nTwo of the most respected artists in contemporary jazz join forces in this duo. Brad Mehldau is hailed as “one of modern jazz’s most innovative musicians” by Glide Magazine. Christian McBride says\, “Brad is justifiably revered as one of the greatest pianists of all time. I’m very proud to have been friends and cohorts with him for almost 35 years. He was one of the first people I met when I moved to NYC in 1989\, and it continues to be an uplifting experience every time we play together.”  \nNamed “one of our greatest living pianists” by NPR\, Brad Mehldau says\, “It is a dream come true to play with Christian in this duo setting. Playing with Christian\, especially in this configuration\, is both joyful and daunting all at once. His level of sophistication and swing\, of emotional power and grace\, is unsurpassed – not in the least on what he has achieved on his instrument\, but also as one of our strongest voices in the music more generally\, at the top of his game. I’m so honored to be on stage with him.”  \nThis long-term friendship and musical camaraderie has led to various collaborations through the years. These include albums MoodSwing (1994)\, RoundAgain (2020)\, and LongGone (2023) with Joshua Redman and Brian Blade. Also\, trio tour dates with drummer Marcus Gilmore. Further\, a recent duo performance at the Big Ears Festival that had the crowd utterly captivated. \nRecommended for fans of Joshua Redman\, Keith Jarrett\, The Bad Plus and John Scofield.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/christian-mcbride-brad-mehldau/2025-10-08/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau
DESCRIPTION:“[Mehldau is] one of our greatest living pianists” – NPR\n“[McBride plays] fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days.” – Downbeat\n  \nTwo of the most respected artists in contemporary jazz join forces in this duo. Brad Mehldau is hailed as “one of modern jazz’s most innovative musicians” by Glide Magazine. Christian McBride says\, “Brad is justifiably revered as one of the greatest pianists of all time. I’m very proud to have been friends and cohorts with him for almost 35 years. He was one of the first people I met when I moved to NYC in 1989\, and it continues to be an uplifting experience every time we play together.”  \nNamed “one of our greatest living pianists” by NPR\, Brad Mehldau says\, “It is a dream come true to play with Christian in this duo setting. Playing with Christian\, especially in this configuration\, is both joyful and daunting all at once. His level of sophistication and swing\, of emotional power and grace\, is unsurpassed – not in the least on what he has achieved on his instrument\, but also as one of our strongest voices in the music more generally\, at the top of his game. I’m so honored to be on stage with him.”  \nThis long-term friendship and musical camaraderie has led to various collaborations through the years. These include albums MoodSwing (1994)\, RoundAgain (2020)\, and LongGone (2023) with Joshua Redman and Brian Blade. Also\, trio tour dates with drummer Marcus Gilmore. Further\, a recent duo performance at the Big Ears Festival that had the crowd utterly captivated. \nRecommended for fans of Joshua Redman\, Keith Jarrett\, The Bad Plus and John Scofield.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/christian-mcbride-brad-mehldau/2025-10-08/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Brad Mehldau - Solo
DESCRIPTION:“Mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years” – The New York Times\n  \nOne of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano\, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path. Here\, he embodies the essence of jazz exploration\, classical romanticism and pop allure. Mehldau has garnered critical acclaim as a bandleader\, and major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny\, Renee Fleming\, and Joshua Redman. Furthermore\, Mehldau continues to garner numerous awards and admiration from both jazz purists and music enthusiasts alike. His forays into melding musical idioms have seen brilliant reworkings of songs by contemporary songwriters. He covers The Beatles\, Cole Porter\, Radiohead\, Paul Simon\, Gershwin and Nick Drake\, among others. Also\, he has earned recognition for the ever-evolving breadth of his own significant catalogue of original compositions. With his self-proclaimed affection for popular music and classical training\, “Mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years”. (The New York Times) \nMehldau’s musical personality forms a dichotomy. He is first and foremost an improviser. He cherishes the surprise and wonder occurring from a spontaneous musical idea that is expressed directly\, in real time. But he also has a deep fascination for the formal architecture of music\, and it informs everything he plays. In his most inspired playing\, the actual structure of his musical thought serves as an expressive device. As he plays\, he listens to how ideas unwind\, and the order in which they reveal themselves. Each tune has a strongly felt narrative arch\, whether it expresses itself in a beginning\, an end\, or something left intentionally open-ended. The two sides of Mehldau’s personality—the improviser and the formalist—play off each other. Thus\, the effect is often something like controlled chaos. \nRecommended for fans of Chick Corea\, Herbie Hancock and Ahmad Jamal. \n📸: Yoshika Horita
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/brad-mehldau-solo-oct7-2025-tec-83386/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Scottie Miller Trio
DESCRIPTION:“A deeply soulful musician with a fearless mind and the heart of a hopeless romantic.” – WWOZ\, New Orleans\n  \nw/Dan Carpel\, bass & Greg Schutte\, drums \nSinger-songwriter-pianist Scottie Miller has toured with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Bo Diddley. Also\, Hal Leonard has published his work\, and inducted three times into The Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame. Ruthie Foster and The Blind Boys of Alabama have recorded his songs. \nBluebird Reviews named Miller Artist of the Year in 2023. This was in recognition of his outstanding poetry book and album Carnival Cocoon. He collaborated with Ruthie Foster on her latest album\, 2023’s Healing Time. This led to him gracing the red carpet at the 2024 Grammy Awards\, where that album garnered a nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. (Scottie contributed to the title track and other songs on the album.) Furthermore\, the same album received nominations at the 2024 Blues Music Awards. There\, Scottie\, Hadden Sayers and Ruthie won the Song of the Year award for “What Kind of Fool.”  \nBorn in Minneapolis\, Scottie Miller began piano lessons at age six. This became the start of a long and vibrant career in music and the arts. * At its core\, his music is rooted in the vulnerability of the singer-songwriter tradition: raw lyrics\, expressive vocals\, and melodies that resonate long after the last note. But what sets Scottie apart is the way these intimate songs expand into something cinematic — incorporating string arrangements\, ambient atmospheres\, acoustic bass\, guitar\, and dynamic drums\, all carefully woven into a cohesive\, immersive experience. \nFrom a lifetime spent on the road\, on the stage and in the recording studio\, his lyrics convey a cathartic approach to writing. “If you can tell me how you do it\, maybe I can find a better way to cope.” \nRecommended for fans of Mose Allison\, Ruthie Foster\, Eric Bibb and Dr. John.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/scottie-miller-trio-oct6-2025/
CATEGORIES:Blues,Cinematic Soul,Jazz
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SUMMARY:Ginger Commodore sings Songs of Love\, Unity & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:“Ginger possesses some of the sweetest and most clarion pipes in town.” – City Pages Commodore\n  \nA member of the Midwest music scene for many years\, Ginger Commodore is a regular visitor to the Dakota stage. Classically trained\, gospel-influenced\, and jazz-inspired\, Ginger’s musical foundation is a true amalgam of musical styles presented with her unique delivery. \nRecommended for fans of Lizz Wright\, Cassandra Wilson\, Anita Baker and Oleta Adams.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/ginger-commodore-sings-songs-of-love-unity-celebration-oct5-2025/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T035817
CREATED:20250609T175845Z
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SUMMARY:Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
DESCRIPTION:“Happy music… honest and uplifting” – New York Times\n  \nGet ready for a very special evening with Herb Alpert and his brand-new Tijuana Brass. Herb along with his six great musicians will be playing all your favorite TJB hit songs just as you remember. 2025 will mark the sixtieth anniversary of the iconic album Whipped Cream & Other Delights. Herb and the band will be performing many of those great songs in addition to many other hit songs. “The Lonely Bull”\, “Spanish Flea”\, “Taste of Honey”\, “Mexican Shuffle”\, “Tijuana Taxi”\, “This Guy’s In Love With You”\, “What Now My Love”\, “Zorba the Greek”\, “Ladyfingers”\, “Rise” and many other delights. Further\, the show features a giant video screen. There\, hundreds of classic photos\, videos\, art and various memorabilia from Herb’s music career will be displayed. \nA legendary trumpet player\, Herb Alpert’s extraordinary musicianship has earned him five Number One hits. Additionally\, he has nine Grammy Awards\, fifteen Gold albums\, fourteen Platinum albums and has sold over 72 million records worldwide. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass propelled his sound into the limelight\, at one point outselling The Beatles two to one. In 1966\, they achieved the remarkable feat of simultaneously having four albums in the Billboard Top Ten. Furthermore\, they had five in the Top Twenty. Alpert is also the only artist who has had a Number One instrumental (“Rise”) and a Number One vocal record (“This Guy’s In Love With You”).  \nIn 2016 the Herb Alpert Presents record label released forty deluxe re-masters of the entire TJB catalogue. Additionally\, they released all of Herb’s solo albums from the ‘70s\, ‘80s and ‘90s. In all\, Alpert has recorded fifty albums and produced records for many other artists.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/herb-alpert-the-tijuana-brass/
LOCATION:The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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DTSTAMP:20260430T035817
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SUMMARY:Southside Aces: A Night in New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:“flawlessly replicate the sound of classic New Orleans” — Prairie Uprising\n  \nSouthside Aces are celebrating twenty years of performing the repertoire of the Jazz Age greats and beyond. From the early New Orleans of Jelly Roll Morton to the world-changing joys of Louis Armstrong. The barrel house sounds of Preservation Hall to the Crescent City rhythms of rock and roll pioneer Fats Domino. Treat yourself to a century’s worth of New Orleans jazz.  \nThe band first began as the brainchild of clarinetist Tony Balluff and sousaphone player Erik Jacobson. Their whispers and rumors materialized in Tony’s foyer in South Minneapolis\, in August 2003. Since their first gig on a flatbed truck in Apple Valley\, the Aces have released eight albums\, including their most recent —2022’s Minneapolis Bump— fifteen original songs inspired by the Jazz Age. \nIn New Orleans\, the jazz tradition thrives off a wide array of styles. The Aces possess a diverse repertoire\, with a roll call that includes the names of Louis Armstrong\, Jelly Roll Morton\, Hoagy Carmichael\, Duke Ellington\, and Bix Beiderbecke. Plus Crescent City classics like “Bourbon Street Parade”\, “Just A Closer Walk With Thee”\, and “St. James Infirmary”. And let’s not forget the funky rhythms of brass band powerhouses like “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” and “Palm Court Strut”! \nThe Southside Aces have performed at Dakota\, Icehouse\, Crooners Supper Club\, Vieux Carre\, Twin Cities Jazz Fest\, Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival\, and Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest\, to name a few. They’ve driven dancers to a frenzy at national dance competitions and led second-line parades through the streets of the Twin Cities. And they’ve played events in Denver\, Omaha\, Chicago\, Des Moines\, and all across the great state of Minnesota — which\, if you’re keeping score\, makes them a “territory band.”  \nRecommended for fans of Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, Tuba Skinny\, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. \n📸: Paul Udstrand
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/southside-aces-a-night-in-new-orleans/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T210000
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SUMMARY:Tim Sparks\, Tom Lieberman & Ben Abrahamson
DESCRIPTION:“He’s one of the best musicians I know” – Leo Kottke\n  \nA special show of duos\, celebrating the versatility and dynamic range of the acoustic guitar! Guitar guru Tim Sparks will play a set with jazz and flamenco rising star Ben Abrahamson. Then\, he will play a set with folk blues guitarist and longtime Rio Nido bandmate Tom Lieberman.  \nTim Sparks has been redefining the acoustic guitar repertoire since he won the National Fingerpicking Championship in 1993 with a ground-breaking arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Equally at home with country\, blues\, jazz or global music\, Sparks’s extraordinary ability has earned him an international reputation as one of the most innovative guitarists working today. \nBen Abrahamson is a fresh\, dynamic voice on the acoustic guitar. His compositions evoke the dexterity of flamenco and the harmonic storytelling of jazz. His passion for flamenco guitar drove him to Taller de Músics School of Music in Barcelona. There\, he studied under Juan Ramón Caro. He has composed works for the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet\, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre\, Mac Jazz big band\, and more. Furthermore\, Ben has shared the stage with mentors like Michael and Tony Hauser\, Susana di Palma\, La Conja\, and Chuscales.  \nAs creative director and producer\, Tom Lieberman has contributed to productions that have received numerous awards of distinction. As a guitarist\, Tom has performed all over the country\, including a ten-year run on A Prairie Home Companion (he was replaced by Chet Atkins). In addition to Rio Nido\, Tom performs both as a solo artist\, and with his group\, Tommy & The Liebermen. His 2013 album\, Common Denominator\, made Star Tribune’s Top Ten list for the year. It was described as “bluesy\, simmering\, profoundly philosophical” and “a charming\, eclectic album of original songs.” \nRecommended for fans of Leo Kottke\, Marc Ribot\, Bill Frisell and Rio Nido. 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/tim-sparks/
CATEGORIES:Americana,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250929T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250929T230000
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CREATED:20250609T175839Z
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SUMMARY:Hiromi's Sonicwonder
DESCRIPTION:“One of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players.” – New York Times\n  \nJazz piano phenomenon Hiromi has seamlessly shifted from one spellbinding project to the next in her two decade-plus recording career. In the process\, she’s earned a reputation as one of the most explosive live performers in jazz history. Furthermore\, she has become a global ambassador for the art form. Her many triumphs include an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that has racked up 2 million views. She also had the opportunity to represent her native Japan with a performance at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She won the 2024 Best Music Score for the animated feature film Blue Giant (Award of the Japanese Academy). Finally\, a Grammy award for a collaboration with fusion hero Stanley Clarke. Her artistry is — to borrow a descriptor The New Yorker favored — “dazzling.” \nShe released Sonicwonderland in 2023\, debuting perhaps the most expressive\, dynamic and versatile working band of her career. Featuring Hadrien Feraud on bass\, Gene Coye on drums and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill\, the group furthered Hiromi’s distinctive musical alchemy. Here\, she melds the spirit of classic jazz-rock fusion with classically rooted virtuosity\, entrancing funk\, pop flourishes and\, through O’Farrill’s trumpet\, acoustic jazz’s state of the art. \nThe album also did a remarkable job of capturing Hiromi’s mastery as a live entertainer. As The Guardian noted\, “Sonicwonderland is perhaps the closest thing to Hiromi’s onstage exuberance.” \nBut that was only the beginning. \nSonicwonder has continued to tour and work together consistently\, advancing their deep chemistry and fearless sense of interplay. The results can be heard on Hiromi’s new album\, 2025’s Out There. Here\, the group’s powerful rapport meets the pianist’s astonishing abilities as a composer on equal footing. \nRecommended for fans of Chick Corea\, Keith Jarrett\, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report. \n📸: Mitsuru Nishimura
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/hiromis-sonicwonder/2025-09-29/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Hiromi's Sonicwonder
DESCRIPTION:“One of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players.” – New York Times\n  \nJazz piano phenomenon Hiromi has seamlessly shifted from one spellbinding project to the next in her two decade-plus recording career. In the process\, she’s earned a reputation as one of the most explosive live performers in jazz history. Furthermore\, she has become a global ambassador for the art form. Her many triumphs include an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that has racked up 2 million views. She also had the opportunity to represent her native Japan with a performance at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She won the 2024 Best Music Score for the animated feature film Blue Giant (Award of the Japanese Academy). Finally\, a Grammy award for a collaboration with fusion hero Stanley Clarke. Her artistry is — to borrow a descriptor The New Yorker favored — “dazzling.” \nShe released Sonicwonderland in 2023\, debuting perhaps the most expressive\, dynamic and versatile working band of her career. Featuring Hadrien Feraud on bass\, Gene Coye on drums and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill\, the group furthered Hiromi’s distinctive musical alchemy. Here\, she melds the spirit of classic jazz-rock fusion with classically rooted virtuosity\, entrancing funk\, pop flourishes and\, through O’Farrill’s trumpet\, acoustic jazz’s state of the art. \nThe album also did a remarkable job of capturing Hiromi’s mastery as a live entertainer. As The Guardian noted\, “Sonicwonderland is perhaps the closest thing to Hiromi’s onstage exuberance.” \nBut that was only the beginning. \nSonicwonder has continued to tour and work together consistently\, advancing their deep chemistry and fearless sense of interplay. The results can be heard on Hiromi’s new album\, 2025’s Out There. Here\, the group’s powerful rapport meets the pianist’s astonishing abilities as a composer on equal footing. \nRecommended for fans of Chick Corea\, Keith Jarrett\, Herbie Hancock and Weather Report. \n📸: Mitsuru Nishimura
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/hiromis-sonicwonder/2025-09-29/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T210000
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SUMMARY:Charanga Tropical with Havana Quartet.
DESCRIPTION:“a musical delight and a visual spectacle” – City Pages\n  \nFor the first time Charanga Tropical performs with Havana Quartet. Eleven musicians onstage. Amazing! Experience music is rich in harmony and melody\, fantastic for listening and superb for dancing. \nCharanga Tropical performs with an instrumentation that dates back to the roots of Cuban music featuring three violins\, vocalists\, and flute\, and sizzling Latin rhythm section. For this special evening at the Dakota\, the band will switch out its regular trio of strings for the incredible Havana Quartet. \nThe musicians of Havana Quartet met while at music conservatory in Cuba. After years of study and international tours the Quartet relocated to United States in 2023. The musicians combine the classical with the Cuban to create a sound that inspires visions of Old Havana at sunset. \nCharanga Tropical was founded in 2006. The band is the first and only North American ensemble ever to perform at Havana’s International Danzón Festival. Over eight hot summer days\, the group played at elegant dance halls\, grand theaters\, rural fiestas\, and on national Cuban radio. Charanga Tropical has released multiple CDs\, received critical acclaim\, and played major venues and festivals including Grant Park in Chicago and the Winnipeg Jazz Festival. \nFor this Dakota show\, for the first time\, these eleven musicians will all be onstage. Together Charanga Tropical with Havana Quartet will transport audiences to a Caribbean fall fiesta. ¡Vengan todos! \nRecommended for fans of Ray Barretto\, Willie Colón\, Machito and Orquesta Broadway.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/charanga-tropical-latin-sounds-of-summer-2/
CATEGORIES:Global,Jazz
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