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SUMMARY:Stanley Clarke N•4EVER
DESCRIPTION:  \nStanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over fifty-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is an NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy winner. Also\, he is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity. Moreover\, he is the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours\, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over forty albums\, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. Then\, in 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album\, Forever.  \nIn definitive innovator fashion\, jazz legend Stanley Clarke reimagines the genre with his 2025 double album Last Train to Sanity. Here\, he created this album as a gift for his fans. Last Train to Sanity encompasses music Clarke has been sharing around the world with his newest band Stanley Clarke N•4EVER.  \nThis new band was originally formed out of a desire to honor Clarke’s longtime friend and collaborator Chick Corea. However\, 4EVER has quickly become a fusion force all its own\, furthering the tradition of cultivating the cutting edge. True to the evolution of jazz fusion\, 4EVER brings a powerful combination of jazz harmony and improvisation with rock\, funk\, R&B\, hip-hop and electronic music influences. \nClarke will release Last Train to Sanity as a double-CD/vinyl package. Also\, he will release a deluxe package that features collectors‘ items. He will also release the record in conjunction with an exclusive coffee-table book. This is filled with rare clippings\, photographs\, and stories from Stanley’s illustrious journey in music to date. \nRecommended for Fans of Jaco Pastorius\, Marcus Miller\, Victor Wooten and John Patitucci. \n\n \n📸: Matt Lorentzen
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/stanley-clarke-n4ever-3-copy/2025-06-26/3/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Stanley Clarke N•4EVER
DESCRIPTION:  \nStanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over fifty-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is an NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy winner. Also\, he is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity. Moreover\, he is the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours\, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over forty albums\, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. Then\, in 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album\, Forever.  \nIn definitive innovator fashion\, jazz legend Stanley Clarke reimagines the genre with his 2025 double album Last Train to Sanity. Here\, he created this album as a gift for his fans. Last Train to Sanity encompasses music Clarke has been sharing around the world with his newest band Stanley Clarke N•4EVER.  \nThis new band was originally formed out of a desire to honor Clarke’s longtime friend and collaborator Chick Corea. However\, 4EVER has quickly become a fusion force all its own\, furthering the tradition of cultivating the cutting edge. True to the evolution of jazz fusion\, 4EVER brings a powerful combination of jazz harmony and improvisation with rock\, funk\, R&B\, hip-hop and electronic music influences. \nClarke will release Last Train to Sanity as a double-CD/vinyl package. Also\, he will release a deluxe package that features collectors‘ items. He will also release the record in conjunction with an exclusive coffee-table book. This is filled with rare clippings\, photographs\, and stories from Stanley’s illustrious journey in music to date. \nRecommended for Fans of Jaco Pastorius\, Marcus Miller\, Victor Wooten and John Patitucci. \n\n \n📸: Matt Lorentzen
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/stanley-clarke-n4ever-3-copy/2025-06-26/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Stanley Clarke N•4EVER
DESCRIPTION:  \nStanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over fifty-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is an NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy winner. Also\, he is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity. Moreover\, he is the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours\, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over forty albums\, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. Then\, in 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album\, Forever.  \nIn definitive innovator fashion\, jazz legend Stanley Clarke reimagines the genre with his 2025 double album Last Train to Sanity. Here\, he created this album as a gift for his fans. Last Train to Sanity encompasses music Clarke has been sharing around the world with his newest band Stanley Clarke N•4EVER.  \nThis new band was originally formed out of a desire to honor Clarke’s longtime friend and collaborator Chick Corea. However\, 4EVER has quickly become a fusion force all its own\, furthering the tradition of cultivating the cutting edge. True to the evolution of jazz fusion\, 4EVER brings a powerful combination of jazz harmony and improvisation with rock\, funk\, R&B\, hip-hop and electronic music influences. \nClarke will release Last Train to Sanity as a double-CD/vinyl package. Also\, he will release a deluxe package that features collectors‘ items. He will also release the record in conjunction with an exclusive coffee-table book. This is filled with rare clippings\, photographs\, and stories from Stanley’s illustrious journey in music to date. \nRecommended for Fans of Jaco Pastorius\, Marcus Miller\, Victor Wooten and John Patitucci. \n\n \n📸: Matt Lorentzen
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/stanley-clarke-n4ever/2025-06-25/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Stanley Clarke N•4EVER
DESCRIPTION:  \nStanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over fifty-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is an NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy winner. Also\, he is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity. Moreover\, he is the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours\, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over forty albums\, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. Then\, in 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album\, Forever.  \nIn definitive innovator fashion\, jazz legend Stanley Clarke reimagines the genre with his 2025 double album Last Train to Sanity. Here\, he created this album as a gift for his fans. Last Train to Sanity encompasses music Clarke has been sharing around the world with his newest band Stanley Clarke N•4EVER.  \nThis new band was originally formed out of a desire to honor Clarke’s longtime friend and collaborator Chick Corea. However\, 4EVER has quickly become a fusion force all its own\, furthering the tradition of cultivating the cutting edge. True to the evolution of jazz fusion\, 4EVER brings a powerful combination of jazz harmony and improvisation with rock\, funk\, R&B\, hip-hop and electronic music influences. \nClarke will release Last Train to Sanity as a double-CD/vinyl package. Also\, he will release a deluxe package that features collectors‘ items. He will also release the record in conjunction with an exclusive coffee-table book. This is filled with rare clippings\, photographs\, and stories from Stanley’s illustrious journey in music to date. \nRecommended for Fans of Jaco Pastorius\, Marcus Miller\, Victor Wooten and John Patitucci. \n\n \n📸: Matt Lorentzen
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/stanley-clarke-n4ever/2025-06-25/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Pedrito Martinez
DESCRIPTION:  \nPedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martínez was born in Havana\, Cuba. Here\, he grew up in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood\, where rumba is played all day long. Then he began his musical career at age eleven\, with a foundation in the rumba and Afro Cuban Yoruba traditions. Since settling in New York in 1998\, Pedrito has recorded or performed with Paul Simon\, Wynton Marsalis\, and Paquito D’Rivera. He has also worked with Bruce Springsteen\, Ruben Blades\, Eddie Palmieri\, Dave Matthews\, and Sting. Moreover\, he has contributed to over seventy-five albums. \nMartinez is a consummate master of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and the batá drum. Furthermore\, he is also the world’s first-call rumbero—playing\, singing\, and dancing with dozens of Cuban rumba groups. Pedrito was a founding member of the highly successful Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band Yerba Buena. With them\, he recorded two albums and toured the world in the mid-to late-90’s. \nMr. Martínez’s career as a leader began in 2005 with the formation of The Pedrito Martínez Group in New York. He has recorded four solo albums\, the first of which was nominated for a Grammy in 2013. It was also chosen among NPR’s Favorite Albums for 2013 and The Boston Globe Critics’ Top Ten Albums. \nPedrito and Eric Clapton recorded a newly arranged version of Clapton’s song\, “My Father’s Eyes\,” for Martínez’s 2021 album Acertijos. The two performed the song together on Clapton’s Crossroads Festival in Dallas. Pedrito was involved in streaming projects Play On for CBS TV with Jon Batiste\, and the NEA Awards at SFJazz. Also\, he has been named Jazz Percussionist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association seven times in the past nine years. \nRecommended for fans of Poncho Sanchez\, Chucho Valdés\, Afro-Cuban All Stars and Eddie Palmieri. \n\n \n📸: Danny Clinch
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/pedrito-martinez-2/
CATEGORIES:Global,Jazz
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SUMMARY:Nellie McKay - Album Release
DESCRIPTION:  \nNellie McKay is releasing Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos\, in May 2025. This eighteen-track collection of rare recordings led to McKay’s groundbreaking debut album\, 2004’s Get Away From Me. “I was attracted to the lyrics immediately\,” says legendary Beatles engineer and producer Geoff Emerick. He was drawn to the demos and produced Get Away From Me. “Her level of maturity at such a young age is astounding. You come across an artist of this caliber once every ten or fifteen years. And I don’t do a lot of projects these days unless something really stands out\, like this did.”  \nComposed\, performed and produced by Nellie\, these revelatory demos were recorded in 2002 and sold by McKay as a series of handmade CD-R’s. The new demo collection has been sequenced identically to Get Away From Me\, with three unreleased bonus songs. When Get Away From Me was released in 2004\, Rolling Stone gave the album four stars. McKay made her national TV debut on The Late Show with David Letterman\, and it hit the Billboard Top 200. She was compared to both “Doris Day and Eminem\,” said NPR Morning Edition. “And throw in a bit of Billie Holiday for good measure.” “It was a different time\,” says Nellie. \nMcKay has released an eclectic bunch of critically acclaimed albums\, her songs and sound ranging from jazz to pop to indefinable. Then\, with her latest\, 2023’s Hey Guys\, Watch This\, she taps into the soulful sounds of West Virginia. Also\, she’s won a Broadway Theatre World Award for Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera.  Additionally\, her TV appearances include David Letterman\, Conan O’Brien\, Craig Ferguson\, The View\, and Jimmy Dore. \nRecommended for fans of Regina Spektor\, Aimee Mann\, Fiona Apple and Rufus Wainwright.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/nellie-mckay-album-release/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Waltz for Debbie: A Juneteenth Tribute to Debbie Duncan
DESCRIPTION:  \nDebbie Duncan was one of the greatest jazz vocalists in the Twin Cities. She performed with many local and national acts. The Wolverines Jazz Quartet\, featuring Rick Carlson\, Jendeen Forberg\, and Steve Pikal\, leads this tribute to the legendary Ms. Duncan. Also\, featured vocalists Judi Vinar and Dennis Spears will share songs and stories. \nDennis Spears was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2013. As a jazz vocalist\, Spears has performed nationally and internationally. The Minnesota Music Awards awarded him Best Male Jazz Vocalist\, and he has many recordings to his credit. \nSpears is a proud Penumbra Theatre company member and has also performed roles with the Guthrie Theater and Illusion Theater. Also\, Mixed Blood\, Indiana Repertory Theatre\, Hartford Stage\, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville\, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre\, and The Kennedy Center. For his portrayal of one of his music idols\, Nat King Cole\, Spears was awarded an Ivey Award for Excellence in Acting. Moreover\, he is a proud North Minneapolis homeowner and recently became ordained deacon at Kingdom Life Church in North Minneapolis. \nJudi Vinar has been singing since the age of four and began her professional career in 1983. Then\, she started in folk/country\, musical theater\, and opera\, further exploring jazz\, pop\, R&B\, rock\, and Gospel. Now\, she tackles any style – “good songs are just that – no need to choose one style over the other.” \nJudi moved to the Twin Cities in 1987 and developed musical relationships with many of the Twin Cities finest. Here\, she appears with Lori Dokken\, The Wolverines\, St. Croix Jazz Orchestra\, JazzMN Orchestra\, and her own Judi\, Cliff ‘n’ Daves. \nRecommended for fans of Nat King Cole\, Johnny Hartman\, Roberta Flack and Dinah Washington. \n \n📸: Andrea Canter
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/waltz-for-debbie-a-juneteenth-tribute-to-debbie-duncan/
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Shaun LaBelle & Stokley feat. Bobby Lyle
DESCRIPTION:Shaun \nShaun LaBelle’s producing career has been filled with legendary groups. For example\, David Pack (Ambrosia)\, Everette Harp\, Jeff Kashiwa\, and Steve Reid (Rippingtons.) Also\, Shaun has worked with Branford Marsalis and the group Pieces of a Dream. Shaun performed bass on the Larger Than Life tour for Grammy award-winning recording artist Jody Watley. Currently\, Shaun’s new releases Your Love Kept Calling my Name and Mon Cher Amour have charted on Billboard. Here\, he reached Number Eighteen on the smooth jazz charts and Number One on UK Soul\, three weeks in a row. \nBobby Lyle\, one of the most versatile keyboardists on the music scene\, continues to evolve his artistry. Lyle has established himself as a composer\, bandleader\, producer\, arranger\, musical director\, music publisher\, jazz educator\, recording artist and world class live performer. Further\, he has been musical director for Al Jarreau\, Bette Midler\, the late Phyllis Hyman\, and Anita Baker. He also toured with Wayne Henderson and the Jazz Crusaders\, Gerald Albright\, Ronnie Laws\, and George Benson. \nStokley Williams is a Grammy-nominated vocalist\, songwriter\, producer\, and multi-instrumentalist who is one of music’s best-kept secrets. He has worked with some of the biggest names in music including Prince\, Whitney Houston\, Janet Jackson and more. However\, he’s known best as the lead singer and drummer for legendary R&B group Mint Condition. In 2017\, Stokley embarked on a new solo journey. Then\, he released his debut album Introducing Stokley which produced two Number One singles “Organic” and “Levels.” \nJason Peterson DeLaire is the son of Linda Peterson and was the first of the “next generation” to call music his occupation. To that end\, he works with Michael Bolton\, Prince\, Alexander O’Neal\, Richard Marx\, Donny Osmond\, Oleta Adams and others. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/shaun-labelle-stokley-feat-bobby-lyle/2025-06-17/2/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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SUMMARY:Shaun LaBelle & Stokley feat. Bobby Lyle
DESCRIPTION:Shaun \nShaun LaBelle’s producing career has been filled with legendary groups. For example\, David Pack (Ambrosia)\, Everette Harp\, Jeff Kashiwa\, and Steve Reid (Rippingtons.) Also\, Shaun has worked with Branford Marsalis and the group Pieces of a Dream. Shaun performed bass on the Larger Than Life tour for Grammy award-winning recording artist Jody Watley. Currently\, Shaun’s new releases Your Love Kept Calling my Name and Mon Cher Amour have charted on Billboard. Here\, he reached Number Eighteen on the smooth jazz charts and Number One on UK Soul\, three weeks in a row. \nBobby Lyle\, one of the most versatile keyboardists on the music scene\, continues to evolve his artistry. Lyle has established himself as a composer\, bandleader\, producer\, arranger\, musical director\, music publisher\, jazz educator\, recording artist and world class live performer. Further\, he has been musical director for Al Jarreau\, Bette Midler\, the late Phyllis Hyman\, and Anita Baker. He also toured with Wayne Henderson and the Jazz Crusaders\, Gerald Albright\, Ronnie Laws\, and George Benson. \nStokley Williams is a Grammy-nominated vocalist\, songwriter\, producer\, and multi-instrumentalist who is one of music’s best-kept secrets. He has worked with some of the biggest names in music including Prince\, Whitney Houston\, Janet Jackson and more. However\, he’s known best as the lead singer and drummer for legendary R&B group Mint Condition. In 2017\, Stokley embarked on a new solo journey. Then\, he released his debut album Introducing Stokley which produced two Number One singles “Organic” and “Levels.” \nJason Peterson DeLaire is the son of Linda Peterson and was the first of the “next generation” to call music his occupation. To that end\, he works with Michael Bolton\, Prince\, Alexander O’Neal\, Richard Marx\, Donny Osmond\, Oleta Adams and others. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/shaun-labelle-stokley-feat-bobby-lyle/2025-06-17/1/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250616T210000
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SUMMARY:Janis Siegel (of Manhattan Transfer)
DESCRIPTION:  \nOver the past five decades\, the voice of Janis Siegel has been an undeniable force in The Manhattan Transfer’s musical catalogue. To that end\, Siegel is a ten-time Grammy winner and eighteen-time nominee. Alongside her career as a founding member of this musical institution\, Siegel has also sustained a solo career. Here\, she has released almost a dozen finely crafted solo albums and numerous collaborative projects. Thus\, she has amassed a large international fan base\, garnering high critical praise. \nOver the years\, Janis’ unmistakable voice has become one of The Manhattan Transfer’s most recognizable trademarks. She sang lead on some of the Transfer’s biggest hits\, such as “Operator\,” “Chanson D’Amour\,” “Twilight Zone\,” and “Birdland.” Also\, “The Boy From New York City\,” “Spice of Life\,” “Ray’s Rockhouse\,” “The Shaker Song\,” and “Mystery.” Additionally\, Siegel co-wrote and sang lead on the Grammy-winning “Sassy.” She also gained a reputation as a vocal arranger. She wrote five charts for the group’s acclaimed masterwork\, Vocalese\, and seven charts for the group’s Grammy-winning album Brasil. Furthermore\, she won a Grammy herself in 1980 for her vocal arrangement of “Birdland.”  \nThese days\, you can find Janis in the place she loves most\, the studio. There\, she produces various ventures for other artists and sings on a diverse array of projects. Also\, she tours with her trio\, teaches at NYC and other universities\, and cooks up a storm in the kitchen.  \nHer tenth solo album\, Nightsongs\, was released in 2024. Other recent solo collaborations include Honey & Air\, a Brazilian/jazz vocal adventure with her group Requinte Trio. Some Other Time is a tribute to Leonard Bernstein with trombonist/singer Nils Landgren with arrangements by Vince Mendoza. \nRecommended for fans of The Manhattan Transfer\, Karrin Allyson\, Tierney Sutton and Jane Monheit.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/janis-siegel-of-manhattan-transfer/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T210000
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SUMMARY:Steve Cole
DESCRIPTION:  \nSaxophonist Steve Cole is one of the most celebrated players in contemporary jazz. The Chicago native exploded onto the scene with 1998’s Stay Awhile\, which fellow Chicagoan Brian Culbertson produced. The disc scored multiple Number One hits and earned Cole the Oasis Smooth Jazz Award for best new artist. Then\, he released his sophomore set\, Between Us\, in 2000. His catchy singles made him an instant radio favorite and he cranked them out with regularity. Also\, he recorded 2003’s NY LA\, 2005’s Spin\, 2006’s True\, 2009’s Moonlight\, 2013’s True\, 2016’s Turn It Up\, 2019’s Gratitude\, and his latest\, 2023’s Without A Doubt. Without a Doubt landed four singles on the top of the Smooth Jazz Chart.  \nSteve is currently recording his twelfth solo album\, to be released in the summer of 2025. Steve is also currently touring and selling out venues across the country. He will be returning to Dakota at the end of his east coast run with his all-star Minneapolis band. Finally\, Steve will also be performing in Europe this fall.   \nSteve Cole\, saxophone\nKavyesh Kaviraj\, keyboards\nJeff Bailey\, bass\nDavid Feily\, guitar\nKirk Johnson\, drums \nRecommended for fans of Chris Botti\, Brian Culbertson\, Eric Marienthal and Mindi Abair.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/steve-cole-3/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,R&B/Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094034
CREATED:20250609T175253Z
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SUMMARY:Shaun Johnson Trio
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Shaun Johnson Trio turns originality on its head with gospel\, country and traditional pop rooted in a big band sensibility. These three are not famous yet. And this is not a tribute group. But you can expect them to honor an eclectic mix of Sinatra\, Bruno Mars\, Johnny Cash\, Bobby Darin and others in the same show. \nMeet the band: Shaun is the lead singer of Tonic Sol-fa and an Emmy winner. Theodore Brown is vocal percussionist\, pianist and sought after sideman. Dave Stanoch is a drummer known the world over – having authored a famous book for musicians as well as toured with many of the greats. \nTogether\, these three have garnered a Top Five Billboard album and are bringing their brand of American music and humor. Come and see what the Star Tribune described as a once in a lifetime “performance that goes for the gut in rousing fashion!” \nRecommended for fans of Tonic Sol-fa\, The Manhattan Transfer\, Christian McBride Big Band and Rockapella.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/shaun-johnson-trio/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Cafe Accordion Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:  \nDan Newton\, accordion and vocals \nEric Mohring\, mandolin\, fiddle and vocals \nBrian Barnes\, guitar and vocals \nErik Lillestol\, bass \nJoe Steinger\, percussion \nElizabeth Rowan\, percussion \nPrudence Johnson\, vocals \nDan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix full of French flair\, Latin heat and Bohemian attitude. The heart of the CAO repertoire is the romantic\, gypsy-influenced valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing\, ballads\, tangos\, cha-chas\, rumbas\, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. They inject their music with good humor and expressive abandon. Their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band. \nCAO is led by Dan Newton on accordion and vocals\, with Eric Mohring on mandolin\, violin and vocals\, Brian Barnes on guitar and vocals\, Erik Lillestol on bass and vocals\, and Joe Steinger on percussion. CAO has been delighting audiences and dancers alike since 1995. They have appeared in New York at the Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing series\, the International Akkordeon Festival in Vienna\, Austria\, the Minnesota State Fair\, as well as festivals\, theaters and dance halls across the United States. \nOne might wonder how a group of musicians in Minnesota end up forming a band that plays French musette\, hot club swing\, Tin Pan Alley\, Latin music and cinematic themes. It all started with a tune composed in 1992 by Newton. Dan had been introduced to the Parisian sidewalk cafe accordion sound while teaching at a music camp in northern California in the 1980s. A friend commented that one of the tunes in particular sounded like “cafe accordion” music.  \nPrudence Johnson’s career has taken her from honky-tonks to Carnegie Hall\, from the theater stage to the Silver Screen\, from the Midwest to the Middle East. Also\, with her roots in folk and country music\, Prudence developed a passion for jazz. \nRecommended for fans of Paris Combo\, Pearl Django\, Rio Nido and A Prairie Home Companion. \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/cafe-accordion-orchestra-5/
CATEGORIES:Americana,Jazz
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SUMMARY:Leslie Vincent + Dylan Hicks & Small Screens
DESCRIPTION:Leslie Vincent is a prolific songwriter and jazz vocalist. She is equally at home singing the Great American Songbook\, musical theater\, and contemporary rock and pop. Thus\, she has quickly become one of the most notable voices to emerge in the vibrant Minneapolis music scene. Here\, Vincent is hailed for her joy-filled performances and her “fun\, human\, beautiful interpretations” (Levi Weinhagen). \nToday\, Vincent has become an accomplished bandleader\, using her theatrical chops to bring drama\, comedy and poise to the stage. \nVincent released her debut\, These Foolish Things\, in 2020. Then\, this garnered much critical attention from fans and music critics in the Twin Cities\, especially from Jazz88 FM. She’s recorded with the band Viewers Like You and performed alongside Jeremy Messersmith\, Joyann Parker\, and Patty Peterson. Her latest\, 2023’s About Last Night\, mixes jazz standards\, vintage blues\, and her own fresh originals. \nDylan Hicks & Small Screens play exploratory pop with literary ambitions and far-flung musical influences ranging from jazz to folk. The group’s latest album\, 2024’s Modern Flora\, is a set of songs arranged for an expanded nine-piece lineup. Further\, All About Jazz called it “fascinating and engaging”. Hicks\, the group’s pianist and singer-songwriter\, brings together some of the best players in Twin Cities improvised music. Here\, saxophonist Christopher Thomson\, cellist Michelle Kinney\, guitarist Zacc Harris\, bassist Dan Carpel\, and drummer Peter Hennig comprise the band.  \nRecommended for fans of Alex Chilton\, Madeleine Peyroux\, Jonathan Richman and Davina and The Vagabonds.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/leslie-vincent-dylan-hicks-small-screens-jun2-2025/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Natania & Ticket to Brasil
DESCRIPTION:Natania Kamin is a charismatic vocalist\, songwriter and dancer who is passionate about sharing the music of her native Brazil with American audiences. \nTicket 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 has opened for such renowned artists as Trio Brasileiro\, Brazilian singer Cibelle and American jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson. \nNatania Kamin – vocal\nPavel Jany – guitar\nJohn Croarkin – sax/flute/harmonica\nTed Godbout – piano\nMatt Senjem – bass\nJosue Alfaro – drums/vocal \nRecommended for fans of Antonio Carlos Jobim\, Joao Gilberto\, Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 and Herb Alpert. \nLEARN MORE: https://pjanymusic.com/ticket-to-brasil
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/natania-ticket-to-brasil-jun1-2025/
CATEGORIES:Global,Jazz
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