Twin Cities Jazz Festival Announces Full Schedule for 2013


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Twin Cities Jazz Festival Announces Full Schedule for 2013

 

SAINT PAUL, Minn., April 16, 2013 – The Twin Cities Jazz Festival will hold its 15th annual event June 27-29 in Mears Park in Saint Paul’s Lowertown. This beautiful urban neighborhood will come alive with a variety of music appealing to a wide range of jazz fans on four stages in and around Mears Park plus downtown restaurants and clubs. Jazz Fest is again collaborating with Saint Paul Public Libraries to offer three free concerts at Saint Paul Libraries leading up to Jazz Fest.

 

Jazz Fest Executive Director Steve Heckler has assembled an amazing lineup filling all three days of the festival. (Schedule as of April 16, 2013 – subject to change)

 

Thursday June 27

Amsterdam – Funk Night

5 p.m.             The Nexus Ensemble

6:30 p.m.        CBO Smooth Featuring Ronny Loew

8 p.m.             Black Market Brass 

9:30 p.m.        RJ and the Soul

11 p.m.           New Sounds Underground 

 

Artists’ Quarter

8:30 p.m.        Butch Thompson & Jon Weber

 

Black Dog Café

7:30 p.m.        The Talking Strings

9:30 p.m.        Donald Washington 

 

The Bulldog Lowertown

9 p.m. Erik Christenson

 

Golden’s Deli

6 p.m.             Jazzfly Featuring Dorothy Doring

 

Hat Trick Lounge

8:30 p.m.        Teresa Manzella

 

Mancini’s

8:00 p.m.        Arne Fogel With Maud Hixson

 

The Saint Paul Hotel

7 p.m.             JoAnn Funk

 

Señor Wong

8 p.m.             Ralph Hepola’s HepTones

 

Friday June 28

Mears Park Main Stage

4 p.m.             The Illicit Sextet

6 p.m.             Ariel Pocock

8:30 p.m.        Kenny Werner Trio

 

Mears Park 6th Street Stage

5 p.m.             Story City  

7 p.m.             Mariano Flores Latin Jazz Group‏

 

Amsterdam

6 p.m.             Cory Wong

7:30 p.m.        Bryan Nichols 

JAZZ CENTRAL PRESENTS

9:30 p.m.        Dave Karr, Dave Graf, Tanner Taylor, Mac Santiago, Matt Peterson

10:45 p.m.      Geoff Senn, Scott Agster, Phil Aaron, Mac Santiago, Brian Courage

12 a.m.           Doug Haining, Zack Lozier, Tanner Taylor, Matt Peterson, Trevor Haining

 

Artists’ Quarter

9 p.m.             Jon Weber

 

Black Dog

7:30 p.m.        Triosé

9:30 p.m.        Harper/Leggett/Foreman

 

Golden’s Deli

MINNESOTA VOCAL SHOWCASE

7:00    Maryann Sullivan
7:45    Rhonda Laurie
8:30    Vicky Mountain
9:30    Connie Olson

 

Hat Trick

8 p.m.             Yohannes Tona

9:30 p.m.        JazZen 

 

Heartland

6 p.m.             Clearwater Hot Club

 

The Saint Paul Hotel

7 p.m.             JoAnn Funk

 

Señor Wong

7 p.m.             John Penny

 

Saturday June 29

Mears Park Main Stage

2 p.m.             Walker West Music Academy

4 p.m.             JazzMN Orchestra with Connie Evingson

6 p.m.             Matt Slocum with Walter Smith III

8:30 p.m.        Cyrus Chestnut Trio

 

Mears Park 6th Street Stage

1 p.m.             Kristin Sponcia Quartet

3 p.m.             Dave Graf and Doug Haining

5 p.m.             The Adam Meckler Orchestra

7:15 p.m.        Salsa del Soul 

 

Union Depot (Outdoor Stage)

1:30 p.m.        Brio Brass Big Band  

3 p.m.             Dave Ziffer 

4:30 p.m.        Atlantis Quartet 

6 p.m.             St. Peter Street Stompers Jazz Band

7:30 p.m.        Lee Engele

 

Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education Youth Stage (on Prince Street)

1 p.m.             JAM (Jazz Around Minneapolis)

                        Scott Carter & Corey Needleman, directors

2 p.m.             Stillwater High School X-tet

                        Mike Walk, director

3 p.m.             McNally Smith Jazz Combo

                        Steve Jennings, director

4:30 p.m.        Byzantine Sextet

                        DeCarlo Jackson, leader

5:30 p.m.        Jack Breen Project

                        Jack Breen, leader

6:30 p.m.        Dakota Combo (MacPhail)

                        Adam Linz, director

 

Amsterdam

6 p.m.             A Rey 

7:30 p.m.        Patty Peterson and Friends

JAZZ CENTRAL PRESENTS

9:30 p.m.        Graydon Peterson Quartet w/ Adam Meckler, Adrian Suarez, Vincent Rose

10:30 p.m.      Javier Santiago, Miguel Hurtado, Nelson Devereaux, Graydon Peterson

11:30 p.m.      Steve Kenny, Joe Mayo, Dave Hagedorn, Evan Montgomery, Jay Epstein, Jeremy Boettcher -

12:30 p.m.      Tom Krochock, Dave Brattain, Ted Olsen, Pete Hennig, Ted Godbout

 

Artists’ Quarter

9 p.m.             Jon Weber

 

Black Bear (Como Lake)

7 p.m.             Larry McDonough Quartet

 

Black Dog

7:30 p.m.        Papa John Kolstad

9 p.m.             Joel Shapira Trio

10:30 p.m.      Dead Cat Swing

 

Golden’s Deli

MINNESOTA VOCAL SHOWCASE

7 p.m.             Judi Donaghy Vinar
7:45 p.m.        Martha Alkins
8:30 p.m.        Colleen Wold-Heibeler
9:30 p.m.        Tony London

 

Hat Trick

8 p.m.             Pete Snell

9:30 p.m.        Tāla 

 

Heartland

6 p.m.             Gypsy Mania Hot Club Quartet

 

The Saint Paul Hotel

7 p.m.             JoAnn Funk

 

Senor Wong

7 p.m.             Steve Kimby and MARGO

 

Jazz Performances at Saint Paul Public Libraries

Sunday, June 16th – 2 p.m. -- Sidewalk Cafe, Central Library, Magazine Room

Wednesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. -- George Maurer, Merriam Park Branch Library. 

Wednesday, June 26th, 6:30 p.m. -- Salsabrosa, Riverview Library, 1 East George Street 

For additional information, visit TwinCitiesJazzFestival.com   Facebook.

 

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