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13th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival Set for June 23-25
Impressive lineup continues to grow!
Panama Jazz Sensation Danilo Perez, Gary Burton Quartet to Headline
SAINT PAUL, Minn., May 26, 2011 – Last year’s attendance set a record for the Twin Cities
Jazz Festival and the bar will be raised again this summer when a jazz-lover’s lineup takes the
stage for three days. “We have music for everyone,” says executive director Steve Heckler “plus
the price is right -- all the music in Mears Park, on three stages, is free!”
2011 TWIN CITIES JAZZ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JUNE 23rd Jazz Night Out
MEARS PARK MAIN STAGE in partnership with Music in Mears
6 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Alicia Renee with Jon Weber
Connie Evingson
Lowertown Clubs
Black Dog Café
7:30 p.m.
9 p.m.
Joseph Baird
Zacc Harris Quartet
Bulldog
9 p.m.
Erik Christianson
Hat Trick Lounge
6:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
Red Toes
Freddie and the Boys
Senor Wong
7 p.m.
John Penny
Studio Z Stage (275 East Fourth Street, Suite 200)
9 p.m.
Antigravity
Other Downtown Saint Paul Clubs
Artists’ Quarter
9 p.m.
Mancini’s
8 p.m.
2nd Annual Stride Night featuring Butch Thompson, Jon Weber
and Paul Asaro
Arne Fogel and Maud Hixson with the Wolverine Trio
The Saint Paul Hotel Lobby Bar
7:30 p.m.
JoAnn Funk
FRIDAY, JUNE 24th
MEARS PARK MAIN STAGE
4:30 p.m.
Seven Steps to Havana
Seven musicians, five countries, four languages, three continents
equals one band – their music combines the rhythmic sizzle of
salsa with the harmonic richness of jazz.
6:30 p.m.
Minnesota’s First Family of Jazz – The Peterson’s
The Peterson family has been performing locally, nationally, and
internationally for many years. The talented family is headed by
Matriarch Jeanne Arland Peterson, her five children Linda, Billy,
Ricky, Patty and Paul and nephew Jason.
8:30 p.m.
New Gary Burton Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Antonio
Sanchez and Scott Colley
Nominated for 15 Grammy Awards and winner of six, Burton’s
latest band features vibraphone wizard Burton, Colley on bass,
drummer extraordinaire Sanchez and Lage on guitar – all of whom
Burton has performed with in the past.
MEARS PARK 6th STREET STAGE
5:30 p.m.
Miguel Hurtado, Marquis Hill, Zacc Harris, and Jeremy Boetcher
7:30 p.m.
Sue Orfield
Sue plays the tenor sax with a compelling mastery of the
instrument, bringing to the stage a powerful presence and joy of
all things musical. She has played with many musical greats
including Bo Diddley, Dizzy Gillespie, The Indigo Girls and Ann
Wilson of Heart.
Lowertown Clubs
Black Dog Café
9 p.m.
Hat Trick Lounge
6 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
9 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
Studio Z Stage
Nathan Hanson, Brian Roessler and Pete Hennig
Teresa Manzella Quartet
JazZen
Gypsy Mania Hot Club Quartet
George Maurer Group
10 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
Scott Miller, Viv Corringham and members of Zeitgeist
Milo Fine/John O’Brien/Stefan Kac Trio
Other Downtown Saint Paul Clubs
Artists’ Quarter
9 p.m.
10 p.m.
Jon Weber
Jazz Central All Star Jam: Tanner Taylor and Mac Santiago
The Saint Paul Hotel Lobby Bar
8 p.m.
JoAnn Funk
SATURDAY, JUNE 25th
MEARS PARK MAIN STAGE
12 p.m.
McNally Smith Jazz Workshop Faculty All Stars
2 p.m.
Walker West Music Academy
4 p.m.
Air Force Notables
The Heartland of America Band is an Air Force squadron of
incredible musicians whose backgrounds include advanced
degrees in music performance and whose broad mastery of
musical styles range from classic to contemporary, jazz to country,
and pop to rock.
6 p.m.
Deodato
Widely regarded as one of the most respected and sought-after
musicians in the music world, Brazilian-born Eumir Deodato has
racked up 16 platinum records to his credit as artist, arranger or
producer; compilations of all his work as arranger, producer and
keyboardist surpasses 450 albums.
8:30 p.m.
Danilo Perez with John Patitucci
This extraordinary Panamanian pianist and composer, Perez, is
among the most influential and creative musicians of our time. In
just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz has
attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. Patitucci is a 15time Grammy nominated acoustic bassist, appearing on countless
jazz and pop albums. A world-class dynamic duo.
MEARS PARK 6th STREET STAGE
1 p.m.
Jason Weismann Quartet
New to the Twin Cities Jazz scene and an emerging voice as a
sax soloist, Jason’s current projects feature some of the best jazz
musicians that Minnesota has to offer. His roster is a virtual who’s
who of fine artists in the Midwest.
3 p.m.
James Buckley
One of the best modern jazz acts in the Twin Cities, the Buckley
Trio includes drummer J.T. Bates and pianist Bryan Nichols. Multitalented Buckley plays bass and composes all the music.
5 p.m.
Jazz Central All Stars
7:30 p.m.
Salsa del Soul
Salsa del Soul is a Twin Cities-based, nine-piece orchestra who
perform to get you dancing. Their repertoire encompasses a wide
variety of music styles from the Latin regions of the Caribbean.
Twin Cities Jazz Festival Youth Stage on Prince Street
Presented by The Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education (DFJE)
Sponsored by Mark. R. Migliori, MD PA
12 p.m. - The Grindberg-Strachan-LeCrone Quartet
Joe Strachan, Geoff LeCrone, Cory Grindberg, Cameron LeCrone
1 p.m. - Twin Cities Youth Jazz Camp Ensemble
Directed by Bernie Edstrom
2 p.m. – St. Cloud Area All-Star Jazz Band
Directed by Steven Minkler
3:15 p.m. – Minneapolis South High School Jazz Band
Directed by Scott Carter
4:30 p.m. – Jazz Piano Showcase
Recent winners of DFJE/Schubert Club Jazz Piano Competition: Quentin Tschofen
(2011) and Joe Strachan (2009).
6 p.m. – Minnesota Youth Jazz Band
Directed by David Mitchell
7:15 p.m. - Dakota Combo
Directed by Adam Linz
Lowertown Clubs
Black Dog Café
9 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
Ticket to Brasil
Lee Engele
Hat Trick Lounge
5 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
9 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
George Avaloz Group
Jack Brass
Cory Wong
Red Planet with Dean Magraw, Jay Epstein and Chris Bates
Studio Z Stage
10 p.m.
Douglas R. Ewart and Quaser
Other Downtown Saint Paul Clubs
Artists’ Quarter
9 p.m.
10 p.m.
Jon Weber
Jazz Central All Star Jam: Tanner Taylor and Mac Santiago
The Saint Paul Hotel Lobby Bar
8 p.m.
JoAnn Funk
Jazz Fest Clinics
Walker West
Friday, June 24 (free) 3 p.m. Jon Weber
McNally Smith (co-sponsored by Twin Cities Jazz Society)
Friday, June 24 (free) 12:30 p.m. Gary Burton
Saturday, June 25 (free) 2 p.m. Danilo Perez
Jazz Fest musicians including Butch Thompson and Jon Weber will participate in Keys 4/4 Kids’
Pianos on Parade with other jazz pianists playing all ten pianos located throughout downtown
Saint Paul during Jazz Fest. http://www.pianosonparade.com/
Platinum level sponsors include: the Lowertown Future Fund of The St. Paul Foundation, Saint Paul
STAR Program, McNally Smith College of Music, Red Diamond, Think Mutual Bank, Jazz88 KBEM
88.5, Travelers, Oak Grove Capital, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Alden Drew & Mimie
Pollard, Mind Spark Creative and the Lowertown Entertainment District (LED).
For additional information, visit TwinCitiesJazzFestival.com
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