New Years Jazz In The Twin Cities: A perfect set list for jazz performances
If you are in the Twin Cities for New Years and want to know where you can catch the jazz action, well look no further – we have done the research for you. Below is a list of some great jazz performances taking place on New Years eve in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The list is alphabetical and arranged by venue.
(1) Artists Quarter
408 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN
(starts at 9:00 pm) – entrance $40
(651) 292-1359
www.artistsquarter.com
With an informal buffet, champagne and party favors, as well as one of the most hip bands in town, the AQ’s annual NYE party is also a relative bargain. This year, vocalist Carole Martin lights up torch songs, blues, and swinging standards with the Dave Karr Quartet. With his arsenal of horns, Dave is a perfect partner.
(2) Camp Bar
490 Robert Street
St. Paul, MN
(8:00 pm -11:00 pm) – no cover
Ring in the New Year with devastating singer Debbie Duncan (picture to the right) and her trio.
(3) Cue at the Guthrie
806 S. Second Street
Minneapolis, MN
(8:00 pm – Midnight) – No cover for music
(612) 225-6499
www.cueatguthrie.com
Offering special dinner menus, 3-course, 4-course or 5-course, $50/$65/$85. You can make this an extravagant evening or an inexpensive but classy bar night. Surrounded by glass and overlooking the Mill District, Cue is on the main level of the Guthrie Theater, featuring one of the most consistently well executed dinner menus and upscale bar fare in town. Plus the music always shines. Tonight enjoy the swing and bop sounds of the Dean Brewington Quartet, led by veteran saxman Dean and his first-rate cohorts.
(4) Dakota County Steakhouse
14201 Nicollet Av South
Burnsville Holiday Inn
Minneapolis, MN
(starts at 8:00 pm) – no cover in lounge
(952) 435-2100
http://www.hiburnsville.com
Nothing beats an evening with crooner Arne Fogel and the Chris Lomheim Trio, and there is no cover in the bar where the music is housed. Regular dinner menu in the adjacent Steakhouse dining room and hotel/dinner packages available. Hot off his performance as Bing Crosby in Bing and the Andrew Sisters at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, count on Arne to channel not only Bing but also Sinatra and more.
(5) Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN
(8:00 pm dinner show – $100; 10:30 pm cocktail show – $80; both shows $155)
Reservations at (612) 332-1010
www.dakotacooks.com
For an upscale, and uplifting, NYE night on the town, look no further than the Dakota. The dinner show is a double whammy—the great food of Chef Jack Riebel and the incomparable sounds of vocal quartet Moore by Four (Dennis Spears, Connie Evingson, Ginger Commodore and Yolanda Bruce). Stay on or come later for the cocktail show taking you to midnight with the gospel sounds of The Steeles (Jevetta, Jearlyn, J.D., Fred). Seating for the dinner show begins at 5:30 pm.
(6) Jax Café
1928 University Av NE
Minneapolis, MN
(dinner show seating from 8:15-9:30 pm, music 9:30 pm-12:30 am; $25/person deposit with reservation).
Reservations (612) 789-7297
www.jaxcafe.com
It’s Jax’s annual NYE dinner party with Doug Haining and the Twin Cities Seven, a firecracker swing band featuring vocalist Charmin Michelle. Dinner specials and regular menu.
(7) Nicollet Island Inn
95 Merriam Street
Minneapolis, MN
(from 5:00 pm) – fixed price dinner, $60
(612) 331-1800
www.nicolletislandinn.com
Enjoy one of the metro’s most romantic settings and be enchanted by the keyboard pizzazz of Kristin Sponcia (7:00 pm). For a special celebration, book a room at the Inn!
(8) St. Paul Hotel (Lobby Bar)
6th and St. Peter
downtown St. Paul, MN
(8:15 pm-12:15 am)
Every weekend as well as a special appearance on New Year’s Eve, catch the many talents of pianist/singer JoAnn Funk and bassist Jeff Brueske. No charge for listening and you can reserve dinner in the dining room or just cozy up to the bar.
(9) Times Bar and Café
201 E. Hennepin
Minneapolis, MN
(6:00 pm early show; 9:45 pm late show)
Limited reservations still available: (612) 617-8098;
www.timesbarandcafe.com
Two options at this popular venue. Songbird Maud Hixson and pianist Rick Carlson salute Irving Berlin at 6 pm; followed by swinging gypsy jazz with the Twin Cities Hot Club from 9:45 into 2009. Special dinner menu. Limited reservations still available. (612) 617-8098;
www.timesbarandcafe.com
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