Jane Monheit
One of the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists, Jane Monheit is at the height of her powers as a singer and song interpreter. Her recent recording, The Lovers, the Dreamers, and Me, reveals a new level of maturity while still showcasing her dazzling vocal prowess on tunes by Cole Porter, Ivan Lins, and Paul Simon. [...]
Zachary Richard
Zachary Richard is one of the most versatile and talented singer/songwriters in the American musical lexicon. While he is widely credited with revitalizing Creole and Zydeco music, his songwriting is deep and varied, ranging through blues, rock, country, and other less defined sound-scapes. Zachary is the author of 3 books of poetry and a producer [...]
Quarteto Mateo
Scott Mateo Davies, guitar Nick Haas, guitar Peter Susag, bass Eron Woods, drums Flamenco guitar master Scott Mateo Davies teams up with the acclaimed Nick Haas Trio for a night of Latin-flavored music! Davies got his start playing in folk and pop circles before discovering classical guitar. He took to the style immediately, and in [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Join us Friday and Saturday for stunning Cuban pianist Nachito Herrera!
Marcus Roberts may rank among the greats
Pianist Marcus Roberts, who performed Tuesday night at the Dakota jazz club, hasn’t achieved household-name status among jazz fans — yet, anyway. His complex, all-encompassing style is more subtle than overtly flashy, requiring close attention from listeners hoping to keep up. But based on his display of keyboard mastery combined with spontaneous and surprise-filled musical [...]
Otis Clay
Otis Clay is one of the premier deep soul and gospel singers working today. His raw, fiery vocals drive an energetic and danceable blend of soul, r&b and blues in the tradition of such deep soul singers as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Solomon Burke. Clay was born in Waxhall, Mississippi, and grew up surrounded [...]
Nancy Harms
Local chanteuse Nancy Harms has a style all her own. Classically trained but possessing an irrepressible inner swing, she has been lighting up stages all over the area since 2007. read a great interview with Nancy on MinnPost “I like her voice very much, her tone and how she forms words, and her strong sense [...]
Evan Christopher and Henry Butler
Two special nights with two dynamic performers! The Dakota has had a long-standing love affair with the music from New Orleans. We think it has something to do with the river we share. These two fantastic musicians hail from the same city, yet have never played together, which should make these evenings all the more [...]
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
“My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now” 25th Anniversary Concert! For a band that has always been known for pushing boundaries forward, it was a bit of a dilemma when the Dirty Dozen Brass Band were faced with celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their debut release, “My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now.” The album heralded thecoming [...]
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
Herb Alpert has sold more than 72 million albums worldwide as a musician and bandleader of the groundbreaking Tijuana Brass. He has won seven Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year for “A Taste of Honey,” and had three of his recordings—the early TJB hit “Whipped Cream,” 1966’s “What Now My Love,” and his 1979 [...]