7:00 $5 Cover
Standard Vocal Jazz with Violin Whiz
Join us on Foodie Nights and enjoy the Dakota’s award winning cuisine paired with a Celebration of Minnesota Music. Foodie Nights also feature a $10 bottle of wine and cover for the show waived with $20 food purchase per person
Call us at 612-332-1010 for reservations!
“She’s part Blossom Dearie, part Dusty Springfield, a bit Nellie McKay, a hint of Norah Jones, a dash of Stacey Kent, a splash of Diana Krall…” -Pamela Espeland, Bebopified
JoAnn received a degree in Classical Piano Performance (and Biology) from UW-Madison, and also studied with renowned jazz pianists Joan Wildman and David Hazeltine. Relocating to St Paul after a tour as a staff musician on the SS Norway, this talented jazz pianist has since performed and worked constantly. She began singing in 2000. She quickly realized that the combination of voice and piano was a marvelous gateway to the heart of a song and has, since that time, performed as a singer pianist as much as possible. She currently performs at the St. Paul Hotel with bassist Jeff Brueske, and treats listeners to songs from all decades of the Great American Songbook, from Cole Porter to Leonard Cohen.
“Funk is a master of lounge swing… just as likely to play something by Nat King Cole as she is to play Hank Williams or James Taylor.” -Pioneer Press
With an intensely rhythmic, vibrant and inventive style, violinist Randy Sabien has captivated audiences worldwide, playing with scores of bands and musicians of all stripes. Founder of the String department at the Berklee College of Music, Sabien is an internationally recognized performer and educator.
“There are fiddlers and there are violinists. Well-known in both folk and jazz circles, Randy Sabien proudly wears both hats… covering everyone from Nat King Cole to the Grateful Dead and hard-bop hero Hank Mobley” – Tom Surowicz, Star Tribune
“he combines classical technique and folk energy in a program that’s still strictly jazz.” -USA Today