One of the most revered venues in the Twin Cities, The Dakota continues to thrive in downtown Minneapolis, featuring many of the nation’s top music acts and a good portion are jazz legends and rising stars. Among the bookings for July:
Nachito Herrera. Billed as “Cuban Pyrotechnics,” piano monster Nachito will indeed provide fireworks, from classical to jazz standards to Cuban son. He has rightfully earned such awards as City Pages Best Jazz Artist for four years, Emmys, Grammys, Minnesota Music Awards, and the Immigrants of Distinction Award.
JUL 15 • 7PM
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Omar Abdulkarrim and Anthony Coleman II. Two rising star trumpeters team up—Omar is a native Twin Citian who studied at the New School in Manhattan and spent 11 years cutting his teeth in the Big Apple before returning home. Locally he performs with everyone and is working on his first album. Anthony Coleman II is a native Californian and graduate of the inaugural Dave Brubeck Institute.
JUL 16 • 7PM
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Walker West Faculty Quintet. Noted music school Walker West is well known as an incubator for young jazz talents, and one significant key to success is the musicianship of the WW faculty. On stage tonight: Solomon Parham (trumpet), Jack Breen (sax), Kavyesh Kaviraj (piano), Ted Olsen (bass), and Kevin Washington (drums).
JUL 17 • 7PM
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Bruce Henry “50 Years in Music.” A mainstay of the Twin Cities jazz community for 30 years, now based in his hometown of Chicago, vocalist Bruce Henry still returns “home” often. Tonight, Bruce will perform original music, covers, poetry and share stories from his award-winning career. Joining in this special celebratory performance is Bruce’s band of Minnesota legends, Wild Horses Run Free, featuring Omar Abdulkarrim (trumpet), Dean Magraw (guitar), Sean Turner (piano), Jay Young (bass), Daryl Boudreaux (percussion) and Kevin Washington (drums).
JUL 22 • 7PM
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By: Andrea Canter
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