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 October:
October 7, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap (6:30 & 8:30 pm). Two masters of jazz, this is the ultimately piano/voice duo. They were spectacular last season at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, and will be more so in the jazz club environment.
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October 16, Adi Yeshaya Big Band with Jennifer Grimm (7 pm). Pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader Adi Yeshaya recently revived his long-running big band, which had featured the late, great Debbie Duncan. After a debut of the revived band last month at Crooners, Adi now bring an all-star ensemble (including some of the original members) to The Dakota, featuring powerhouse vocalist Jennifer Grimm.
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October 18-19, Ravi Coltrane (7 pm). The son of John and Alice Coltrane faced a seemingly insurmountable mountain of expectations, but Ravi emerged as his own musician and has built a reputation as one of the giants of his own generation. He’s touring with Luis Perdamo (piano) and Mark Whitfield, Jr (drums). It’s been a very long time since Ravi visited the Twin Cities, so this is a welcome and overdue return.
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October 27-29, Chris Botti (6:30 & 8:30 pm). Be warned, tickets (if any left) are premium prices usually reserved for New York’s top venues. Botti can get top dollar and sell out most anywhere as America’s top-selling instrumentalist. His trumpet chops are undeniable. This isn’t the music of Louis Armstrong or Roy Hargrove, but a guaranteed night of entertaining “jazz-pop” as the New York Times describes Botti.If you have the money, he has the notes.
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By: Andrea Canter
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