Travis Anderson Trio’s “Charlie Brown Christmas”
This beloved Minneapolis jazz trio has brought Vince Guaraldi’s celebrated holiday music to vibrant life for years. The evocative songs from the 1965 holiday TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas provide nostalgic charm for fans raised on the Peanuts animated classic created by Minneapolis-born cartoonist Charles Schulz. Anderson (keys), Nathan Norman (drums), and Steve Pikal (bass) add their own creative flair to these treasured numbers, melding their swinging modern jazz sound with Guaraldi’s revered holiday tunes.
DEC 4 • 7PM
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Nicholas David’s 10th Annual St. Nick’s Day Show
Nicholas David, the soulful singer/songwriter from St. Paul, is celebrating a decade of his beloved annual holiday shows. This festive, feel-good performance from the former contestant on NBC’s The Voice will be a blend of affectionate Christmas classics and David’s own contemporary pop holiday numbers, all delivered with passion and exuberance.
DEC 6 • 7PM
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Merry Christmas from José James featuring Christian Sands
Things will be festive and groovy at the Dakota as the soulful jazz singer José James brings his holiday show home to Minneapolis along with five-time Grammy nominee Christian Sands. James is fresh off of his tour covering the music of Erykah Badu, and will shift his creative focus to the songs featured on his 2021 holiday record, Merry Christmas from José James. James blends funk, hip-hop, and R&B with his contemporary jazz sound, and he and Sands will add their own unique sonic embellishments to holiday classics, fresh originals, and modern seasonal numbers.
DEC 12-13 • 7PM
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The Bad Plus
Minneapolis jazz legends the Bad Plus return to the Dakota for their annual holiday run of shows that begins on Christmas day. Drummer Dave King and bassist Reid Anderson are now joined by guitarist Ben Monder and tenor saxophonist Chris Speed. Expect a set filled with a heady mix of classic covers, jazz standards, and groundbreaking originals
DEC 25 • 5 + 7PM
DEC 26-28 • 6:30 + 8:30PM
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