Jazz Vocalists of Minnesota, July Gigs

The JzVMn sponsored a showcase as part of Jazz Night Out, the night of club “hopping
 on the eve of the the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Five of the group’s most accomplished vocalists presented individually and closed with a group rendition of “Mr. PC.”  Member gigs for July:

Roxy Cruz

• July 9, 7 – 10 pm  with guitarist, Joe Cruz at Ingredients Café (White Bear Lake)
• July 16 with Joe Cruz (guitar), Kevin Rowe (bass), Steve Lewis and Joel Arpin (drums/percussion) at the Potter's Shed (Shell Lake, WI) 

Lee Engele

• July 7, with James Allen at McCormick & Schmick's (Minneapolis)
• July 8, 7 pm, Jazz at St. Barneys Summer Concert Series with Reynold Philipsek (guitar), Matt Senjum (bass) amd Gary Schulte (violin) at St. Barnabus Church (Plymouth)
• July 10, 3 pm, Grand Reopening of the Roseville Library, with Reynold Philipsek (guitar) and Matt Senjum (bass) (Roseville)

• July 14 & 21, with Reynold Philipsek (guitar) at McCormick and Schmick’s (Minneapolis)
• July 17, 7-10 pm with Denny Malmberg (accordion) at Pardon My French (Eagan)
• July 30, 3 pm, with the Paul Ierino Trio at Club Saratoga (Duluth)

JzVMn members sang at Camp Bar in St. Paul, part of Jazz Night Out on June 17^th.
(L-R: Lee Engele, Dorothy Doring, Lucia Newell, Rhonda Laurie, Connie Dusseau;  photo © Andrea Canter)

Rhonda Laurie

• July 30, 7:30 pm with Sidewalk Café at the Lake Harriet bandshell (Minneapolis) 

Gregg Marquardt

• July 8, 7 pm, with the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra at the Wabasha Street Caves (St. Paul)
• July 18, 2 pm, with the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra at Lake Harriet Bandshell (Minneapolis)

Jackie Moen

• July 30, 8-10 pm, with Old House Quartet (Andrew Oliver, guitar; Jeff Sugerman, bass; Grant Friedrich, drums) at Honey Lounge (Minneapolis) 

Vicky Mountain

• July 24, 6:30-9:30 pm  with James Allen (guitar) at First Course (Minneapolis)  

Maxine Sousé

• July 8, 8-9 pm, at Community Picnic with Doug Haining (sax) and Kent Saunders (guitar) at the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church (Minneapolis)

Venues

• Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church – 4120 17^th Av South, Minneapolis
• Club Saratoga--331 Canal Park Drive, Duluth
• First Course -- 5607 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-825-6900
• Honey Lounge --205 E. Hennepin Ave, www.honeympls.com
• Ingredients Café --  White Bear Lake;  http://www.ingredientscafe.com/
• Lake Harriet Bandshell – 4135 Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis
• McCormick & Schmick’s – 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
• Pardon My French --1565 Cliff Road, Eagan
• Potter’s Shed – Shell Lake, WI; http://www.thepottersshed.com/the_potters_shed_shell_lake/music_at_the_shed 
• Roseville Library -- 2180 Hamline Avenue North, Roseville
• St. Barnabus Church -- 15600 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth 
• Wabasha Street Caves -- 215 Wabasha Street South, St. Paul; 651-224-1191; www.wabashastreetcaves.com