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RJ, Music, & More. DJ @ RJ, Volunteer, & More. News & Updates. August 13th, 2013. There is a new thing at RJ now: the Taxi Dancer. You can identify them because they have a Taxi Dancer badge on. For those of you familiar with Uptown Swing, it’s essentially the same thing. Taxi Dancers are there to help new dancers make connections and get dances in. RJ can be an intimidating environment to come into, but the Taxi Dancers are there to help! Thanks to Peter Strom and others for asking for this! The Eve of ...
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Twin Cities Hot Club
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Here are some links you may find useful. Visit Robert's website to find out about his other projects, including the Southside Aces, the BellCats, and solo work. A fluent Francophone and talented jazz vocalist, Maud has appeared on our DVD and she can be seen performing with us and others at various venues around town. Another great local vocalist, Erin also makes a guest appearance on our DVD and occasionally performs with us around town. The Dakota Bar and Grill. The Cedar Cultural Center. Took our seco...
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News — Ile du Berceau
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Gypsy Jazz * BIstro Swing. 3rd Annual Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series Gears Up. February 7, 2015. Plans are in the works for another set of four open jam sessions - each led by a professional gypsy jazz musician. Introducing.The Cottonwood Club! July 12, 2014. These seats are a relic from the old Northfield Middle School (formerly the High School) and date back to an era when genuine wood veneer, hand-carved scrolls on every armrest and beautifully detailed (and heavy! Iron work were the norm. Our ensem...
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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 13, 2015
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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. July 13, 2015. It was good to see Ray back to play some bass for our group. Also present at the outset were two drummers, Gene and Tom; on alto and soprano sax, yours truly. While the drummers set up, Ray and I began with Moonglow. II, 275). We got drums on Blue Skies. Wes rolled in with his tenor and clarinet; we played Thou Swell. I, 411) in a medium swing while he got things assembled to join us on Heat Wave. II, 330) a try, to moderate success.
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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 20, 2015
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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Friday, July 24, 2015. July 20, 2015. We are moving closer to our date for the Freedom Jazz Festival, August 15. We are also moving closer to settling on a playlist for that appearance. Most of the songs below were chosen with an eye toward that event. Named after my granddaughter (no relation, to the best of my knowledge, to Coleman Hawkins). Next we ran a couple of tunes for Annie, Sweet Pumpkin. Not in the Real Book), and I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance. We'll keep you pos...
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2014 Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series kicks off — Ile du Berceau
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Gypsy Jazz * BIstro Swing. 2014 Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series kicks off. April 14, 2014. Join us for the return of Northfield's Gypsy Jazz Jam Series! Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we'll be bursting the seams of the Northfield Eagles Club for four "hot club" style jam sessions. Check out Amy Acheson's wonderful feature in the Star Tribune. For further info. All sessions take place from 7-9 pm All instruments and abilities welcome - join in the jam or just come to listen! Join us for th...
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Jazz Workshop In The Park: July 2015
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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Thursday, July 30, 2015. July 27, 2015. Freedom Jazz Fest postponed until early Fall. By the time we really got down to work, I had quite forgotten about keeping a log of the tunes we played. Sorry about that. Suffice it to say we played lots of songs. We’ll try to let you know if the jazz fest gets rescheduled. Friday, July 24, 2015. July 20, 2015. We are moving closer to our date for the Freedom Jazz Festival, August 15. II-173). For an instrumental, Wes called Doxy. After th...
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Jazz Workshop In The Park: May 2015
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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Saturday, May 30, 2015. May 30, 2015. Jazz Workshop meeting time change. Contrary to last weeks announcement, it looks like we meet one more Saturday, June 6, at the usual time. Then we shift to Mondays evenings 5-8 for the summer, starting June 8. We kicked things off with Take The A Train. I, 398), including a vocal by Annie. I got to announce the next tune, There Will Never Be Another You. I, 318). Sam moved to trumpet as we pulled out the arrangement of Four Brothers. Summe...
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Jazz Workshop In The Park: August 3, 2015
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Jazz Workshop In The Park. Friday, August 7, 2015. August 3, 2015. The Freedom Jazz Fest is back on! We play on Saturday, September 19, 1:00pm at Minnehaha Falls. We began again with two drummers (Gene and Tom) and two sax players (Steves M and H). Wes came in just after we had begun trying to play a few tunes. Steve M began things with Lush Life. I-258). Steve H backed up a page and we tried Lullaby of Birdland. I-256). Wes (tenor) arrived and got set up while we played Lazy River. I-318). We had Se...
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