Marilyn Maye Celebrates Johnny Carson’s 100th Birthday!

Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Jazz and Nightclub Legend The award-winning Marilyn Maye appeared 76 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the record for appearances by a singer. He called her “Super-Singer”. Steve Allen presented her at various times on his national television show, which led to an RCA recording contract, seven albums and 34 singles including her hit record of “Cabaret”. Beside the 76 appearances on Carson, she performed multiple times on The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Jim Nabors Show and 3 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Maye appeared twice, 2019 and 2022 on CBS Sunday Morning with Mo Rocca. On NBC’s Harry, she sang her classic version of “Here’s To Life” and was interviewed by Harry Connick, Jr. Her RCA recording of “Too Late Now” was included by the Smithsonian Institution on an album of the 110 best American compositions of the 20th century. Last year, her concert in Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall was preceded by a full-page preview in The New York Times and was sold out, with 2,800 people in attendance. She performed with the 80-piece New York Pops Orchestra conducted by Steven Reineke, receiving an unprecedented 12 standing ovations. There were seven rave reviews and she received a proclamation from NYC Mayor Eric Adams at the event declaring March 24, 2023, “Marilyn Maye Day”. Maye continues to perform throughout the United States in various clubs and concert halls. For the past 18 years, she has appeared regularly each year in New York City, in the spring and fall at 54 Below for 10 or more sold-out nights, as well as Birdland and Dizzy’s at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Each year, twice a year since 2012, her multi-night engagements are sold out at The Purple Room in Palm Springs, Crooner’s in Minneapolis, MIM Theater in Phoenix, AZ and many other venues. Check Out These New Reviews!!https://stageandcinema.com/2025/04/09/marilyn-maye-54-below/ https://nitelifeexchange.com/marilyn-maye-way-beyond-marvelous-at-54-below/ https://thefrontrowcenter.com/2025/04/happy-birthday-marilyn-maye-at-54-below/ https://outinjersey.net/this-week-marilyn-maye-makes-54-below-the-place-to-be/ “Marilyn Maye has everything. She has a theatrical flair that captivates and enthralls, and jazz-spiced chops that can reach notes most singers a third her age can’t even hit in their dreams. She’s the real deal, the surviving artist of the American popular singer.”–Rex Reed, New York Observer MarilynMaye.com

Irish Céilí Dancing

The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul

Join in the fun with an Irish céilí dancing session, every Wednesday with instructor Paul McCluskey and live music with local musicians.

Irish Diplomacy

The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul

An eclectic Irish-American band with members from varied facets of the rich Twin Cities music scene.

The Cherry Pit Presents: Bible Study at Berlin MPLS

Berlin Minneapolis 204 N 1st St, Minneapolis

Pay What You Can ($15 Suggested) an open jam for musicians and music lovers in the Twin Cities. It’s a social hub for Twin Cities creatives, a training ground to refine musicianship, and a vehicle for high-vibrational improvisation. This is not a free-form basement jam or strictly a jazz jam. Our goal is to find an equilibrium between freedom/fun and excellence. Even if you don’t play an instrument, stop by to experience the warmth and wonder of the show; you never know who might take the stage. Why “𝔅𝔦𝔟𝔩𝔢 𝔖𝔱𝔲𝔡𝔶”? Are we studying holy scripture at the jazz club? … No! Bible Study takes place on Wednesday nights, just like Bible study at church. We are honing our skills and knowledge, gathering with spiritual intent, so we can shred on the weekends in service to a higher power! Whatever that means to you. The house band—Tarek Abdelqader on drums, Henry Breen (Why Not) on bass, Marvelous on piano, and Jovon Williams (Room3) on saxophones—will perform an opening set at each Bible Study. To make this community activity possible, we ask that you contribute musically or financially. Jammers may enter free of charge. For everyone else, entry is pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $15. We will have a house drum kit and a Steinway baby grand piano available for use. Bring your other instruments to the session! This event is made possible by support from Blue Fox Foundation.

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BZ3 at Schooner

Schooner Tavern 2901 27th Ave S, Minneapolis

Nights with Tim

Dig into the deeper, progressive side of disco, funk, and R&B from the ’70s and ’80s, with the occasional turn into house and left-field gems. An all vinyl night courtesy of local selector Tim. He knows how to keep the vibes at White Squirrel curious and moving.