John Altenbernd
The Finnish Bistro 2264 Como Avenue, St. Paul
Joel Shapira Trio
The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. PaulGuitar greats Joel Shapira and Dean Harrington are joined by veteran bassist Bruce Heine for some fun acoustic guitar music. Funk, Jazz, Gypsy, and some Beatles too!
Back to Basics with the Minnesota Boychoir at Crooners
The Belvedere at Crooners 6161 Highway 65 NE, MinneapolisDinner and cocktail seating and service begins 90 minutes before showtimes. Great Choral Singing Back to School – Back to Basics. As a new school year begins (and as they celebrate the start of their 64th Season in Song), the Minnesota Boychoir will present sacred and secular classics from last season, including tunes that were performed during their debut performance at Carnegie Hall in June 2025. Mark Johnson: Conductor Todd Price: Accompanist 50 singers ages 9-18 The Minnesota Boychoir, now in its 64th season, is the oldest continually operating boys choir in the Twin Cities. Their reputation for excellence has brought invitations from local and national music conventions, as well as sporting events and touring Broadway companies. The choir has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Prague Philharmonic, and a long list of local and national performers. The Boychoir has traveled to five continents with recent tours that included performances at Sydney’s Opera House, Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican and Montserrat Abbey in Barcelona. The Minnesota Boychoir trains young men to be outstanding musicians and strives to help them develop a sense of poise and self-confidence through education and performance. boychoir.org
Dale Alexander at Crooners
Maggie’s Piano Lounge 6161 Highway 65 NE, MinneapolisNo cover. Bar and table seating offered – NO RESERVATIONS. Dale Alexander: Piano Maggie’s Piano Lounge is a warm, relaxed and inviting space featuring a variety of seasoned singers and piano players. No cover. Order all of your favorite Crooners drinks and dinner items, experience superb service, and enjoy the great music!
Open Mic
Sign-ups start at 4:45 pm. More information can be found on our Events & Music page. (4) Events & Music at The Finnish Bistro | Facebook
Lush Country
Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, MinneapolisDinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. An Evening of Great Classic Country Hits Are you lonesome tonight? Got heartaches by the number? A hankering for pedal steel guitar, some high lonesome Floyd Cramer piano and a Patsy Cline yodel? Then you gotta go hear Lush Country, an all-star band playing the best country songs of the hi-fi era, from Eddy Arnold to Tammy Wynette and back again. Dan Chouinard: Piano, Accordion, Vocals Peter Johnson: Percussion Prudence Johnson: Vocals Richard Kriehn: Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals Gary Raynor: Bass Gary Rue: Guitar, Vocals Joe Savage: Pedal Steel Dan Chouinard is accompanist for a who’s who of Twin Cities performers, an enabler of community sing-alongs and a writer of hit shows for public radio, concert hall and theatrical stage, including Rondo ’56, Steerage Song and Café Europa. DanChouinard.com
CROONERS JAZZ: An Evening with the Mary Louise Knutson Trio!
Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, MinneapolisDinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. An Evening of Expressive, Groovy Jazz Minneapolis-based jazz pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson has been called “one of the most exciting artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time.” Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene. If you like your jazz accessible yet interesting, playful, expressive, and irresistibly groovy, the Mary Louise Knutson Trio delivers in every way! Mary Louise Knutson: Piano Dan Carpel: Bass David Schmalenberger: Drums Jazz pianist Mary Louise Knutson‘s latest trio CD, In the Bubble, charted in Jazz Week’s Top 10 and remained in the Top 50 for 19 weeks straight. Knutson tours regularly with her group, the Mary Louise Knutson Trio, whose music has been described by Jazz Times Magazine as “state-of-the-art piano trio finery,” and by the Star Tribune as, “…timeless, classic piano trio music, right up there with Bill Evans and Bill Charlap.” From 2010-2018, Knutson toured with trumpeter Doc Severinsen, former bandleader for the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Knutson is often heard with area vocalists Connie Evingson and Patty Peterson (Jazz Women All Stars); and with a variety of instrumental groups including the JazzMN Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. Knutson has also performed with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, Kevin Mahogany, Randy Brecker, Bobby Shew, Nicholas Payton, Terell Stafford, Terence Blanchard, Richie Cole, Ernie Watts, Peter Erskine, Billy Hart, Ed Shaughnessy, Richard Davis, Kurt Elling and many more.www.marylouiseknutson.com
Davina & The Vagabonds – Rooftop Concert Series at Hewing
The Hewing Hotel Concerts 300 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis
Sunday Trad Session
The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. PaulNew Irish Trad Session, every Sunday at 8!