Live Music

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Originals And Jazz Classics Playing tunes from Peter’s CDs and their favorite jazz standards. Ryan Garmoe trumpet Joe Mayo tenor sax Abebi Stafford piano Kameron Markworth bass Peter Kogan drums The Peter Kogan Quintet has been playing around the Twin Cities since 2016. The current aggregation has been together since last July. Peter Kogan backed up Blues masters Lightnin’ Hopkins, Floyd Jones and Honeyboy Edwards, appeared with the Larry Elgart Big Band and played with jazz, rock and blues bands in New York City before joining The Minnesota Orchestra as Principal Timpanist from 1986 – 2015. “Peter Kogan mixes and matches hard bop ensembles of various sizes on this comfort food collection of jazz standards and originals. Eternal sounds for the ages.” –Jazz Weekly PeterKoganMusic.com

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Classic Repertory Big Band, Basie-Style The ACME Jazz Company is an 18-piece big band featuring vocalist Arne Fogel, singing selections from the Great American Songbook. Saxophonist Bob Parsons contributes the classic charts, plus unique arrangements, to the band’s growing eclectic repertoire. Arne Fogel vocalsBob Parsons music director, arranger, saxophone Arranger and woodwind performer Bob Parsons grew up in St. James, Minnesota. After receiving an M.A. in composition from the University of Minnesota, Parsons moved to New York City in 1991, where he was involved in composition, arranging, and production work for major label recording projects, jingles, and film scores. Parsons provided in-studio arranging services for Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, John Scofield, the Brecker Brothers, and many others. Since returning to Minnesota, Bob Parsons joined the Acme Jazz Company, which features his arrangements, giving him a forum for his personal eclectic style. “They’re a great swinging big band!”– Gerry Swanberg, Big Band Scene, KBEM