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  • Jimmy Martin and Drew Jansen: Tunes, Tales, and Cocktails

    Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. An Evening of Piano, Singing and Comedy Twin Cities favorites Jimmy Martin and Drew Jansen return to Crooners with an all-new potpourri of audience and personal favorites. These two pianists/vocalists will share more songs and stories from their combined 137 years (!) as entertainers. Special guests, too! Jimmy Martin: Piano, Vocals Drew Jansen: Piano, Vocals Jimmy Martin (Ivories Restaurant and Cabaret, pianist/conductor for Carmel Quinn, Tony Sandler, Rita Moreno, etc.) and Drew Jansen (composer/lyricist for “How To Talk Minnesotan” and “Church Basement Ladies, scriptwriter/composer for “Mystery Science Theater 3000”) delighted Twin Cities audiences for decades prior to semi-retiring to Arkansas. They now spend summers back in Minnesota, and are delighted for their third show at Crooners.

  • Ray Barnard

    The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul, United States

    “Ray B’s got his own bag. Song-wise, he’s kinda Mayfield, kinda old Nashville, kinda Gamble & Huff, kinda his own deal.”

  • The Spirit of Django Reinhardt with the Ryan Picone Quartet

    Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Jazz Manouche, Django Reinhardt and New Jazz This performance will showcase connections of the guitar style developed by the legendary guitarists, Django Reinhardt and his descendants. Ryan Picone: Lead Guitar Tessa Nichols Meade: Violin Ian Stenlund: Rhythm Guitar Matt Blake: Upright Bass The Ryan Picone Quartet is a group that was put together to showcase the original compositions of Ryan Picone. The music has been written throughout different time periods in his life, and represents his connection to the music of Django Reinhardt. The band consists of Ryan Picone from The Red Hot Django Peppers, Ian Stenlund from The Mississippi Hot Club, Tessa Nichols Meade from the Cold City Heat, and Matt Blake from the Gentleman’s Anti Temperance League. This group is an all star group that brings together a new transfiguration of Jazz. In 2023 the Ryan Picone Quartet released their debut album titled – I Awake dedicated to the legendary Django Reinhardt. The album has received great praise from the Django community including author Michael Dregni. In 2024 RPQ played their first Django Festival along side with musicians like Joscho Stephan and Sam Farthing. Review by author; Michael Dregni. “Swinging, sensual, moody, rousing — Ryan Picone Quartet’s music follows the trail of Django Reinhardt’s Gypsy jazz. Listening to these tracks, you can almost smell the campfire smoke and see the nighttime lights of Paris burning on the horizon. Bon voyage!” www.ryanpicone.com