Crooners Supper Club and Entertainment Venue

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 60 minutes before showtimes. A Night of Great Music and Fantastic Singing! Timeless and Beautiful! Embrace and Enjoy the Magic of one of the greatest musical duos of all time. The songs of Jim Seals and Dash Crofts are intricately woven masterpieces, distinguished by their signature harmonies and deeply moving lyrics. Wayne Anthony: Vocals Steve Lehto: Vocals, Guitar Chris Olson: Vocals, Guitar Richard Kriehn: Mandolin Charlie Peterson: Vocals, Keys Erik Yakk Yates: Bass Matt Jacobs: Drums Cierra Hill: Vocals, Violin Jessie Kellerman: Vocals, Violin Chico Perez: Percussion Wayne Anthony is a true chameleon. Entertainer, story-teller and multi-instrumentalist, you can experience him constantly traversing a vast repertoire of musical styles and sharing his infectious passion for entertaining and capturing special moments with his audiences. “Wayne Anthony’s voice, and his profoundly musical performances are always a must-hear and see” — Ricky Peterson | Musician & International Producer www.wayneanthonymusic.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. French Pop Songs from the ‘20s-‘60s Francophiles Dan Chouinard and Maria Jette luxuriate in the delectable universe of French pop music, with songs and stories of Charles Trenet, Josephine Baker, Jacques Brel, Juliette Greco et al., from the breezy 1920s through WWII’s double-entendre patriotism…and a dose of the darker modernism of the ‘50s-early 60s. L’Amour: sweet, tart, bitter, comic. Dan Chouinard: Piano, Accordion Maria Jette: Vocals For nearly four decades, DAN CHOUINARD has been pianist and accordionist of choice for a Who’s Who of performers in the Twin Cities area, including fellow Francophile Maria Jette. He’s also an enabler of community singalongs and a writer of hit shows for public radio, the concert hall, and the theater. A native of Minneapolis, Dan attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and taught French and Italian at the University of Minnesota for four years. Beginning in 1994, his radio series, The Singer’s Voice, was broadcast live from the Dakota Jazz Club weekly for six years. He was a regular guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. MARIA JETTE has performed with innumerable orchestras and chamber groups, in operas (portraying characters ranging from Handel’s Cleopatra and Mozart’s Fiordiligi through Britten’s Fido, the coloratura dog), and at music festivals throughout the country and abroad, as well as in her home base of Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of MN, Lyra Baroque, Ex Machina Baroque Opera, Vocalessence et al.). She was a regular guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion in its last 20+ years.

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Manouche Swing Jazz A Twin Cities-based swing Jazz band, performs a timeless jazz tradition commonly known as Jazz manouche, a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. The ‘Hot Club’ jazz tradition brings back happy memories of the swing jazz era. Glen Helgeson: Guitar Gary Schulte: Violin Steve Pikal: Bass Jay Epstein: Drums Composing and performing for nearly three decades, Glen Helgeson has established himself jointly in both world music and in the field of music therapy. Glen has recorded eight CDs with combined sales of over 50,000 units. His professional recognitions include: A Minnesota Music Award for “Best Instrumental, Experimental, Environmental” album; A Minneapolis Walker Art Center commissioned grant for the Sculpture Garden; and the Jazz Composer Grant from the West Bank School of Music. Glen achieved a Masters degree in Music (1999); a certification in Neurologic Music Therapy (2003), and has performed professionally for over 30 years. Gary Schulte is a master improvisor and performance composer to whom Stephane Grappelli gave his most sincere blessing. A veteran of A Prairie Home Companion, he has done everything from classical improvisation with harpsichord master Layton James to the avant garde with David Byrne, and extensive collaborative work with groups such as Ballet of the Dolls, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, and Zorongo Flamenco. Sought after as a jazz violinist, he has gigged with some of the greatest artists of the Gypsy Jazz genre, including guitarist legend Dorado Schmitt. A performance graduate of Indiana University School of Music, Schulte studied with Paganini virtuoso Rugierro Ricci. Steve Pikal is highly regarded as a first call bass player from the Minnesota Twin Cities area jazz scene. He has had the pleasure backing shows with legendary performers such as Cab Calloway, Bob Hope, and Margaret Whiting. Some of his additional playing credits include the Jim Cullum Jazz band, Butch Miles, Artie Shaw Orchestra, the Barbary Coast Dixieland Show band, Dick Hyman, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jon Weber, Danny Coots, Brian Holland, the Wolverines Big band, Butch Thompson, Hal Smith, John Cocuzzi, Jeff Barnhart, The Midiri Brothers, and the Bill Evans New Orleans Jazz band. Jazz drummer, Jay Epstein, has an extensive career as a performer, recording and touring artist. He’s been on 7 European tours with pianists Bill Carrothers & Giacomo Aula. Some of the notable artists he has performed with include the rock band Gypsy, Barney Kessel, Roseanna Vitro, Manfredo Fest, Sheila Jordan, Karrin Allyson, Kenny Werner, Howard Levy, Toots Thielemans, and Sarah Vaughan. His CDs, ‘Long Ago’ & ‘Easy Company’, featuring bassist Anthony Cox and pianist Bill Carrothers, have garnered luminous reviews in the international press. Current bands include Red Planet, Klezmerica, Framework,Firebell, and Gypsy Mania. “Gypsy Mania, Central Park, Roseville. It was amazing to see this kind of Minnesota musical talent, so dedicated to the fun and energy of 1930s swing jazz, carry on the tradition with such enthusiasm and skill” . Al Don – Pick Six Minneapolis Star Tribune worldviewmusic.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. An Evening of Dynamic Jazz Band Music Concordia College’s (Moorhead, Minn.) Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Singers will perform a program of jazz standards and contemporary works. Jazz Ensemble I, led by Prof. Russell Peterson, has won awards and performed at major festivals, including the UW-Eau Claire Jazz Festival. The student-led Jazz Singers, supervised by choral manager Wyatt Steinke, have performed at ACDA conferences and host an annual campus festival. Concordia’s music program offers BA and BM degrees in disciplines including music education, performance, and composition. Russ Peterson and Wyatt Steinke: Directors Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Singers Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota alumni.cord.edu/e/concordia-jazz-at-crooners