Crooners Main Stage
Feeling Alright: A Night of the Music of Joe Cocker at Crooners
Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Soul, Gospel, Rock ‘n Roll Classics like Delta Lady, Unchain My Heart, Space Captain, You Are So Beautiful and A Little Help From My Friends and many more from the Mad Dogs and Englishmen days of this classic British soul singer. Mick Sterling lead vocal Mick Sterling is a Minnesota Music Award and Midwest Music Hall of Fame Recipient. MickSterlingPresents.com
Diego Figueiredo: Grammy-Nominated Guitar Master at Crooners
Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Bossa Nova, Jazz and Classical Unique interpretations of songs in a fusion between jazz, bossa nova and classical music. Diego Figueiredo is a native of Brazil, a Grammy nominee and winner of the Montreux Jazz Competition. “Diego Figueiredo is one of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life. The world needs to listen to his music.” –George Benson DiegoFigueredo.com
The ACME Jazz Company at Crooners
Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner 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
Linda Peterson Presents: The Great American Songbook and Beyond at Crooners
Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner and cocktail seating and service begins one hour before showtime. Jazz Standards, Blues, Pop Taking you on a musical journey in an intimate cabaret and story telling setting, sharing some fun personal stories along the way. Linda Peterson piano, vocalsJason Peterson DeLaire sax, bongos, vocalsPaul Peterson bass, vocals Linda Peterson is an international recording artist, pianist, vocalist and songwriter who has spent much of her time abroad and plays every winter in Palm Springs, California. Jason Peterson DeLaire is a touring saxophonist with Michael Bolton and his brand new contemporary jazz single, Let’s Catch A Wave is currently in heavy rotation on Watercolors, Sirius XM. Paul Peterson is a world class bassist, producer and vocalist with international acclaim, having appeared in the movie Purple Rain as well as touring with luminaries such as Donny Osmond, Kenny Loggins and more. “Linda comes from a family who speaks jazz as a second language. She has that special quality that A & R directors look for and rarely find. Call it originality, call it pure talent!”–Don Heckman, LA Times
Schubert Club Presents: Maria Jette, Sonja Thompson and Stephanie Arado at Crooners
Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Classical Chamber Music Soprano Maria Jette will be joined by pianist Sonja Thompson and violinist Stephanie Arado, performing works by Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Massenet, Rachmaninoff, and more. Maria Jette sopranoSonja Thompson pianoStephanie Arado violin Soprano Maria Jette’s wide-ranging career has encompassed everything from early Baroque opera to world premieres, in the United States and abroad. Her orchestral resumé includes The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the sadly defunct Ex Machina Antique Music Theatre in her home base of Minneapolis-St. Paul. There, she’s often heard with VocalEssence (led by conductor Philip Brunelle), Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, Minnesota Sinfonia, The Schubert Club and Lyra Baroque Orchestra. She was often heard nationally over the last 20+ years of Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion.