Crooners Main Stage

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. From Broadway to the Village When the artistry of vocalist Jennifer Grimm met the mastery of composer arranger Adi Yeshaya, a new sound was born. Don’t miss this 13-piece jazz orchestra in a night of compositions and new arrangements of jazz and pop favorites. Composer, arranger and jazz pianist Adi Yeshaya was born and raised in Israel. Graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Adi has been active, both as a musician and educator for nearly four decades. His credentials include arranging and orchestration for many artists, including Prince, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Burt Bacharach, The Swiss Jazzaar jazz festival, and for NBC’s The Voice. As a resident of the Twin Cities, he served as a pianist and musical director for the late Debbie Duncan for nearly three decades until her passing; performed and arranged for the Minnesota Orchestra with conductors Sarah Hicks and Doc Severinsen; and for countless singers and ensembles like Dennis Spears, Gwen Matthews, Bruce Henry, Cookie Coleman, Ginger Commodore, Prudence Johnson, the Guthrie Theater, Jack McDuff, JazzMN Big Band, The Peterson Family and his own big band. Adi has been active as an educator, as well. He taught at the University of Minnesota, McNally Smith College of Music (St. Paul, MN) and Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA). “Wonderful arrangements.” –Aretha Franklin AdiYeshaya.com

Remodeled classic nightclub featuring raised ceilings, luxury booths, tiered seating, and state-of-the-art sound and lights. Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Internationally Acclaimed Saxophone Crooners’ Up Front Series: Saxophonist for Prince, Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra, Chaka Khan and many more comes ‘Up Front’ for the first time in his own concert, telling stories from his career and playing the songs that brought him there. Kenni Holmen, sax Jennifer Grimm, vocals Yohannes Tona, bass Petar Janjic, drums Kevin Gastonguay, piano David Feily, guitar Kenni Holmen is one of the most active recording and touring musicians from the Twin Cities area. Kenni has performed and recorded with many local, national and international artists over his twenty year career. Kenni has performed with Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, T.C. Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Donny Osmond, The Rev. Billy Graham Crusade, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Doc Severinson, Garrison Keilor, The Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra just to name a few. Kenni has recorded with Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Prince, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Ben Sidran, Baby Face, Mandy Moore, and many others. In addition to recording album projects and jingles, Kenni also writes, co-produces and has performed with New Age artist Lorie Line since 1993. This includes a performance at The White House in the fall of 2000. Kenni was voted “Best Tenor Sax Player” by Twin Cities Reader magazine. Kenni is also featured with Prince’s horn section called “The HornHeads” who have toured throughout the United States and Europe since 1992. “Kenni Holmen is a musical freak of nature” –Vulfpeck Hornheads.com/Kenni-Holmen

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Jazz Standards Celebrating the music of the great Billie Holiday and her incfluence on the Jazz journey of Thomasina Petrus. Thomasina Petrus vocals Thom West piano Thomasina Petrus is a professional jazz singer, songwriter and 30yr AEA actor who cultivated her multi-talents through study, mentorship, and friendships with many twin cities elite artists. She is a creative muse rooted in the legacy of black women’s voices. Thomasina now creates exceptional music and theatre experiences for stage, film, corporate and commercial marketing. She has toured the country honoring Billie Holiday with productions of “Lady Day @ Emerson’s Bar & Grill” by Lanie Robertson. Thomasina has staged original productions “The Best of Billie & Me”. “Etta James…Dreams to Remember”, “Hot Chocolate”, a multi-Holiday concert series and full musical stage production. Thomasina is co-author of “Hold” a musical poem/play with incarcerated women and HCL. Thomasina is currently scoring music for the world premiere of “Ashti’s Journey to Jazz” by Carmen Rubin and was just honored by the Twin Cities Film Festival 2023 for her work on the documentary soundtrack “The Water Cries” for “The Juneteenth Story, From Galveston, TX to Minnesota”, and “Bells for Philando” 2022, both produced with OMG Media Solutions. Her final sweet addition/addiction is “Thomasina’s Cashew Brittle” (.com) available in many local fine food and gourmet shops. All initial inquiries for booking performances, commercial collaboration in film, marketing and ‘jingles’ at: Thomasina@thomasinascashewbrittle.com.