Saturday, June 03, 2006

THE DAKOTA JAZZ CLUB WELCOMES PAT MARTINO, THE YELLOWJACKETS, EST, KEVIN MAHOGANY & RED HOLLOWAY

Minneapolis’ premier jazz club, The Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant has booked a stellar lineup of artists as part of that city’s Hot Summer Jazz Festival. Scheduled to take to the stage will be Pat Martino, touring in support of his new recording on Blue Note celebrating the music of Wes Montgomery on June 4-5; The Yellowjackets, who are celebrating 26 years of being one of the most successful fusion bands in the genre’s history on June 13; E.S.T. - Esbjorn Svensson Trio, the winners of the 2004 Hans Koller Prize for European Jazz Artist of the Year and numerous Swedish Grammies including Jazz Album of the Year in 1996, 1998 and 2003 on June 18-19; and Kevin Mahogany and Red Holloway on June 26-27. Kevin Mahogany has just recently been recognized by Newsweek magazine as "the standout vocalist of his generation," and Red Holloway has performed alongside the ranks of Dexter Gordon, Lionel Hampton, Jack McDuff, Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, and Lester Young.

No comments:

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...