Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant

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  An Acoustic Café Evening: Carrie Rodriguez, Kelly Joe Phelps, Pieta Brown

  By Rick Mason | Wed, February 01, 2012

  Carrie Rodriguez (pictured), a fiddle ace, singer, and songsmith from Austin, Texas, hosts this third annual road version of the radio songwriters' showcase. A classically trained instrumentalist, Rodriguez originally developed her sly and sultry ... More >

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  Nachito Herrera

  By Nate Patrin | Wed, February 01, 2012

  Nachito Herrera has taken an eventful route from Cuba to Minneapolis -- a child prodigy at 12 performing Rachmaninoff with the Cuban Symphony Orchestra, a student of Buena Vista Social Club pianist Ruben Gonzalez, and a composer, arranger, and mus... More >

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  J.D. Souther

  By Rick Mason | Wed, January 25, 2012

  Among the key architects of the country-rock sound that came out of Southern California in the early '70s, John David Souther wrote or co-wrote a series of tunes that became hits for the likes of the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, and subsequently sta... More >

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  Meshell Ndegeocello

  By Rick Mason | Wed, January 18, 2012

  A metaphoric shift to relatively serene high barometric pressure profoundly affects Weather (Naïve), Meshell Ndegeocello's latest, surprisingly hushed and intimate album. Rather than grappling with the world or lashing out at it with anger and bit... More >

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  Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

  By Rick Mason | Wed, January 11, 2012

  It may be a little cold for dancing in the streets, but the heat wave has certainly helped out and, after all, all you need is sweet music supplied by Martha Reeves and her Vandellas. Rising from the mists of the golden age of Motown, Martha & the... More >

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User Reviews

6 User reviews

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  roxiemoxie

  | Wed, September 14, 2011

  The atmosphere was the only thing decent until the band started. Our waitress was the worst part she was so slow. We saw other waiters and waitresses pass by us several times, however our waitress only did one sweep once every hour. It was an hour after she took her drink orders before we got them. To give a little back story, the restaurant was not even half full. When we gave her our payment it took her an hour to get back to us. The music was horrendous (Sophia Shorai) and you have to pay to see her for $5 it should just be free. When a problem arised on our bill the manager came over and said he couldn't do anything...well I asked for a Grapefruit Refresher and it tasted like flat soda with lemon sour and told him I did not like it and he said he couldn't do anything. The management and maitre'd's were snobby and stuck up like this is the best place in the world and it just isn't the best. My advice go somewhere else to spend your $$$.

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  breaksareforkids

  | Tue, August 10, 2010

  Can't wait for Sophia Shorai's (and Tommy Barbarella) CD release on Thursday, August 19th! by far the best singer in town! check out two songs from the new CD here, www.myspace.com/sophia.shorai

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  roadsales

  | Thu, February 11, 2010

  Great night out

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  JasonH5

  | Sat, May 16, 2009

  we all have that need to just get out and relax, sit back in a comfy booth and listen to some good jazz, great area of the city if you get the itch to party

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  citypagesbestof

  | Wed, May 06, 2009

  With a notoriously schizoid tendency to waver between smugness and insecurity about their own attributes, Minnesotans may be genuinely shocked when it finally sinks in that the Dakota ranks among the premier jazz clubs in the known world. It's long been an open secret shared by jazz's elite musicians, nearly all of whom, over the past couple of decades, have graced the Dakota stage in St. Paul and more recently in downtown Minneapolis. The success stems from the enlightened management of Lowell Pickett, who cares deeply about the music and consistently books an exciting blend of musical legends, up-and-comers, local stalwarts, and even youngsters representing the next generation of jazz greats. International artists like Malian Toumani Diabaté and Brazilian Ivan Lins, blues greats like the Holmes Brothers, and a steady post-Katrina stream of characters like Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, and Irvin Mayfield from the other end of the Mississippi have diversified the Dakota's lineup in recent years. Friday and Saturday late-night sessions have opened things up even more. Then there are the outstanding features that we've come to expect from the Dakota: great sound; an intimate, convivial atmosphere that often feels like the band is set up in your living room; and a brilliantly conceived and executed menu. New York, Paris, Timbuktu: The Dakota ranks with the best.

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