Artists' Quarter
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History
Date Opened: Mid 70's in Minneapolis, re-opening in St. Paul in 1996.
Date Closed:
Owners The owner and frequent drummer on stage is Kenny Horst.
The Artists' Quarter is a musician owned and operated jazz club that has been a Twin Cities institution since it first opened in Minneapolis in the '70's. It has great sight lines, a great sound system, and a loyal following.
Since reopening in Saint Paul 8 years ago, the AQ has hosted performances by jazz greats Harry “Sweets” Edison, Lee Konitz (who recorded a live album there just a few years ago), Tom Harrell, Dewey Redman, Roy Haynes, Georgie Fame, David Berkman, Mel Rhyne, the late great Jack McDuff (who met his wife, Kathy, at the AQ) as well as regular visits from Lew Tabackin, Joey Defrancesco, Dave Hazeltine, Ira Sullivan, Mose Allison, Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, Happy Apple, Herbie Lewis, Bill Carrothers, Greg Skaff, Joanne Brackeen, Paul Bollenback and Ben Sidran. Local groups How Birds Work, the Phil Hey Quartet, the Pete Whitman X-tet, and Source Code perform regularly.
Address
408 St. Peter St., St. Paul
(7th Place & St Peter, St Paul, MN…basement of the Hamm Building)
(651) 292-1359
Staff
Kenny Horst, owner, manager, drummer
Davis Wilson works the door and does the stage introductions for all the national acts.
Anecdotes
Primarily a jazz club. Most notable are the Tuesday B3 Organ nights. They have regular open mic poetry on Monday nights with a Poetry Slam on the first Monday of the month, always preceeded by the jazz band, Green.
Davis WIlson does a great Lord Buckley impression telling the crowd that: "the AQ is pleased and flipped to have you here tonight."
Related Web sites
Related Bands
- How Birds Work
- Phil Hey Quartet
- Happy Apple
- F*K*G
- Tuesday Night Band
- Source Code
- Fat Kid Wednesdays
- Out To Lunch Quintet
- Green
