Ginger Commodore - You Are The Music

Jazz, Soul, R&B This show is part of series that will be presented in 4 installments, packed with songs nostalgically driven. This first show, you’ll hear songs from the American Songbook, songs you know, that are emotionally driven. You’ll hear songs originated by Shirley Horn, Cassandra Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Diane Reeves, Cynthia Arivo, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan & Bill Withers. Don’t miss!

Ginger Commodore vocals

Lee Blaske piano

Daryl Boudreaux percussion

Pete Whitman, horns

Ginger Commodore is a singer, songwriter, Teaching Artist, Musical Director, producer and actress who enjoys an illustrious musical career in the Twin Cities area. She’s an original member of 3-time Grammy Award winning ensemble The Sounds of Blackness and world acclaimed vocal jazz ensemble Moore By Four. She’s done shows at the Penumbra Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Orpheum Theatre and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. She’s appeared in concert at Orchestra Hall, The Ordway Theatre and currently performs at Twin cities live music venues.

“She can melt you with a ballad or shake you with blues”.

“Women on the Moon” is a concert and visual event that showcases some of the greatest female artists from the 1960s. The show will celebrate Mama Cass, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Lesley Gore, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin and Dionne Warwick. In addition, it will cover Joan Baez, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt and many more.

The 1960s were inarguably the most prolific decade for female vocalists and musicians in many diverse styles and categories. To that end, women launched themselves into the music scene, from pop and folk to rock and rhythm and blues. Moreover, they claimed their space in the mostly male-dominated industry.

Producer and musical director Lori Dokken has assembled some of the Twin Cities’ finest female vocalists. They will transport you back more than fifty years to a time when so many things were static and tumultuous. However, people circulated “peace” and “love” were two of the most common words of the era.

Patty Peterson has performed all over the country. In addition, Patty received seven coveted Minnesota Music Awards. She was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 2019.

Ginger Commodore regularly visits the Dakota stage. Further, she presents a true amalgam of musical styles with her own unique delivery.

Judi Vinar has been singing since the age of four. She has worked with The Wolverines, JazzMN Big Band, The Girls, and also toured extensively with Bobby McFerrin.

Rachel Holder’s versatile vocals have been featured with the biggest names in the Twin Cities music scene.

Katie Gearty is one of the most versatile vocalists in the region. She has collaborated with Bruce Henry, Debbie Duncan, J.D. Steele, Kurt Jorgensen, and others.

The Band: Joe Elliott, guitar David Stanoch, drums Ben Kelly, bass Lori Dokken, piano/vocals

A rare opportunity to hear this legendary vocal jazz group, Moore by Four!

Ashley Commodore, Vocals Ginger Commodore, Vocals Connie Evingson, Vocals Dennis Spears, Vocals Sanford Moore, piano Jay Young, bass Steve Jennings, drums

First established in 1986, Moore by Four remains one of the region’s most acclaimed vocal ensembles. Performing sold-out shows at home and abroad, they’ve shared concert billing with Harry Connick, Jr., Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan and sung for the US Olympic Committee, Super Bowl, Fortune 500 Companies, Heads of State and Kings and Queens. Their harmonies invoke thoughts of Manhattan Transfer with their precise vocal control and polish, pulsating rhythms, and innovative arrangements, but with a style all their own.

“Their high-energy stage presence, distinctive voices, close harmonies makes Moore By Four a must-see-and-hear.” – MinnPost