Aurora Club Jazz Jam Live!

ACJJL is produced in MInneapolis MN.

Tonight! FM throws a big Halloween Jazz Party, with dunking for apples, a costume contest and a spoooky story. And the band is Hot Hot Hot! with Special Guests Wayne on guitar and Jake on the drums. So kick back - have a Cuban Cola and go to a Halloween Jazz Party in the comfort of your own favorite chair!

Tonight! Cigar Bar! FM has yet another plan up his sleeve to drum up business, this time by selling cigars. The tone of the evening is set with the raucous blues tune DAWN OF THE FAWN. The band lights a fire with GO GO BOOTS, and Dr. F’s cigar habit leads into HAZE. Ouch, looks like the Doctor is out for the count. Luckily, Jeff the Hollywood writer is in the audience, so he joins the band to finish out the set with NAOMI and MY CIGARONA. It really rocks out at the Borealis Lounge tonight!

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Tonight! Business at the Borealis Lounge has been kind of slow, so FM decides to stir things up by inviting ALL of Charlie’s fan clubs to a Fan Club Night Celebration! Whoops – guess they don’t all get along. Tensions build and then explode in concert with some great improvisational jams. Songs include Fan Club, Beauty with No Head, various trumpet overtures for the different fan clubs, and a classic, Fight Song. Charlie Bates on Trumpet, Dr. F on piano, Wrong Way Perkins on guitar, Jack Patz on drums, and Berle on his ever-lovin bass.

Tonight! Help FM celebrate his new 8th Grade Diploma! THe band starts off with 8th Grade Jam, then plays a spur of the moment improve on Bach melodies to Make FM look smart. FM doesn't have the Report Card Blues, but the Band sure does. Hackin Sam does a quiz show - Are you smarter than an eighth Grader? Then Hackin premiers his new epic Poem - Anthropology. The band wraps it up with The Smarts and FM has an in-house graduation party.

The Aurora Club Jams at the State Fair! FM lined up a lucrative free gig next to the Sheep Barn. Wow – Spaghetti on-a-stick, Cuban Colas on-a-stick, freak shows, animal husbandry, midway mayhem and music. On top of it all Dr. F is back and is jamming with Wrong Way Perkins! At The State Fair! The show starts out with a psychedelic tune called Sheep Jam. Things really start to move with a driving jazz jam called Thrill-o-Whirl. After that crazy ride, things slow down and get romantic with the tune Ye Olde Mill. Wrong Way Perkins sings Headphone Henry – the band’s entry in the Bandstand Competition. The set wraps up with Sky Ride.

Tonight! Live from the Borealis Lounge! Wrong Way Perkins - guitarist extraordinaire arrives and joins the band, bringing in a wild new sound. Sort of like the Grateful Dead meets Santana and Miles Davis. Really wild super long jam odesseys and its their first time playing together! Unbelievable. Songs include Go Go boots, Hot Sashay, Odessey, Mr. Blobby and Under the Bridge. FM keeps the show going with his insult-ridden ventriliquist doll. This is a classic folks. Oh, yeah - buy the Aurora Club Jazz Jam Live CD at I-Tunes! Support the Show!

Tonight! Join the Party! Its a CD Release party at the Borealis Lounge! That's right - pick up a digital copy of the Aurora Club's "Best Of" album featuring 12 tunes from the past year's shows. Check it out on ITunes and other major digital music retailers. the Artist Name is "Aurora Club" and the album name is "Jazz Jam Live". So back to the CD Release Party, Things get wild when FM decides to give away Cuban Colas. Dr F has to man the CD table. Jack Patz gets to be a waiter. Charlie gets to have a laugh and Hackin Sam gets to premier some Music for Modern Dance. Enjoy and buy the album!

Its the Holiday Season and FM is giving away turkeys! Live ones -oops! The band rocks on with an intro song, feather Head, Wintertime, and Turkey Trot! While you are dowloading, go to www.cubancola.com and fill out a short listener survey - it will help the band get a sponsor and keep the show No Cover!

Tonight! Join FM in wishing Jack Patz the best as he ventures of to join the French Foreign Legion - or something like that. The set features some of Jack's favorite rockin tunes with the Aurora Club. Tunes include Improvised Monk, Heavy Jack, Spy Girl, Amazing Grace and Fish Wrap. Special Guests Lady K and Hackin Sam also stop by to pay tribute to Jack Patz - one of the Rock N Roll Jazz Drummer Greats!

Tonight! The Fat Man gets Nanook Johnson to sit in on his genuine Sealskin skins. It's that crazy time of year when we are all barraged by political ads claming thsi and that. FM wants to hear from the real deal, so he invited Sarah Palin to debate Charlie Bates. But, alas, the VP candidate is too busy to warrant a debate with madcap musicians. So FM holds a Sarah Palin look-a-like contest to keep the rowdy crowd in line. The band plays Legal in Alaska, The Secret, THe Moose has the Blues, Wasilla Nights, and a hapy tune to close the show. Please note that this show was approved by Fat Man and Berle and in no way reflects the views of Jack Patz.

Softball

Tonight! The air conditioning is out at the Borealis Lounge, but the crowd is keeping cool with the AC. The house band - the AURORA CLUB - starts out the set with a 3/4 tune called "Cool it". Dr F shows off his love for minimalism and the beauty of keeping the melody simple with his tune called "Sunglasses". Man it is hot, but Charlie Bates' tune "Surf" helps with a funky breeze. The funk continues with an acid jazz tribute to the all-American summer beach icon - "Bikini". Hackin Sam is back from vacation and apparently discovered "The five stages of Happiness" while camping in the pines. Allright Hackin! Share the wisdom! FM's big idea to keep cool hits a snag and the band has to chill him out with a super mellow version of "Cool it" to close out the set, along with some island jazz to close the bar.

Tonight! The Fat Man Tires to impress the membership committee of the high society Calhoun Club by having the band play classical tunes. The band gives it their best shot with some jazz renditions of Funeral March for a Marionette (Gounod); Symphony No 7: Allegretto (Beethoven); the famous Carmen aria Habanera (Bizet); and that tango favorite El Choclo (Villoldo). Hackin Sam tries to add some class with a Haiku. That classical music really gets the crowd riled up, along with free Cuban Colas and some pull tab action. Will FM get in the club? Listen and find out!