Jennifer Grimm is a nationally acclaimed vocalist and songwriter / Joe Cruz is regarded as one of the most versatile and energetic guitarists on the national music scene. Both Jennifer and Joe reside in Minneapolis and bring their passion and talents to our community for the first time on our stage. Along with Jennifer and Joe will be Billy Peterson, Ryan Frane, and Glenn Swanson - a trio known to Cookin' at the O patrons.

ABOUT THE DINNER: Call us if you prefer a gluten, lactose or meat-free meal option. You can reach through any of these numbers or emails:

Oldenburg House: 218-384-4835 / info@oldenburghouse.com

Emily: 763-226-6828 / emily@oacc.us

Glenn: 612-272-1219 / glenn@oacc.us

Operating support is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

THE PERFORMERS

Jennifer Grimm is a nationally acclaimed vocalist and songwriter with credits to her name including performing at New York's Carnegie Hall, scoring hits internationally with radio favorites in Aruba and the Netherlands, writing music for Sony Entertainment, being licensed with Universal Entertainment, and having her music featured on networks such as NBC, USA, and SHOWTIME. Her speaking voice may sound familiar as well due to her being heard on commercials for Target, Caribou Coffee, Office Max, HealthPartners, True Value and many more. Having been raised with her traveling show-business family, it's easy to tell that the stage suits Jennifer as she puts everyone at ease with her charismatic familiarity with the audience.

LINK TO JENNIFER'S WEBSITE - jennifergrimm.com

Joe Cruz is regarded as one of the most versatile and energetic multi-stringed instrumentalists on the national music scene today. Throughout his 40 year career, this passionate musician has developed a vast array of styles, playing anything from solo acoustic guitar to screaming electric, swinging with a jazz combo, picking mandolin in a bluegrass band or exploring his Latin roots on Cuban trés and Puerto Rican cuatro. Cruz is also a composer and his solo guitar record, Pasión, can be found on iTunes. Having played in numerous productions at the Children's Theatre Company, The Guthrie, Park Square Theatre, and The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Joe is delighted to return to collaborating with Jennifer Grimm once again.

http://www.joecruzmusic.com/

BILLY PETERSON

Billy Peterson is one of the most celebrated bass players in the world. His uncompromising talents as a performer, composer, arranger and producer have brought him widespread recognition. This world-renowned bassist is often compared to a chameleon because he can fill so many positions and because he is at home in rock, pop, R&B, soul, jazz, folk or country.

Peterson's contributions to the music scene are inestimable and his enthusiasm for the bass is stunning. He is permanently in-demand as a bassist and known for his work with Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Prince, Les Paul and Steve Miller, among many other internationally acclaimed artists.

RYAN FRANE

Ryan has performed throughout the country as well as in Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Holland and France. Ryan has performed with the Green Bay Packers band and was a member of the Denver Nuggets house band. He has performed locally with the Big Time Jazz Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Arrowhead Chorale, Lake Superior Youth Chorus and many others including his own small groups. Ryan's most recent trio recording entitled "People We Know" features all original compositions with the exception of one standard. Also, Ryan has backed or performed with many musicians including The Mills Brothers, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Bobby Vinton, Steve Lippia, Tom Harrell, Wes Anderson, Rex Richardson, Ingrid Jensen, Jim Snidero and many others.

GLENN SWANSON

Glenn's studies of music, science, technology and Buddhism combine in an effortless mastery of time and tone. At an early age, Glenn became one of the Twin Cities’ leading drummers in both live venues and the studio. He was a staff drummer at Creation Audio and worked with Minneapolis’ leading recording icons, including Herb Pilhoffer and Chris Moon. He co-authored, “Behind the Shades” with Sheila Raye Charles (daughter of Ray Charles) and produced and toured Japan with Sheila.

In 2010 he worked with Pippi Ardennia and co-founded PipJazz Foundation, a program that mentors talented jazz youth. Glenn is currently the Artistic Director for OACC.

Friday, Aug 23 | COOKIN' AT THE O

Jennifer Grimm / Joe Cruz