Joe Friday

Joe Friday is a dance band consisting of 9 musicians whose love of music is supplemented by day jobs as varied as chef, banker, teacher, health care workers, and stockbroker. Joe Friday features a four-piece horn section, giving the band a unique "big band" sound. The band started in 1998 specializing in the popular at that time swing music and has since evolved into a variety dance band. Listen below for a live medley of Joe Friday.

The current line up is as follows:

Dave Knudson, Keyboards and Vocals
Kaye Knudson, Vocals
Darius Chagnon, Bass Guitar
James Jiskra, Lead Guitar and Vocals
Buzz Benson, Drums
Shawn Boehm, Trumpet
Jon Baumann, Trombone
Gary Hansen, Tenor Sax
Randy Schmeling, Baritone Sax

The band plays from a varied playlist, with songs from artists such as Adele, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Elton John, Tom Jones, The Blues Brothers, James Brown, The Eurythmics, The B-52s, Sheryl Crow, Huey Lewis & the News, Santana, Chicago, The Temptations, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Commodores, The BeeGees, Patti LaBelle, SADE, Kool & The Gang and Van Morrison.

Joe Friday has played in all sorts of venues, often playing for local dinner/dance clubs, weddings, conventions and reunions. The band has played for groups as small as 40 or 50 as well as crowds as large as 6,000 in the Bismarck Civic Center for the Millenium Party Dec 31, 1999.

For booking, please contact Nightlife Entertainment at 701-222-0202.