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Jazz This Week: Kermit Ruffins, Nora Germain, Good 4 the Soul, All That Tap XXI, Dave Dickey Big Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The weekend starts early for fans of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, as Kermit Ruffins - trumpeter, singer, entrepreneur, bon vivant and ambassador of New Orleans music - will be playing at The Gramophone tonight and again on Thursday evening. While he's in town, Ruffins also will be doing a meet-and-greet and signing copies of his new album We Partyin' Traditional Style on Thursday morning at Vintage Vinyl. Ruffins, who helped found the Rebirth Brass Band and has ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Partyin' Traditional Style with Kermit Ruffins
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's check out some video clips featuring trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, who's coming to St. Louis to play on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at The Gramophone. The 48-year-old New Orleans native first gained fame for co-founding the Rebirth Brass Band while still a high-school student. He's gone on to establish a career as a solo performer and crowd-pleasing entertainer, playing weekly gigs in his hometown at Vaughan's and his own club, Kermit's Treme Speakeasy, and occasionally ...
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Kermit Ruffins to Perform Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at the Gramophone
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This just in: via the Twitter feed of Basin Street Records, StLJN has learned that New Orleans trumpeter and singer Kermit Ruffins (pictured) will be coming to St. Louis to perform on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at The Gramophone. Ruffins is a fixture on the New Orleans scene, playing weekly gigs with his band the Barbecue Swingers at various spots, most notably Vaughan's Lounge, where he recorded a live album in 2007. Ruffins also has been a ...
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Stephanie Jordan, Irvin Mayfield, Kermit Ruffins, And Leah Chase Share Stage With Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sylvain Music Notes
Liberty Bank Celebrates the Holidays and its 40th Anniversary with The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra NEW ORLEANS - Liberty Bank and Trust will celebrate the holiday season and their 40th Anniversary with a special holiday musical extravaganza featuring the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and some very special guests. “A Liberty Bank Christmas" with the LPO will take place on Saturday, December 8, 2012, 8 p.m. at Xavier University' Convocation Center, their new 4,000 seat arena, located at One Drexel Drive. Guest artists ...
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Mardi Gras Ball: Kermit Ruffins, Bonerama, Marco Benevento
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JamBase
6TH ANNUAL MARDI GRAS BALL EXPANDS TO TWO NIGHTS For the 6th year in a row, CEG Presents / NolaFunk.com—the New York-based event promoter that honors the musicians and spirit of New Orleans—will be bringing its annual Mardi Gras Ball to New York City, and for the first time, it will be a two-night event. On February 18 & 19, New Orleans royalty Kermit Ruffins and his band the BBQ Swingers will make a rare appearance at the Hiro Ballroom ...
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One Track Mind: Kermit Driscoll with Bill Frisell and Vinnie Colaiuta, "Great Expectations" (2011)
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Something Else!
By S. Victor Aaron Pardon me as I continue on the topic of Bill Frisell The Sideman on an interpretation of a Miles Davis fusion deep cut. In the back of a Paris taxicab, probably sometime in the mid 1970s, three aspiring musicians were gobsmacked from the music playing on the radio. It was the early fusion side-long jam “Great Expectations" recorded by Miles Davis shortly after Bitches Brew. For one of these musicians, Big Fun, the album that this ...
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Kermit Driscoll "Reveille"
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
Bassist Kermit Driscoll is best known for his work in the 1990s behind such downtown luminaries as Bill Frisell (1987-96) and John Zorn (1988-94). He was also co-founder of the Knitting Factory collective New and Used, featuring trumpeter Dave Douglas, which waxed several records in the nineties. But the bassist, who studied under Jaco Pastorius, has also performed with a wide swath of musicians from jazz greats Chet Baker and Toots Thielmans and pop stars Ben E. King and The ...
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Kermit Driscoll - Reveille
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Bassist Kermit Driscoll has played in the band of the idiosyncratic guitarist Bill Frisell on many occasions, so it's nice to hear them with him in the leadership position. Also joining them are the up and coming pianist Kris Davis and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. The music still retains the heartland vibe of a Frisell record, but the music is focused and song based, and with Davis adding enigmatic piano accents and thick bass leaving open space for the group ...
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Enter the "Kermit Driscoll - Reveille" Giveaway
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nineteen-Eight Records “Kermit Driscoll—Reveille“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select THREE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 9th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Kermit Driscoll at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Nineteen-Eight Records About Reveille One thing's certain: it was definitely worth the wait. Kermit Driscoll has been a remarkable bassist and inspired sideman for the last 30 years, ...
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