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Post-Dispatch Reports Plans for David Sanborn Jazz Festival in St. Louis

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This just in:The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson has reported that plans are underway for a new jazz festival in St. Louis. The event would bear the name of, and be headlined by, saxophonist and St. Louis native David Sanborn (pictured) and would take place in September 2013 in the Grand Center neighborhood. The story reports that the proposed David Sanborn Jazz Festival could run from one to three days, including both free outdoor shows and ticketed indoor concerts. The ...
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A Dispatch from Steve Lantner.

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Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
Mr Lantner works an acoustic piano like a trumpeter working different mutes. Of all the exemplary pianists who are regulars at the Outpost, Steve is the only one to really open the thing up, literally. He removes all removeable covers so the thing can really resonate getting into its sonic quintessence. He doesn't want a single potential sonic nuance to be hemmed in by cabinetry. And the best part is he always puts it impeccably back together exactly the way ...
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Neville Brothers, Dr. John Reviewed in Post-Dispatch

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
On a Sunday evening when the Grammy Awards took center stage in Los Angeles, a pair of legendary New Orleans acts, the Neville Brothers and Dr. John, were the center of attention in St. Louis, turning in memorable performances at the Sheldon Concert Hall. After receiving a Grammy award hours earlier for Best Contemporary Blues Album, Dr. John took the stage first at Mardi Gras Mambo," the Friends of the Sheldon winter benefit concert. Dr. John's musical roots go back ...
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Harry Connick Jr. Holiday Show Reviewed in Post-Dispatch

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
SLSO Guitar Festival Previewed in Post-Dispatch

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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Sunday edition of the Post-Dispatch has an article by classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller previewing the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's Guitar Festival, which will take place this week at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, The Pageant, and Powell Symphony Hall. The five concerts will include performances of music by Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and Edgard Varese, as well as Hallucination City," a Glenn Branca piece scored for 100 electric guitars, and orchestral fare including two ...
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