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Jazz this week: Catherine Russell, Mardra Thomas, Brooke Michael Smith, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features a pleasing variety of female vocalists, both visiting and local, as well as a tribute to saxophonist Dexter Gordon's work in the 1986 film Round Midnight, and more. Let's go the the highlights... Wednesday, November 16 Singer Catherine Russell will perform for the first of four nights continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Russell, the daughter of pianist and bandleader Luis Russell and singer/guitarist Carline Ray, ...
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Jazz This Week: Victor Wooten, Reggie and Mardra Thomas, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Though many StLJN readers may be getting time off for Independence Day, and some even enjoying a bit of additional vacation this week, the business of live jazz and creative music goes on. Here are few of the highlights happening in and around St. Louis for the next few days: With regard to tonight, while there are a number of regular weekly gigs that usually happen around town on Wednesdays, remember that holiday schedules can be unpredictable in the bar/restaurant ...
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Jazz This Week: Reggie and Mardra Thomas, Jeff Coffin and Mu'tet, Funky Butt Brass Band, St. Louis Ragtimers, Cornet Chop Suey, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It may be summer vacation time, but St. Louis' jazz players aren't taking the week off. In fact, there's quite a variety of jazz styles to be found on local stages over the next few days, from traditional to modern to fusion and beyond. Here are some of the most noteworthy shows: Tonight, drummer Maurice Carnes and the St. Louis Jazz Ensemble will play a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University. Carnes plays in a ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Brief Appreciation and Farewell to Reggie and Mardra Thomas
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The St. Louis jazz scene is losing two outstanding musicians this summer, as keyboardist Reggie Thomas and his wife, singer and actress Mardra Thomas, are moving to East Lansing, MI, where Reggie has accepted a job at Michigan State University. Working together and separately, both have delivered many fine performances to St. Louis audiences, and Reggie Thomas also has taught and mentored many young jazz musicians in SIU Edwardsville's jazz program. They will ...
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Jazz This Week: Al Jarreau, Peter Martin, Davey Williams and Ladonna Smith, Mardra Thomas and Reggie Thomas, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a busy pre-Valentine's Day weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, and with weather forecasters predicting at least a temporary respite from the deep freeze, it should be a good weekend to get out and about. Here are some of the notable shows coming up: Tonight, pianist Peter Martin continues his eponymous concert series with a solo piano performance at the Sheldon. Martin hasn't done a lot of solo gigs here in St. Louis, but his CD/EP ...
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Mardra Thomas to Reprise Billie Holiday Role on September 17 at Harris-Stowe
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Singer Mardra Thomas once again will step into the role of Billie Holiday for “A Portrait of Lady Day," a dinner-and-concert event to be presented at 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 17 at Harris-Stowe State University's Emerson Theatre, 3026 Laclede. Thomas (pictured) has portrayed Holiday a number of times on various St. Louis stages, most recently in June in another performance at Harris-Stowe. For the September 17 show, she will be backed by her husband, keyboardist Reggie Thomas, and a band ...
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Jazz This Week: Legacy Jazz Quintet, Maurice Carnes, Mardra Thomas, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's the dog days of summer, and as often happens this time of year, once again this weekend the St. Louis area is bereft of touring jazz performers. That makes it a good time to sample some of the proverbial home cookin,' so here's a brief look at some of the next few days' highlights:On Thursday evening, drummer Maurice Carnes will do a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University.On Friday, the ...
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Jazz This Week: Peter Martin Trio, Brian Owens, Mardra Thomas and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Though it may not officially be summer until the solstice on June 21, summer weather already seems to moving into St. Louis, and local jazz presenters and venues are putting their summer schedules into effect, for the most part either curtailing their offerings until fall or emphasizing homegrown talent.However, there's still some music to be heard, so let's see what's going on around town over the next few days:Tonight, singer Denise Thimes performs a free concert ...
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Rick Haydon, Reggie and Mardra Thomas Release Eastern Central Pacific
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Guitarist Rick Haydon, keyboardist Reggie Thomas and singer Mardra Thomas have collaborated on a new CD released by the St. Louis-based Victoria Records label.Titled Eastern Central Pacific, the disc features jazz standards performed by Haydon and the Thomases with help from drummer Harold Jones, a jazz veteran who has played with stars including Count Basie, Eddie Harris and Tony Bennett, and bassist Jeff Campbell, a member of the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra and a faculty member at Eastman ...
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