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Jazz this week: Shawn Maxwell's New Tomorrow, The People's Key, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features a couple of multi-artist performances of experimental music, an up- and-coming new contemporary jazz quintet from Chicago, plus some local favorites. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, August 2 This week's “Grand Center Jazz Crawl" has trumpeter T.J Müller at KDHX's Magnolia Cafe; the jam session with bassist Bob Deboo and friends at Kranzberg Arts Center; and trumpeter Kasimu Taylor at The Dark Room. Also on Wednesday, ...
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Coco Montoya With Sol Roots Perform In Washington DC
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9th Floor Music
Coco Montoya with Sol Roots perform Saturday November 15 at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington DC. Coco Montoya’s explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have propelled him to the upper reaches of the blues-rock world. Sol Roots has toured with funk, blues, and roots legends and performs an unique blend of energetic rock, raw blues, and greasy funk- all delivered with deep soul. COCO MONTOYA “Smoldering blues and southern-fried rock ‘n’ roll with a master touch and killer soloing”
—GuitarOne
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Jazz This Week: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Oikos Ensemble, Craig Pomranz, St. Louis Rivermen, Andy Coco's Rhythm Section Road Show, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
If you feel like combining jazz and Christmas this weekend, you're in luck, as there are several holiday themed performances by local and touring musicians coming up over the next few days around the St. Louis area. And if you're not quite ready to go the full-on holiday music route just yet, you can also find funky soul-jazz, traditional New Orleans and swing music, cabaret, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, Washington University's student jazz ensembles will perform ...
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ESL Music Announces Shawn Lee "Synthesizers in Space" July 24
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Press Junkie PR
“For me, being creative is a natural bodily function, like breathing and eating,” Shawn Lee says from his London studio as he reflects on the whirlwind effort and inspiration he experienced in developing his latest album, Synthesizers in Space. It began at a music store called Switched On in Austin, TX and the discovery of a vintage “mystery-box” instrument hidden amongst the old synths and organs that created sounds and textures unlike anything currently in his sonic arsenal. The result ...
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Coco Montoya and JJ Grey & Mofro Headline Waukesha BluesFest August 10 & 11
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Chris M. Slawecki
The Waukesha Rotary Club has announced the headliners for the 2012 Waukesha BluesFest. Friday, August 10th will feature California blues guitarist Coco Montoya, and on Saturday, August 11th, JJ Grey & Mofro will bring their soul infused blues rock to the Waukesha BluesFest stage.
Born into a family with generations-old roots in rural Florida, JJ Grey was raised with a combination of backwoods wisdom and old-school blue-collar values. Grey’s original songs are inspired by legendary musicians, including Southern rockers Lynyrd ...
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Sharon Sable with E. Shawn Qaissaunee in Kennett Square on Wed. April 4th!
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Jim Miller
Appearing on Wednesday, April 4th at the Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA (19348) to celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month will be singer Sharon Sable with the E. Shawn Qaissaunee Quartet. Showtime: 7:30 pm. One show. Tickets: $10/$5 students. No advance sales. For info: Call 484-732-8295. Sharon Sable is “drawing crowds and sending them home happy" says the Somers Point Jazz Society. Already a veteran of the music business, Sable has recorded with Babyface, Boyz II Men, Pink ...
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Calvin Keys "Shawn-Neeq" Reissued on 180g Vinyl
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Tompkins Square
Calvin Keys' debut Shawn-Neeq will be reissued on 180g vinyl LP tomorrow, Jan 10, on Tompkins Square. The LP is now available for purchase at tompkinssquare.com Originally released on the influential label Black Jazz in 1971, guitarist Calvin Keys' debut is a stone classic waiting to be re-discovered. The funky, deep grooves and Calvin's singular guitar stylings, coupled with a heady collaborative feel that inhabits so many early '70's jazz recordings, are all on beautiful display. 40 years later, Tompkins ...
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Enter the "Shawn Maxwell - Urban Vigilante" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
Jazz This Week: The Jazz Crusaders, Wine Dine and Jazz Festival, Sylvia McNair, Coco Soul, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Mid-summer heat has arrived in St. Louis several weeks ahead of schedule, but if you can brave the unseasonable temperatures, there are a number of jazz and creative music events worth checking out over the next few days. Today at lunchtime, the band Swing Set will play a free concert from noon to 1 p.m. at the Old Library Plaza at 8th and Locust as part of the St. Louis Public Library's “Not So Quiet" concert series. Tomorrow, there are ...
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Lapis Luna featuring Shawn Aileen Clark at Smalls on May 20
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Shawn Aileen Clark
