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Jazz this week: Kenny Barron, Tyondai Braxton, Thurman Barker, an all-star band with Cohen, Wilson, Hill & Oh, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a terrifically busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a number of interesting musicians visiting town over the next few days. So let's skip the rest of the preamble and go straight to the highlights... Wednesday, April 6 Pianist Kenny Barron returns to St. Louis for the first of two evenings with his trio at Jazz at the Bistro. Officially designated as an NEA “Jazz Master," the 72-year-old Barron is a stylistically versatile pianist, albeit ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Thurman Barker
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's look at some videos of drummer, percussionist, and composer Thurman Barker, who's coming to St. Louis to play two events in early April at Washington University. He'll perform first in a ticketed concert for the Jazz at Holmes series on Thursday, April 7, followed the next evening by a free event, improvising to silent films on Friday, April 8 at Wash U's Brown Hall. Barker is a 68-year-old Chicago native whose involvement in creative music dates back to ...
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Hot Tone Music To Release CDs By Bassist Mimi Jones, Saxophonist Camille Thurman, Drummer Shirazette Tinnin On Feb. 4
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The simultaneous release on February 4 of new Hot Tone Music CDs by Mimi Jones (Balance), saxophonist Camille Thurman (Origins), and drummer Shirazette Tinnin (Humility: Purity of My Soul) places the label at the forefront of bringing recognition to the increasing prominence of world-class female musicians in the jazz arena. “Hot Tone Music was created to give chances to those who may have been overlooked and denied the necessary support and knowledge to develop,” says bassist Jones, who founded the ...
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Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers Returns For The Summer With The Camille Thurman Quartet
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Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers
BROOKLYN, NY: Emmanuel Baptist Church has returned with the summer edition of its Jazz Vespers featuring the Camille Thurman Quartet, who will add their own unique stamp to the growing roster of highly talented artists to perform at series since it began years ago. It will take place in its standing home at the historic Emmanuel Baptist Church, 279 Lafayette Avenue, located in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 2013 at 3:00 PM. The recurrent ...
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Thurman Barker Quartet Performance At Bard College on Wednesday, December 11
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All About Jazz
Concert will feature music from Barker's recent recording Time Factor
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.-The Thurman Barker Quartet-guitarist James Emery, pianist Rob Schwimmer, bassist Jerome Harris, and percussionist Barker-will perform in concert at Bard College on Wednesday, December 11. The program, open to the public without charge, will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Old Gym.
The program will feature performances of works from Barker's recent CD Time Factor. “The music on the recording was inspired by time," says Barker. “We all work ...
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