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Jazz This Week: Fumee Gypsy Project, T.J. Borden, Tuesday Night Swing Dance, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's jazz and creative music visitors to St. Louis include a gypsy jazz band from Chicago and an experimental cello player from New York. Add in a busy lineup of gigs from local musicians, and the calendar for the next few days includes plenty of options for the discerning listener. Let's go to the highlights: Today, if you're downtown during the lunch hour, you can catch a free performance of funky soul-jazz from the Jim Stevens Group as they ...
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Progressive Nation At Sea Returns In 2014 Featuring Prog Legends
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles, CA - Progressive Nation is hitting the high seas in 2014! Join us in this inaugural sailing from February 18th – 22nd 2014 on the luxurious Norwegian Pearl heading from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay and Freeport, Bahamas. This music festival at sea gives you an experience that a land festival just can’t match. In addition to 4 days in the beautiful Caribbean and all the amenities of a cruise ship; you will enjoy music from morning ‘til ...
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Nishimura, Siwula, Iacovone, Hostfalt, Gallagher, Cooper Live At Nublu NYC August 13 2013
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Sten Hostfalt
Tuesday August 13, 2013, 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM at Nublu NYC Always Continuing STRAIN INTO THE LIMITS Improvised performances of music pushing past the boundaries of convention and delving into less traveled relationships between melody, time, instruments,dynamics and personal voice. HEAR THIS TRIO HERE Rocco John Iacovone (Saxophone) Blaise Siwula (Saxophone) Stan Nishimura (Trombone) STAN, STEN, e VAN Evan Gallagher - Casio ctk611 keyboard Sten Hostfalt - Guitar Stan Nishimura - ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 9-15
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Jazz across generations characterizes the live music calendar this week, from the CD release of one of the most popular bands of the 90s to a rare performance by one of the world's legendary percussionists in the company of much younger talents, from a late night gig with local and visiting star improvisers to a local Blues Hall of Famer helping to celebrate the budding careers of young artists, from a young pro's homecoming to a prime club/prime time gig ...
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Jazz This Week: Snarky Puppy, a Tribute to Marvin Gaye, Route 66 Jazz Orchestra, Don Schroeder's Happy Go Lucky Jazz Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Though the “dog days" of summer have arrived in St. Louis so far mostly without the traditional blistering heat and soupy humidity, they still bring the usual annual slowdown in the number of touring jazz musicians passing through St. Louis. However, there's still live jazz and creative music out there to be found all over the area - if you know where to look. And so, let's go to the highlights... Tonight, Good 4 The Soul will back singer Brian ...
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Andy De Campos Quintet At Toronto's Gladstone Hotel
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LMC Media
Start your weekend at the swankiest music bar in Toronto! Andy De Campos Quintet will perform at The Gladstone Hotel's Melody Bar on Friday, August 16th. The Gladstone is Toronto's oldest functioning hotel and is the hippest joint on all of Queen Street West. In fact, Gladstone is named one of the Top Ten Bars in The World by Condé Nast Traveler! On vocals: Andy De Campos piano: Robert Horvath bass: Ken McDonald drums: ...
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Jazz This Week: St. Louis Cabaret Festival with Marilyn Maye, American Music Showcase, Kelley Hunt, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This weekend may mark the beginning of the dog days of summer, but it's one of the busiest times of the year for Cabaret Project St. Louis, as the organization presents its annual St. Louis Cabaret Festival and conference this week. In addition to a week's worth of educational programs for prospective singers, there are four nights of performances on tap, starting this evening as singer and pianist Billy Stritch performs songs associated with Mel Torme at the Bistro at ...
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Wallace Roney Captures A New Following With Two Explosive Nights At The Side Door Jazz Club
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Reed Hadley
By Reed I. Hadley Miles Davis hand-picked Wallace Roney to perform by his side at the Montreux Jazz Festival and on May 16, 2013, Wallace, along with Gary Bartz, Monty Alexander and others, performed the Miles Davis classic “If I Were a Bell." The occasion was a dedication of Miles’ former brownstone into the NY Historical Preservation Landmark collection. As part of ”Backstage: Series” programming for jarisreedgroup.org, I recently witnessed Roney perform the same piece at The Side Door Jazz ...
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