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A Steve Lantner Summer At Outpost 186 In Cambridge (MA)
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Chris Rich
Since Steve Lantner is the only Outpost 186 artist to actually lay out his entire season schedule in a grown up and timely manner, it is only fair that we at the Outpost call attention to this fact. And what a season it is. July is a twofer with his usual Tuesday slot given to a solo. These can be all over the map and generally reflect his inspirations of the moment. Look for it on July 23rd at the ...
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Jazz This Week: Mike Dillon Band, Erin Bode Sings Standards, Phil Dunlap Quintet with Nicholas Payton, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Though many touring jazz stars are busy playing the festival circuit this month, there's still plenty of live jazz and creative music this weekend in St. Louis. Here's what's coming up over the next few days... Tonight, the Mike Dillon Band returns to perform at The Demo. Led by percussionist Mike Dillon, the MDB were here last in February, opening for Umphrey's McGee at The Pageant. They mix up jazz, funk, rock and punk in an energetic and entertaining way, ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 21-27
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
It seems May's cool weather brought June's showers, but with the Solstice comes the hot vibes of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, opening Thursday in St. Paul at Mears Park. And there's plenty of steam leading up to the festival. Big Gigs This Week Friday, June 21. Welcome summer with the soft breeze that always surrounds songbird Maud Hixson, tonight in the agile company of Rick Carlson and Gordy Johnson at Parma. And help Maud celebrate getting back “on her ...
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Jazz This Week: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bonerama, "88 Squared," and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
For a lot of St. Louis jazz fans, there's a hole in this weekend approximately the size and shape of tenor saxophone giant Sonny Rollins, who, up until a couple of weeks ago, had been scheduled to play this Saturday night at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Unfortunately, Rollins' continuing health issues forced him to cancel the show here, along with the rest of his summer schedule. Fortunately, there are lots of other jazz and creative music events on tap ...
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Ted Heath Plays Tadd Dameron
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The U.S. had Glenn Miller and Stan Kenton. The U.K. had Ted Heath. Born in 1902, the trombonist played in jazz bands from the 1920s through the mid-1940s, when he formed his own big band on D-Day. Inspired by Miller's Army Air Force Band, with its precision and dramatic moodiness, Heath grew in popularity after the war, performing every Sunday at London's Palladium. [Pictured above: Ted Heath in the late '40s] Then came Heath's 1956 tour of the U.S. that ...
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Phil Dunlap Quintet to Debut Saturday, June 29 at Slam, with Nicholas Payton as Special Guest
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As director of education for Jazz St. Louis, Phil Dunlap certainly gets ample opportunities to use his piano chops during the regular working week. However, the SIUE alumnus also does a fair amount of playing on the side, doing casual gigs and leading both a trio and the Legacy Jazz Quintet, a group that draws on the repertoire of well-known jazz composers for gigs at Jazz at the Bistro and elsewhere. Now Dunlap (pictured, top left) is launching a new ...
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Jazz This Week: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bonerama, "88 Squared," Dave Dickey Big Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
For a lot of St. Louis jazz fans, there's a hole in this weekend approximately the size and shape of tenor saxophone giant Sonny Rollins, who, up until a couple of weeks ago, had been scheduled to play this Saturday night at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Unfortunately, Rollins' continuing health issues forced him to cancel the show here, along with the rest of his summer schedule. Fortunately, there are lots of other jazz and creative music events on tap ...
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Something Positive Releases "Vision" - CD Release Party on June 27th at The Madelyn (NYC)
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Shaun M. Rasmussen
The number one Afro-Caribbean performing company in the United States, Something Positive, will launch their latest CD titled Vision at their 4th Annual Cocktails & Conversations benefit on Thursday, June 27th, 7PM at New York City hot spot The Madelyn. This benefit and CD release honors the 10th anniversary of founder and Rapso music pioneer Cheryl Byron’s passing. The release is a reprise of Cheryl Byron and Something Positive’s recordings from their acclaimed 1993 album, Freedom Soon Come. This re-mastered ...
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