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Troy's Jazz Gallery Owner Says Club Will Showcase St. Louis Musicians
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
If there's any truth to the old saying that “the third time's a charm," Troy Williams is hoping it applies to running a jazz club. Williams, whose past ventures into presenting live music included Troy's on the Park near Lafayette Square and Filter in the Central West End, recently re-entered the business with the opening of Troy's Jazz Gallery, 4519 Olive. “This is my third space doing jazz," he told StLJN in a phone conversation last week. “You learn, and ...
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Jazz at Holmes Series Returns This Thursday, January 24 with Brian Vaccaro Trio
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University will begin their winter/spring 2013 schedule of shows with a performance by guitarist Brian Vaccaro's organ trio at 8:00 p.m. this Thursday, January 24. Vaccaro (pictured) and his group will play some of their jazz/funk interpretations of music by The Beatles. Usually by this time of year, there's been some announcement from the Jazz at Holmes series' organizers about the entire semester's schedule of concerts, and one may appear ...
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Juilliard Jazz Presents "An Evening with Wycliffe Gordon" on Monday February 4
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Chris M. Slawecki
Juilliard Jazz presents “An Evening with Wycliffe Gordon” on Monday, February 4 at 8 PM in Juilliard’s Paul Hall. Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is artist-in-residence this season at Juilliard Jazz and performs with Juilliard Jazz Ensembles. The program features arrangements by Wycliffe Gordon, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and James Brown. The two Juilliard Ensembles performing on the February 4th concert have been coached by Juilliard faculty members Frank Kimbrough and Xavier Davis. Xavier Davis’ ensemble features Gabriel Medd (trumpet), ...
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The Cookers, Acclaimed Jazz Veterans, Unite To Ignite The Bride In Philly Debut Painted Bride Continues To Present World-Class Jazz First
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Painted Bride Art Center
Saturday, February 16th at 8:00pm Billy Harper Tenor Sax Eddie Henderson Trumpet David Weiss Trumpet Craig Handy Alto Sax Orrin Evans Piano Cecil McBee Bass Billy Hart Drums Philadelphia, PA: Painted Bride Art Center is pleased to present The Cookers in their Philadelphia debut on February 16th at 8 p.m., continuing its longstanding tradition to showcase world-class jazz first. The Cookers, a septet of jazz veterans who joined forces just five years ago, is blanketed with greats like tenor saxophonist ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 18-24
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Baby, it's cold outside, but we have our jazz to keep us warm! And on the move, given the number of venues offering temptations this week. The weekend starts off with another local CD release party; one of the greatest jazz singers of all time stops in Minneapolis Sunday night; and as always, there's one gig after another throughout the week. Highlights This Week Friday, January 18. Two veteran performers, one a long-time resident, one a recent transplant, join forces ...
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Vocalist Paula Johns In Cheltenham PA On Wed. Feb. 6th!
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Jim Miller
Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts—439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham—on Wednesday February 6th, is vocalist Paula Johns. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. Paula Johns, a.k.a. “La Chanteuse de Jazz” comes from a musical family. Her mother is an opera singer and her father was a church organist and choir director. She originally studied acting at the Freedom Theater, but switched to studying singing at ...
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The Freddy Cole Quartet To Perform In Brooklyn!
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Leah Keith
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) continues its 2012-2013 Season with The Freddy Cole Quartet on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8pm. Tickets are $36 and can be purchased by phone at 718-951-4500 (Tues-Sat, 1pm-6pm), or online. 2010 Grammy nominee Freddy Cole presents a glorious tribute to the songbooks of Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and his older brother Nat “King” Cole. In addition to Freddy Cole, the quartet includes guitarist Randy Napoleon, drummer Curtis Boyd and ...
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Pianist Terry Klinefelter In Kennett Square On Wed. Feb. 6th!
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Jim Miller
Appearing at Kennett Flash—102 Sycamore Alley in Kennett Square—on Wednesday, February 6th, is pianist Terry Klinefelter. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. Terry Klinefelter is at home with both classical music and jazz. Or as the Philadelphia Inquirer said of her, on the cosmic cusp where Mozart might mingle with Mingus. As a jazz player, she’s been compared with giants like Keith Jarrett and Steve Kuhn, and ...
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