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Webster Groves HS Jazz Bands to Perform Christmas Show on December 12, at the Pageant on January 11
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Webster Groves High School jazz bands have announced two upcoming public concerts. Getting in the holiday spirit, WGHS' Jazz I big band will perform Stan Kenton's 1961 album A Merry Christmas in its entirety at 7:00 p.m. this Wednesday, December 12 at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, 45 W. Lockwood Ave. The concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted. The Jazz I big band and other WGHS jazz ensembles also will be featured in ...
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Michael McNeill With Drew Gress & Phil Haynes Tonight In Brooklyn
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Michael McNeill
Michael McNeill’s trio with the bassist Drew Gress and the drummer Phil Haynes explores the pianist’s original compositions, which range from lyrical ballads, to hard-driving jazz, to avant-garde soundscapes. Gress and Haynes are a seasoned rhythm team — their collaboration goes back nearly three decades, and they appear together on some 18 albums — and with McNeill they push and pull the pianist’s music in new directions. Over the past four years McNeill has become an integral part of the ...
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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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Craig Pomranz to Perform December 7 and 8 at Kranzberg Arts Center
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Cabaret singer and St. Louis native Craig Pomranz (pictured) is returning home this weekend to perform “The Break-Up Show" at 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8 at the Kranzberg Arts Center. Pomranz, who's currently based in NYC, recently was nominated for Best Male Vocalist in the 2012 BroadwayWorld.com Awards. He performed in St. Louis most recently in December of last year at the Kranzberg. “The Break-Up Show," as the title suggests, features songs about lost love, from ...
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Ernest Dawkins' Delmark CD Release Party For "Afro Straight!"
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Kevin Johnson
Come celebrate the official CD release of Afro Straight (Delmark) this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Friday and Saturday (December 7 and 8) at Andy’s Jazz Club (11 East Hubbard) First set starts at 9:30pm Sunday (December 9) Normans Bistro (1001 E 43rd Street as part of Dawkins’ weekly jam session Session starts at 9:00pm After five Delmark albums with his New Horizons Ensemble and three as co-leader of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, saxophonist, composer, arranger Ernest Dawkins leads this ...
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Eric Alexander With The Jimmy Bruno Trio At Chris' Jazz Cafe On December 14 & 15, 2012
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All About Jazz
Chris' Jazz Café presents saxophonist Eric Alexander with the Jimmy Bruno Trio, Friday and Saturday December 14 & 15, 2012. Since placing second in 1991 to Joshua Redman in the Thelonious Monk Institute's saxophone competition, Alexander equally impressive on hard swinging numbers and romantic ballads has played on well over 100 albums featuring some of the biggest names in jazz. Alexander has been a frequent performer and guest artist at Chris', where has performed with Pat Martino, Bootsie Barnes, Larry ...
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Annenberg Center Presents Funky Fusion Band Red Baraat
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AAJ Staff
Philadelphia, PA: The pioneering Brooklyn dhol ‘n’ brass party band Red Baraat bring their spirit and funk to this one-night-only show as part of the Annenberg Center’s Asian Roots Series. Combining the sounds of traditional Indian bhangra with New Orleans jazz and Brooklyn attitude, the members of Red Baraat take the stage “putting some New York bluster atop faraway roots” (The New York Times). This performance will take place on Saturday, January 26 at 8 PM. Tickets are $20-$45 (prices ...
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Hotel Monteleone Presents Songstress Stephanie Jordan At The Carousel Bar And Lounge
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Sylvain Music Notes
Vocalist Stephanie Jordan, whom critics have compared to Nancy Wilson, Norah Jones and Diana Krall will perform at the Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar & Lounge every Wednesday during the month of December from 8:00 pm - 12:00 Midnight. Located in the heart of New Orleans' famed French Quarters at 214 Royal Street, the Carousel Bar & Lounge is a long-time favorite New Orleans hotspot and the city's only revolving bar, known for luring guests in to taking a spin on ...
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