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Jazz This Week: Jeremy Davenport, Dave Dickey Big Band, Tim Cunningham, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 22, 2012

Though the holiday weekend means minimal activity from touring musicians over the next few days, St. Louis' local players will be serving up plenty of home-cooked jazz and creative music, both before and after the traditional turkey dinners and football games. Let's go to the highlights... The weekend's headline attraction is trumpet player, singer and University City native Jeremy Davenport (pictured), who's coming back from his current home in New Orleans for what's become an annual Thanksgiving weekend gig on ...

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Marcus Baylor to Perform Thursday, December 27 at the Bistro at Grand Center

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 22, 2012

Drummer and St. Louis native Marcus Baylor is coming home for the holidays to perform on Thursday, December 27 at the Bistro at Grand Center, 3536 Washington Ave. St. Louis jazz fans will recognize the address as the home of Jazz at the Bistro, of course, and Baylor (pictured) knows the room well, having played there several times during his decade as drummer for the jazz-fusion band Yellowjackets. He left that gig a couple of years ago to concentrate on ...

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Berklee College Of Music Graduate, Singer/songwriter Aria Knight Debuts New Music From Her Upcoming Summer 2013 Release In San Francisco In Early December

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
November 19, 2012

San Francisco, CA - After many years of live performance in both the San Francisco Bay Area and in New York, Aria Knight brings her new songs to a live audience for the first time in San Francisco for two shows in early December. The shows include a performance at Karneycopia, a weekly Singer/Songwriter event in the SOMA district at Brainwash Café, and a set at Independent Distribution Collective’s Holiday Party at the Union Room in the Union Square neighborhood. ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz This Weekend!

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
November 17, 2012

A compact version of The Lead Sheet this weekend as I am “on the road." But I'll be back in time to catch a lot of good music— and add an update for the rest of the week! Jazz Highlights This Weekend! One of the real gems of Twin Cities culture has long been the experimental music company, Zeitgeist, now operating out of Studio Z in St Paul's Lowertown. Their annual New Music Cabaret is underway, running through Sunday afternoon, ...

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Dan Hicks to Perform Wednesday, March 13 at the Wildey Theatre

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 17, 2012

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Jazz This Week: Joey Defrancesco, Dan Thomas, Harry Miller, Montez Coleman, Genesis Jazz Project, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 15, 2012

This week's lineup of jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis is headed by organist Joey DeFrancesco (pictured), who this evening will open a four-night gig continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. DeFrancesco, considered by many to be the reigning champ of the blues-drenched jazz organ style pioneered by the late Jimmy Smith, has played in St. Louis numerous times in recent years, and thus likely needs no further introduction to most local jazz fans. That said, ...

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Juilliard Jazz Presents an Evening of Brazilian Jazz

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
November 14, 2012

Juilliard Jazz presents an evening of Brazilian jazz with guest artist, pianist Paulo Braga, performing with the Artist Diploma Ensemble, the most advanced Juilliard Jazz musicians, on Tuesday, November 20 at 8 PM in Paul Hall. Joining Mr. Braga from Brazil will be Eduardo Ribeiro on drums; Manual Silveira on flute and saxophone; and Marinho Andreotti on bass. The concert is part of Carnegie Hall’s Voices from Latin America festival. Artist Diploma Ensemble members are alto saxophonist Michael Thomas, tenor ...

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Barbie Anaka Debuts New Album, "Speechless" With Triple Door Performance on January 6th

Source: Barbie Anaka
November 14, 2012

SEATTLE SONGSTRESS DEBUTS NEW ALBUM, “SPEECHLESS" WITH TRIPLE DOOR PERFORMANCE Seattle's own Barbie Anaka performs at The Triple Door on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 7:30pm in celebration of the release of her third album, entitled “Speechless". A triple threat as a contemporary jazz singer/songwriter/producer, Anaka enjoyed success with her first two recordings, “In Love With a Memory" and “Ballads Through the Night." She appeared live on Fox's morning news with her band and performed throughout the region after selling ...

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