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Jazz this week: Ellington's "Nutcracker, "A Very Manley Christmas," and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Although most touring jazz and creative music performers now are off the road until the holiday season is over, there's still some noteworthy music- holiday and otherwise- to be heard this week, thanks to our local St. Louis musicians and singers. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, December 21 Guitarist Stuart Johnson plays for diners at The Shaved Duck; Cabaret Project St. Louis presents a holiday edition of their “Broadway Open Mic" at the Curtain Call Lounge; and bassist Chano ...
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A bebopper through and through
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Greg Abate got hooked on the 1950s hard-bop style that evolved from bebop, and he has made himself a career of bringing that intense sound to audiences across the U.S. and around the globe. Much like two other alto sax players with whom he has recorded, Richie Cole and the late Phil Woods, Abate developed into one of the genre's significant modern ambassadors. He brought that sound to the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert series in Port Charlotte FL on ...
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Jazz this week: Take 6, Tatsuya Nakatani, Bonerama, Xmas jazz around town, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's going to be a busy few days for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, and though a couple of high-profile shows are sold out (or nearly so), there's still going to be plenty of music- holiday and other- available on local stages. Let's go to the highlights. Wednesday, December 13 Acappella vocal group Take 6 returns for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. The run of shows was described by Jazz St. Louis on ...
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Jazz this week: Freddy Cole & Harry Allen, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kirk Whalum, Chris Corsano & Darin Gray, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features lots more holiday-themed programming, with Christmas shows from two touring headliners and several local performers, plus at least a few shows that may not contain any seasonal music. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 6 Singer and pianist Freddy Cole and his frequent collaborator/guest star, tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, make their return for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. The brother of the ...
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Al Hixon knows talent when he hears it
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
It's almost a rite of passage for newly arrived jazz musicians in Southwest Florida. Those who have resettled from northern climates or are wintering here quickly find their way to15 South Ristorante Entoteca, a restaurant on toney St. Armand's Circle in Sarasota. On Monday night's, of course. That's when drummer Al Hixon holds his weekly jam sessions upstairs in a crowded room. He's been holding his weekly jams for a total of 27 years in Sarasota since retiring as a ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 2017
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
Our spring-like weather will probably fade into winter— after all, it is winter in Minnesota! But falling temperatures (and perhaps the white stuff too) will be countered by rising heat from both local and visiting jazz artists as we count down 2017. This month we welcome such touring talents as Earl Klugh, Brad Mehldau, Benny Green, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Lyle, Chris Speed, John Raymond, and of course, ending the year as well as the original configuration, The Bad Plus. From ...
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Jazz this week: Jane Monheit, Douglas Ewart and the STL Free Jazz Collective, Battle Trance, holiday jazz begins, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's busy calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes a return engagement from one of the most popular female vocalists in jazz; a couple of shows featuring adventurous woodwind players; the first few of what will be many holiday-themed concerts for the season; and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, November 29 Singer Jane Monheit returns to St. Louis for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. Monheit last performed here ...
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Jazz Bakery Presents Jeremy Pelt And Peter Bernstein on December 2nd and December 3rd
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Jeff Gauthier
The Jazz Bakery presents a weekend of cutting edge jazz with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's Make Noise Quintet on December 2nd, and guitarist Peter Bernstein's Mostly Monk Quartet on December 3rd. On Saturday December 2nd, Jeremy Pelt's Make Noise Quintet with pianist Victor Gould, bassist Richie Goods, Jonathan Barber on drums and Jacquelene Acevedo on percussion, will perform at the Musicians Institute Concert Center in Hollywood at 8PM. Saturated with the rhythms of two percussionists Pelt's Make Noise quintet has an ...
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