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Jazz this week: Ben Reece Unity Quartet, California Guitar Trio, Kevin Bowers' NOVA, "Sculptures in Sound," and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
With performances inspired by pre-historic cave paintings, the upcoming solar eclipse, Bach, Tennessee Williams, French silent film, and more, this week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis draws from a vast variety of influences. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 3 Saxophonist Ben Reece’s Unity Quartet will make their debut in the first of the two nights at Jazz at the Bistro. The band features Reece and fellow saxophonist Austin Cebulskii (who replaced him in ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 28-May 4
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
There's always talk of the sorry state of jazz, but in this state, that stands in sharp contrast to the number of gigs, the number of visiting artists coming our way. As an audience, we may be spoiled in the Twin Cities, as few other areas in the country can boast of so many options. Some nights, the conflicting schedules can be frustrating— we can't do it all! Big Gigs This Week Friday, April 28. What a busy start to ...
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Jazz this week: SFJAZZ Collective, Bill Frisell, Tomas Fujiwara's The Hook Up, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features three noteworthy touring acts with widely disparate styles, plus a couple of Sunday big band performances, some free jazz, some vintage swing, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 26 The SFJAZZ Collective opens a four-night engagement continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. The all-star ensemble's featured composer this year is Miles Davis, and they'll be performing a repertoire drawn from their latest ...
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George Mraz Comeback Concert! May 20 - NYC - Free!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Featuring George Mraz & Camilla Mraz Trio with Anthony Pinciotti Saturday, May 20, 2017 7:30 to 9:00 PM FREE! Bohemian National Hall Historic Grand Ballroom 321 East 73rd Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenue) New York, NY 10021 The Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association and GEORGE MRAZ MUSIC LLC are thrilled to present a celebratory night of free live music. Join us in NYC ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 21-27
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
This changing weather is sure keeping us on our toes. At least the opportunities to hear great jazz are constants, and the coming week offers a lot of ear-smacking options from local talents and former residents to international stars and a living legend. And the Minneapolis-St Paul International Film Festival adds even more jazz to the week. Big Gigs This Week Friday, April 21. The Edina Landmark theater hosts the local opening of a new film about bebop trumpeter Lee ...
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Hear Palmer 2016 Featuring the Archie Shepp Quartet
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CHATEAU PALMER
Music in the Cellar, Music in the Soil It’s Château Palmer’s secret garden, in the shadow of its vineyards, at the heart of its village: the winery. It’s here, in the spring, that the year’s assemblages are expressed for the first time… in music. For, although these primeurs may certainly be tasted, they may also be heard. Surrounded by barrels, the invited jazzmen offer live their visions of the new vintage of Palmer and Alter Ego. Improvisations nourished by several ...
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Always a night with musical surprises
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
You never know just what's in store when the Dan Miller Quartet performs on Tuesday nights at the Roadhouse Cafe in Fort Myers FL. There are always musical surprises, and that's a good thing in this case. That's just what happened on April 17 when the Tuesday night series concluded its season-long run. (The Roadhouse will be closed on Tuesdays from now through the summer). But back to last night. Trumpeter Miller has been working steadily for several years with ...
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Jazz this week: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, tributes to Oliver Nelson and Ella Fitzgerald, a new weekly jam session, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As Jazz Appreciation Month 2017 moves past the halfway point, the calendar of live jazz and creative music performances here in St. Louis takes a turn toward the historic, with events scheduled to pay tribute to St. Louis' own Oliver Nelson, as well as to Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Dizzy Gillespie, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 19 The Saxquest Jazz Orchestra will play the music of saxophonist, composer and St. Louis native Oliver Nelson for ...
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