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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Kneebody offers fusion "For The Fallen"
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, StLJN's video spotlight shines on the group Kneebody, who will be returning to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, March 29 through Saturday, April 1 at Jazz at the Bistro. Formed in 2001 in Los Angeles by four former students at the Eastman School of Music- keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, bassist Kaveh Rastegar, and saxophonist Ben Wendel- plus drummer Nate Wood, Kneebody has a hard-to-pigeonhole sound that might be called contemporary fusion, an evolution from 1970s/80s-style fusion in ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Erik Friedlander's Black Phebe Trio
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, it's time to check out some videos featuring cellist Erik Friedlander, who will be in St. Louis to perform with his Black Phebe Trio in a concert presented by New Music Circle next Thursday, March 16 at The Stage at KDHX. Over the past 20 years or so, the NYC-based Friedlander has released more than two dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, performing solo and with a variety of collaborators and ensembles. He's especially known for his frequent ...
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Lou Levy In Italy With Getz, Brown And Thigpen
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Today is Lou Levy’s birthday. Until his death at 72, the great second-generation bop pianist (1928-2001) played with Boyd Raeburn, Woody Herman’s Second Herd, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Dizzy Gillespie and Shorty Rogers, among dozens of other major jazz artists. He was a treasured accompanist to singers including Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O’Day and his longtime companion Pinky Winters. Levy’s close relationship with tenor saxophonist Stan Getz went back to their time together in the ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Creole Soul of Etienne Charles
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's get acquainted via video with trumpeter Etienne Charles, who will make his St. Louis debut as a bandleader with a performance next Saturday, March 11 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Born in Trinidad, the 33-year-old Juilliard graduate has made a name for himself by blending jazz with Caribbean popular music styles including calypso, reggae, and rock-steady into what he calls “Creole Soul.” Charles discusses the concept a bit in the first video up above, an electronic press ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Clayton Brothers Quintet
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring members of the Clayton Brothers Quintet, who will be performing in St. Louis starting next Monday, March 1 through Saturday, March 4 at Jazz at the Bistro. With a crisp, hard-bop sound evoking memories of saxophonist Cannonball Adderley's classic quintet and any number of vintage Blue Note recordings, the group is led by bassist John Clayton and saxophonist Jeff Clayton, and also includes John's son Gerald Clayton on piano, drummer ...
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Larry Coryell in Cologne: 1994
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1994, Larry Coryell was in Cologne, Germany, and gave a superlative performance, with French guitarist Bireli Lagrene and the mighty Hungarian bassist Aladár Pege. Fortunately the concert was captured by German television. The results not only are blissful to hear but you really get to see what jazz is all about—the warm intimate improvisational conversation between good friends. A special thanks to Jimi Mentis for sending along the link What a glorious way to end the week and pay ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
With appearances here this week by both Mike Stern and Ralph Towner, it's already been a good month in St. Louis for fans of jazz guitar, and it's not over yet. Guitarists Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge, who will perform next Wednesday, February 22 at Off Broadway, may operate in a very different stylistic realm than either Stern or Towner, but their skills are equally worthy of attention from serious guitar enthusiasts. Lage, 29 years old, was a child phenom ...
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