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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2014 Jazz Preview, Part 5
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we finally wrap up StLJN's multi-part video preview of visiting jazz and creative music performers coming to St. Louis this fall. (You can see parts one through four here, here, here and here.)As the Christmas and New Year's holidays approach, the month of December here in St. Louis usually has relatively few shows from touring jazz musicians, and this year is no exception. Sadly, the number was further reduced earlier this month with the ...
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Three Musicians; Three Days; One Magnificent Obsession
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Karen Frieske
Take a journey into the creative minds of one of the most adventurous bands of today. The Rocktronix capture on film the birth and evolution of their band including in depth interviews, unedited rehearsal footage, live performances and a full length music video. The Rocktronix came together for the NAMM Bass Bash in 2013. They are a collaborative project drawing from the vast experience of Joseph Patrick Moore on bass (Stewart Copleland, Earl Klugh, Colonel. Bruce Hampton), Wayne Viar on ...
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"16 Songs" Video Album From Allison Crowe = Music + Movie Magic
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Adrian du Plessis
"Soulful. Alive. Joyous. Grievous. Real, true, music is what I want to make." That’s how Allison Crowe framed things near the start of this century before launching Rubenesque Records Ltd., one of the world’s truly independent music labels. Through legendary live performances, broadcasts, and a dynamic oeuvre of recordings, globally-acclaimed and loved, Crowe’s distinguished herself among today’s finest songwriters, recording and concert acts, and as a supreme interpreter of popular song. Combining versatility and virtuosity, the amazing Canadian musician transmits ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2014 Jazz Preview, Part 4
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, it's part four of StLJN's video preview of jazz and creative music performers who will be coming to St. Louis this fall. (In case you missed them, here's part 1, part 2, and part 3.) For this installment, we resume with more of what's coming up in November, starting with a video featuring keyboardist Marco Benevento, who will be back to play Sunday, November 9 at 2720 Cherokee. Benevento is touring this fall in support of his recent album ...
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Unknown Mahavishnu Orchestra Video Unearthed
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Walter Kolosky
An investigative reporter, doing research for a book about an aspect of the Beatles, has discovered a long-forgotten and very rare professionally produced video performance of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The video was literally on its way to the trash bin to be lost forever when Paul Larosa eyed it amongst a treasure trove of musical memorabilia that had been in storage at CBS in New York. LaRosa was not a fan of the trailblazing jazz-rock band of the 1970s, however, ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2014 Jazz Preview, Part 3
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's the third chapter of our Fall 2014 video preview of jazz and creative music performers coming to St. Louis, and today we'll cover the touring acts that will be in town during the first part of November. (You can find part one of the fall jazz preview here, and part two here.) Today's first video features the SpokFrevo Orquestra, a 17-piece Brazilian big band who will make their St. Louis debut on Sunday, November 2 ...
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