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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Pieces of Silver
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, StLJN temporarily suspends our usual locally oriented format to pay tribute to pianist Horace Silver, who died at age 85 a week ago Wednesday, June 18. Known for more than 50 years as one of the leading composers and bandleaders in jazz, Silver performed and recorded with Stan Getz, Miles Davis and Art Blakey before launching his own group in the late 1950s. In the ensuing years, he become known as a prolific writer of tunes - many of ...
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CSNY's Historic 1974 Tour
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today it sounds like standard operating procedure, but in 1974, sending a rock band out to play extended sets at 31 stadiums, raceways and arenas that held up to 50,000 fans per venue had never been attempted before. That's exactly what promoter Bill Graham convinced Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to do in July of that year when the band reunited for a marathon series of concerts. Plenty of big bands had played single concerts at ball fields and outdoor ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Patrice Rushen
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we turn our video spotlight on keyboardist, singer and composer Patrice Rushen, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Sunday, June 29 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. UPDATE - 12:30 p.m. 6/21/14: Less than an hour after this post went up, a reader got in touch to say she had tried to purchase tickets to the Patrice Rushen show yesterday, only to find it gone from both the Sheldon and Metrotix websites. Sure enough, it seems ...
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The Beatles Get Deluxe Mono Vinyl Release [ Watch "Making of" Video]
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If vinyl pressing plants were busy before, they are about to be positively overwhelmed as the Beatles mono recordings get a deluxe vinyl re-release.The Beatles in mono: that's how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s. In early September of this year, The Beatles’ nine U.K. albums, the US compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks will be released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each ...
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Sam Donahue's Navy Band
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today, when we think of swing in uniform during World War II, Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band (1942-44) most often come to mind. Artie Shaw led the Navy Dance Band starting in 1942, but the orchestra didn't have much of an opportunity to record after deployment to the Pacific. After performing on ships and bases in forward positions, the tropical climate and stress left the band shattered, forcing its return to San Francisco in 1943. Shaw, ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: An Evening with Yellowjackets
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's check in on the contemporary jazz group Yellowjackets, who will be back in St. Louis on Saturday, June 28 to headline the Chesterfield Wine and Jazz Festival at the Chesterfield Amphitheater. Now featuring co-founder Russell Ferrante on keyboards, longtime members Bob Mintzer on saxophones and Will Kennedy on drums, plus the latest addition to the band, bassist Felix Pastorius, Yellowjackets have appeared at Jazz at the Bistro several times during the past decade, most recently in September ...
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Jazz Singer Sarah Fenwick Releases New Video Clip "Black Orpheus"
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Gifted jazz singer Sarah Fenwick and brilliant guitarist Marinos Neophytou have released a stunning music video for the classic Jazz tune “Black Orpheus" (A Day in the Life of a Fool), composed by Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa. The video is produced by Jazz Arts & Communications and beautifully directed by Savvas Hadjigeorgiou. The house that time forgot – Nicosia, Cyprus' rich history showcased. “Black Orpheus" is one of the songs from the duet’s new, self-produced CD Jazz Way, available here. ...
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