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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Oliver Nelson in Berlin
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, we take a break from previewing upcoming shows to pay a slightly belated birthday tribute to one of St. Louis' all-time jazz greats, the late saxophonist, arranger, and composer Oliver Nelson, who was born here on June 4, 1932. Best known these days for the classic album The Blues and the Abstract Truth, which featured his now-standard tune “Stolen Moments," Nelson was one of the most prolific and in-demand jazz arranger/composers of the 1960s and early '70s, and, along ...
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Video: Teddy Edwards, 1962
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the tenor sax pantheon, there's Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. But then there are dozens of smaller giants who were solid, fluid, soulful players, including Wardell Gray, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Harold Land, Hank Mobley, Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis, Frank Wess and Sonny Stitt. Often forgotten today is Teddy Edwards, who was born in Mississippi, moved to Detroit and wound up in Los Angeles in the 1940s and remained there for much of his ...
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Videos: Bossa Nova
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I love everything about bossa nova—the sound, the rhythm, the melody, the harmony, the feel and the enthusiasm by artists and fans, especially those in Rio. Like the blues, the bossa nova can wrap itself around virtually anything if it's applied tastefully. In celebration of warmer weather, here are five favorite bossa nova clips... Here's João Gilberto singing Desafinado... Here's Antonio Carlos Jobim singing One Note Samba and Desafinado with João Donato on piano... Here's Johnny Alf... Here's Elis ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Meet the New Mastersounds
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's get acquainted with the British funk/jazz group The New Mastersounds, who are coming to St. Louis to play on Friday, June 6 at the Old Rock House. Drawing inspiration from the Meters, Booker T and the MGs, 1960s soul-jazz, and James Brown's various rhythm sections, The New Mastersounds were formed in 1999 in Leeds by guitarist/bandleader Eddie Roberts, drummer Simon Allen and bassist Pete Shand, with Joe Totten replacing the original keyboardist in 2007. With more than a ...
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Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight to be released on Blu-Ray for the first time ever on June 17
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Michael Ricci
Tuesday, June 17 will mark the first Blu-ray release of Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight, the enrapturing film that documents the guitar legend’s August 1970 performance before an audience of 600,000. It was the largest show attendance-wise he would ever play and came just 18 days before his untimely death. Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle of Wight, is available on Amazon and will be released by Experience Hendrix LLC and ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Peter Brotzmann, William Parker and Hamid Drake
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, we focus our video lens on the trio of saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, bassist William Parker and percussionist Hamid Drake, who are coming to St. Louis to perform in a concert at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center as part of LNAC's 20th anniversary celebration. Bound by a web of musical associations stretching back more than 20 years, they first recorded and toured together under the name Die Like A Dog, and in the ensuing ...
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