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Interview: Marcos Valle
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I'm a huge fan of Marcos Valle's music. Who isn't? If you love Samba de Verão—known in the U.S. as Summer Samba (So Nice)—then you know what I'm talking about. As soon as I heard Marcos was going to be making a rare New York appearance at Birdland May 27-31 with the legendary Roberto Menescal, I just had to chat with him for The Wall Street Journal. In today's paper, I interview Marcos on his beach-side apartment in Rio de ...
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Stockholm Sweetnin': Surreal Sirens
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Earlier in the week I was doing some research and stumbled on what has to be the oddest version of Quincy Jones's Stockholm Sweetnin'. It features two singers, Kersti Johanson and Marje Aare—and that's about all I know, except in the video clip they appear to be at the museum at night, almost in a dream sequence, winding up in front of a kitsch portrait that doesn't seem to belong. I can't find any information on the singers nor do ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Improvising with Laubrock, Rainey and Damon
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, we've got a series of videos featuring saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, drummer Tom Rainey and drummer Tyler Damon, who will be the visiting performers at New Music Circle's final concert of the season at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 20 at the William S. Kerr Foundation, 21 O'Fallon St. on Laclede's Landing. Active in the NYC and international improvised music scenes, Laubrock and Rainey played in St. Louis last year as part of pianist Kris Davis' group. This time, they'll do ...
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Video: '60s Studio Musicians
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Many jazz fans think of the 1960s and '70s as a time when pop-rock radio hits marginalized jazz artists while young, sub-par musicians raked in the dough. The truth is a little different. Many of the young rock bands of the 1960s and '70s may have looked cool in magazines and on TV, but the music you heard on the radio was almost always recorded by studio musicians so accomplished they could play virtually anything. Many of these musicians were ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Return of Jane Monheit
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's check in on singer Jane Monheit, who will be back in St. Louis for the first time in several years to perform Wednesday, May 14 through Saturday, May 17 at Jazz at the Bistro. Monheit last sang at the Bistro in December 2010, and she also visited this area in November 2011 to do a holiday concert at McKendree College in Lebanon, IL. Since then, she's put out one album, 2013's The Heart Of The Matter, and has ...
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Stan Getz: Five Rare Videos
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Like a jewel thief, Stan Getz had a way of climbing inside a song without disturbing its wiring. Getz tended to play in the upper register of the tenor sax—the range that's most seductive rather than bossy—and used the lower register for to kick off surges and to create contrast. When the song's melody and Getz's sound and tempo were just right (Time on My Hands, Stella by Starlight), the results were impossibly romantic and seductive. So as it poured ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Joe Lovano and Us Five
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos of saxophonist Joe Lovano and Us Five, who will be performing Wednesday, April 30 through Saturday, May 3 at Jazz at the Bistro. Born and raised in Cleveland and educated at Berklee, the 61-year-old Lovano first gained professional experience performing with organists “Brother" Jack McDuff and Dr. Lonnie Smith. He then went on to play with the big bands of Woody Herman and Mel Lewis, and then worked with guitarist John ...
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Four Wes Montgomery Videos
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I had a craving for Wes Montgomery yesterday: those thick low notes, that swinging right thumb, rhythmic chords, octave solo style and cool demeanor. So today I thought I'd share with you what I watched—four fabulous Montgomery videos... Here's That Rainy Day in London in 1965 backed by Stan Tracey (piano), Rick Laird (bass) and Jackie Dougan (drums) on a TV show called Tempo… Here's California Nights and Windy in 1968, featuring Buddy Montgomery (p), Monk Montgomery (b), Billy ...
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