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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Welcome Back, Potter
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, our video spotlight shines on saxophonist Chris Potter, who will be returning to St. Louis to play Wednesday, December 12 through Saturday, December 15 at Jazz at the Bistro. Potter, one of the most in-demand saxophonists around these days, was here most recently in March 2011, performing with his electric band Underground at the Bistro. He's also played in St. Louis previously with his own quartet, with bassist Dave Holland's band, ...
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Artie Shaw: 'Second Chorus'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Artie Shaw hated movie studios. As early as the late 1930s, he detested the way studio bosses abused stars and the seemingly inane demands they made on actors, writers and musicians. He also found that the hours spent waiting around studios between filming takes was a waste of time, and he abhorred how the studios sucked the Independence out of anyone with talent. Shaw first appeared in a short in 1932 called The Yacht Party as an uncredited orchestra member. ...
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Back in 1955, R&B was already rock and roll. Little Richard, Chuck Berry and other artists were pioneering a new form that was highly theatric, distantly integrated in appeal, and loaded with sexual overtones. What isn't well documented is the battle brewing within R&B. As rock and roll expanded, the form not only began crowding out jazz but also shoved aside the older, more formal 78-era R&B styles. In the following full video of the Rhythm and Blues Review (sent ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: 50 Years with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, who will be in St. Louis to perform their “Creole Christmas" show on Sunday, December 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. This is the seventh year PHJB has done “Creole Christmas," though the first couple of years were in New Orleans only. This is the show's St. Louis debut, and as you'd expect from the title, it features ...
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Seattle Singer/Songwriter Agnes Ingarra Offers Soulful Rendition Of New Bruno Mars Single "Young Girls"
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Eric Taylor
The R&B-fueled pop style of Top-40 staple Bruno Mars is given a soulful, heartbreaking take by Seattle-based singer/songwriter Agnes Ingarra. “Young Girls," the new promotional single from Mars' latest album, Unorthodox Jukebox, has its unapologetic confession of a player unable to change flipped upside down, this time capturing the emotional wounds of the woman. This is reflected in Ingarra's melancholic croon, her voice flowing with a hauntingly sad undertow. Ingarra is an eclectic young artist whose artistic vision recognizes no ...
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Savion Glover's Fours With Tyner, Palmieri, Haynes, DeJohnette Out On Half Note
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hubtone PR
Jam # 1 McCoy Tyner Jam # 2 Eddie Palmieri Jam # 3 Roy Haynes Jam # 4 Jack DeJohnette FOURS ON HALF NOTE AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE NOW! New York - Universally regarded as the best tap dancer on Earth (though only 39 years old, at this writing), Tony Award-winner Savion Glover showcases his musical side by jamming with jazz royalty. Over the course of an hour-long DVD featuring interview footage and ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Deep in the Shed with Marcus Roberts
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
More so than many jazz pianists of his generation, Marcus Roberts shows the distinct influence of pre-WWII piano players such as Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and others who helped shape the music's first few decades. St. Louis jazz fans will get a chance to experience Roberts' historically informed pianism in a couple of weeks when he and his trio perform on Saturday, December 1 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. ...
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John King to Record Live DVD on Friday, December 21 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Bassist John King (pictured), known for his work with Good 4 The Soul, saxophonist Jim Stevens, and numerous other St. Louis musicians and groups, will launch his new solo project with the recording for DVD of a live performance at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 21 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. The gig, billed as “John King - The Story of My Life," will showcase King's new band, featuring drummer Kevin Kelley, keyboardist Kyle Kelley and guitarist Steve Johnson, as ...
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