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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jamming with Garage a Trois
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's check out some video footage of the band Garage A Trois, who are coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, September 14 to perform at the Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St. Garage A Trois was formed in 1999 by drummer Stanton Moore, single-named saxophonist Skerik (nee Eric Walton) and guitarist Charlie Hunter. Hunter left the group a couple of years ago to pursue other musical interests, and their current lineup ...
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Sarkozy, the Roma and Django
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The government of France generated a storm late last week when news broke of its expulsion of Gypsies to Romania and Bulgaria. President Nicolas Sarkozy defends the policy as part of his administration's drive for law and order. Critics say that the dismantling of Gypsy camps and the first waves of deportations of Roma people are human rights violations. They charge that the sweep is a cover to distract attention from the ruling party's recent election defeats and accusations of ...
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For Louis and Sidney Bechet (June 2010)
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
Thanks to “jazze 1947," here is a video clip from the June 2010 Askersunds Jazz Festival—featuring Bent Persson's Hot Five focusing on the repertoire of Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet in the early Twenties — from the Clarence Williams Blue Five to the Hot Fives and Sevens. Bent is, as always, luminous on trumpet and cornet; here he is partnered by Thomas Winteler on clarinet and soprano saxophone (sounding more like Bechet than anyone ever did except Sidney himself), the ...
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Ensemble Joys: "Say 'Si Si'"!
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
The New Orleans musicians—even the ones who took expansive solos as the nature of jazz changed—knew how important inspired ensemble playing was. It would have been very bad form to cut short a romping group effort and simply dilute its force into a series of solos with the rhythm section. And this principle is perfectly demonstrated by a recent performance by Clint Baker and the Cafe Borrone All-Stars (captured on August 13, 2010, by the unwearying Rae Ann Berry) of ...
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