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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Alyssa Graham
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we've got some clips of singer Alyssa Graham, who will be making her St. Louis debut starting Wednesday, March 3 and continuing through Saturday, March 6 at Jazz at the Bistro.The New Jersey native released her first album What Love Is in 2005 and followed up with her sophomore effort Echo in 2008. Along with Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Brazilian music, Graham cites singer-songwriters such as Joni ...
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Video of Dianne Reeves and Peter Martin Concert Now Online at the Global Loop
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Pops in Full Flight
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Critical carping and misguided stylistic arguments aside, in every period of his career Louis Armstrong was formidable in his playing and singing. His appearance with the All-Stars at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival reminded many who had taken Armstrong for granted of the power of his art. Through Bert Stern's and Aram Avakian's film Jazz On A Summer's Day, his performance that night has reached untold thousands of listeners miles and years beyond the concert in Freebody Park.
The All-Stars ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Freddy Cole
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we've got some clips of pianist and singer Freddy Cole, who will be in St. Louis starting this Wednesday, February 17 through Saturday, February 20 to perform at Jazz at the Bistro.Though Freddy hasn't quite achieved the same level of fame and commercial success as his brother Nat “King" Cole or his niece Natalie Cole, he's had a successful career in jazz, earning the appreciation of fans and ...
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Myspace Adds More 30 Second Commercials
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As part of an effort to boost revenue MySpace has been testing 30 second audio ads since December. Last week they began appearing as users listened to songs on artist profiles, album pages, playlists and pop-out players. Most of the audio ads are scheduled so that users can hear 100 songs on a playlist or a full album with just one commercial after the first song.
The ads are being sold by TargetSpot and initial advertisers include TurboTax ...
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