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Weekend Extra: Herman Before the Herd

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
December 28, 2009

Two year after he took over the Isham Jones band, Woody Herman had infused it with his personality and leadership. We see and hear evidence in this piece from a film short made in 1938. It may seem a quaint choice of material, but in the late thirties, King Oliver's “Doctor Jazz" was still a minor staple in the repertoires of groups small and large. This is the polished pre-Herd Herman enjoying a novelty piece that he had recorded for ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Sampling the St. Louis Scene

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 26, 2009

For the last Saturday video post of 2009, let's take a look at a grab-bag of clips featuring musicians and singers currently active on the St. Louis jazz and creative music scene. From the top, we've got:* Singer Erin Bode and her band - bassist (and husband) Syd Rodway, keyboardist/guitarist Adam Maness, and drummer Derek Phillips - performing their original songs “Sydney Come Down" and “Chasing After You" in a ...

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Brookmeyer's "Open Country"

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
December 24, 2009

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Sat Eye Candy: Professor Longhair

Source: JamBase
December 20, 2009

HAPPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY, FESS !!!

As a college student eking out a living at long defunct Cymbaline Records in Santa Cruz, one of our regulars was New Age music superstar George Winston. His albums December and Winter Into Spring were the definition of textural piano bliss, and every jerk water in a cardigan came in with their little yap dog to buy copies in the late 1980s. Given the character of his music one might assume the dude was majorly ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Getting Acquainted with Vijay Iyer

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 20, 2009

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring pianist Vijay Iyer. Iyer is one of the most talked-about jazz musicians of this year, and will be making his St. Louis debut starting Wednesday, January 20 through Saturday, January 23 at Jazz at the Bistro. Born in 1971 in Rochester NY, Iyer studied classical violin for 15 years while growing up ...

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Corinne Bailey Rae Premieres New Video "I'd Do It All Again"

Source: Special Ops Media
December 17, 2009

I'd Do It All Again Official Video About I'd Do It All Again: The video is directed by acclaimed film director Jamie Thraves, the man responsible for such iconic videos as Radiohead's “Just" and Coldplay's “The Scientist." Talking about the video Thraves exclusively told MySpace “Corinne and I met just as I was formulating the idea. She told me she was fan of my work, said she thought it was very real looking, cinematic and quite dark and that's what ...

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Bob Dylan: More XMAS Video

Source: JamBase
December 17, 2009

ZIMMY JUST KEEPS ON GIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan's “Little Drummer Boy," the second video from Christmas In The Heart, is now premiering exclusively on Amazon.com. A far cry from the holly jolly mayhem of “Must Be Santa", the animated video for “Little Drummer Boy" was conceived and hand-painted by famed artist and filmmaker Jeff Scher, a regular contributor to the NYT.com/Opinion section with his blog, “The Animated Life."

See the video here.

Christmas In The Heart ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Live Performances from Oliver Lake and Russell Gunn

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 13, 2009

Two former St. Louisans from different generations, saxophonist Oliver Lake and trumpeter Russell Gunn, will share a stage here next week as Jazz at the Bistro hosts four nights of Lake's Organ Trio with Gunn as special guest. (Jazz St. Louis is offering a special two-for-the-price-of-one deal on tickets for the Lake/Gunn extravaganza; see this post for details.)Both men have been the ...

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