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Tribute to Thomas Person Set for Sunday, March 28
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
A show raising funds and paying tribute to St. Louis businessman and musician Thomas Person (pictured) is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, March 28 at The New Ambassador, 9800 Halls Ferry Road.The father of the well-known jazz saxophonist Eric Person, Thomas Person runs his own air conditioning and heating company, and also is a saxophonist and jazz enthusiast himself. He had a stroke in January, and this show is intended to raise funds to help ...
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Senator Calls for Inquiry into KFUO Sale
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
In the latest development in the pending sale of radio station KFUO (99.1 FM), Senator Christopher “Kit" Bond (R-Missouri) today called for a congressional inquiry into the matter. The Post-Dispatch's Sarah Bryan Miller has details in a Culture Club blog post here.Miller also reported last week that prospective buyer Gateway Christian Broadcasting claim to have met their fundraising goal of $2 million needed to close the sale. “If the FCC approves the sale, it will mean the probable ...
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WGLT Podcast Featuring Lin McPhillips
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Kari-On Productions
Lin McPhillips sings, scats and improvises her way through this coterie of songs with elegant ease and aplomb. Her eclectic style lends itself to explore different vocal landscapes to enhance each composition. She employs the use of electronics to texturize the voice to present a different vocal sound for effective emphasis when soloing. Several of the compositions are arranged by Lin. The main orchestrations and arrangements were under the able pen ofco-producer Scott Sorkin. Link to WGLT Podcast Lin ...
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Dave le Mieux and House of Soul Dominate the RMR Jazz Chart
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Kari-On Productions
Dave LeMieux and House of Soul's latest release Jazz Shaped rises to the top on the RMR national jazz airplay chart for the week ending March 5, 2010. 1 - Dave LeMieux and House of Soul, Jazz Shaped (Self-Released) 2 - Daniel Smith, Blue Bassoon (Summit) 3 - Matthew Kaminski, Taking My Time (Chicken Coup) 4 - Nicki Parrott and Rossano Sportiell0, Do It Again (Arbors Jazz) 5 - Lorraine Feather, Ages (Jazzed Media) 6 - Claudio Roditi, ...
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Christopher Lehman Moves up the RMR Jazz Chart
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Kari-On Productions
Christopher Lehman continues to move up the national jazz radio charts, debuting at #28 on the CMJ Jazz Chart and moving up the RMR jazz chart to #24. With the 2010 release of popjazzic, Lehman has finally arrived at his destination. popjazzic is a stirring set of groove oriented originals that embodies familiar frameworks broadened by Lehman's creative, entertaining and melodic ideas. 21 - Steve Hobbs, Vibes Straight Up (Challenge) 22 - Charlie Apicella & Iron City, Sparks (Iron City ...
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Lin McPhillips Moves up the RMR Jazz Chart
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Kari-On Productions
Veteran jazz vocalist Lin McPhillips moves up the RMR national airplay chart in the jazz category. Most notably remembered for her work with Solar Plexus and after a long hiatus prompted by the loss of so many of her friends, she has returned to the recording environment and tested her jazz prowess once more. She brought together a roster of excellent bay area musicians. Some new friends and dear old friends were more than happy to collaborate. 13- Kat Edmonson, ...
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