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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Terence Blanchard, Willie Akins and Montez Coleman, Chesterfield Jazz Festival, Voicehandler, and More

June 14, 2013

Though it's not officially summer for another week or so, the steamy weather associated with that season in St. Louis is already here. Fortunately, there's a variety of jazz and creative music events on tap over the next few days, both indoors and out, to help you cool out and beat the heat. Tonight, trumpeter, composer ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 14-20

June 14, 2013

Finally, the weather is heating up, maybe drying out? Making the evenings perfect for getting out an enjoying live music. And the music is surely heating up as well, building up to our end-of-the-month Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Of course, any given weekend typically seems like a jazz festival around here. This weekend, KBEM brings yet ...

News: Performance / Tour

St. Louis Premiere of Terence Blanchard's Opera Gets National Media Attention

June 12, 2013

Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard's new opera Champion, which will receive its world premiere performance this Saturday, June 15 at Opera Theatre St. Louis, got some national attention today in an article in the Wall Street Journal. Jazz Times magazine recently also ran a short item about the premiere, while Opera News had a more extensive ...

News: Technology

6 Point Guide to Live Broadcasting on YouTube

June 11, 2013

By Matt Schlicht of Hipset Network. You may have been uploading videos to YouTube for years - hell you may even have been able to build up a decent fan base. You know the tips, the best practices, the best camera angles, how the audio equipment works, how to promote your videos, how to respond to ...

News: Video / DVD

Rock Doc: Album Cover Art

June 10, 2013

Ever wonder how iconic California rock album covers came together in the 1960s and '70s? Reader Bob Rosenbaum alerted me to a documentary up at YouTube that details the events behind the scenes through the eyes of photographer Henry Diltz and art director/artist Gary Burden. The documentary also sheds light on the bands photographed. You can ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The STL - Nola Connection, Revisited

June 9, 2013

As we've observed before in this space, many New Orleans bands and musicians seem to do well in St. Louis, and so it's no surprise that they keep coming up the Mississippi to play here. Last week's post referenced the upcoming shows here by trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and this week, we've got videos from two more ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sonny Rollins Cancels Summer Concerts Including June 22 Show at the Touhill

June 8, 2013

This just in: Saxophonist Sonny Rollins has cancelled all his shows for June and July, including a scheduled date on Saturday, June 22 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center here in St. Louis. Here's the complete text of the news release sent out this morning by Jazz St. Louis:“SONNY ROLLINS CANCELS JUNE 22 TOUHILL SHOW ST. ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 7-12

June 8, 2013

The weather is unpredictable. It might be warm and sunny, it might be cool and damp. Odds favor the latter given the last few weeks. What is predictable is the busy weekend in local jazz, spilling into the coming week with some outstanding visitors. Play it safe and carry and umbrella, but don't even think of ...

News: Opinion

Music Listening: Limited Attention, Abundant Choice

June 7, 2013

By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm. When we talk about music, these two questions always come up: 1) Has music listening become a background activity? 2) Are music listeners overwhelmed by the plethora of options available online? In this interview panel, three thinkers in music and tech — Wesley Verhoeve (Family Records), Amber Horsburgh (Big Spaceship), Refe Tuma (music blogger) ...

News: Performance / Tour

Kermit Ruffins to Perform Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at the Gramophone

June 7, 2013

This just in: via the Twitter feed of Basin Street Records, StLJN has learned that New Orleans trumpeter and singer Kermit Ruffins (pictured) will be coming to St. Louis to perform on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at The Gramophone. Ruffins is a fixture on the New Orleans scene, playing weekly gigs with his ...