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New Music Seminar Announces 2013 Conference, First Round of Speakers

May 8, 2013

The New Music Seminar is back in New York City this June 9-11 with a new format and venue. During the 3 day conference, 150+ leaders in music and entertainment convene to discuss and shape the future of the new music industry. The new format is designed to enhance industry player's and creator's knowledge of new ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz St. Louis Announces Summer Lineup for Jazz at the Bistro

May 7, 2013

Jazz St. Louis has announced the lineup of local acts that will play this summer at Jazz at the Bistro. The schedule is: Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1: Two Times True with Larry Johnson Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8: Rick Haydon Group Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15: Willie Akins/Montez Coleman ...

News: Recording

Tito Puente: "Quatro"

May 7, 2013

Over the years, Tito Puente's Latin-jazz albums for RCA have been in and out of print. The 2001 Complete RCA Recordings, Vols. 1 and 2 (6 CDs each) are going for hundreds of dollars each—if you can find them. Now, to celebrate the late percussionist-bandleader's 90th birthday, RCA has released Tito Puente, Quatro: The Definitive Collection—a ...

News: Recording

Jo Jones: The Drums, 1973

May 6, 2013

We tend to think of jazz drummers simply as guys who are fast with a set of sticks or brushes and good at keeping time. But like all great jazz musicians, the best drummers know the instrument's long history and the styles of all those who came before them. This was especially true of Jo Jones, ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Snarky Puppy Sampler

May 5, 2013

This week, let's take a look at some clips featuring Snarky Puppy, the Texas-born, Brooklyn-based funk/jazz/world music band who are coming back to St. Louis to perform this coming Thursday, May 9 at The Demo. Three-time winners of “Best Jazz Act" in the the Dallas Observer's Music Awards, Snarky Puppy is a loosely structured collective led ...

News: Performance / Tour

"Somethin' Else" Brings More Jazz to Saturday Schedule on RAF-St. Louis

May 4, 2013

The Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis has added more jazz programming to the schedule of their new classical station, as “Somethin' Else," a new hour-long weekly broadcast hosted by Calvin Wilson, has joined the lineup at 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Named with a nod to the titles of classic albums from Cannonball Adderley and Ornette ...

News: Recording

Fowser and Gillece: "Top Shelf"

May 3, 2013

In most cases these days, the best new jazz albums sound terrific from their opening notes. I audit about 15 new CDs daily, and in nearly every case, the most inspiring ones are exciting from the get-go. That's largely because better musicians and their producers know that in today's world of digital distractions, you have to ...

News: Festival

Jazz This Week: Jazz St. Louis All-Stars and Sean Jones, Dan Thomas and Voyage, Miles Davis Jazz Festival, and More

May 3, 2013

While not every week here in St. Louis can be as packed with touring jazz and creative music talent as was the end of Jazz Appreciation Month last week, our local and regional musicians nevertheless are serving up plenty of noteworthy performances over the next few days. So, let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the funky ...

News: Video / DVD

Short: Stan Kenton in 1945

May 3, 2013

Friday is as good as a day as any for Stan Kenton. The following Warner Bros. biographical short was filmed in December 1945 and released in '46. Here's the band personnel in October '45: Buddy Childers, John Anderson, Russ Burgher, Bob Lymperis (tp) Ray Wetzel (tp,vcl) Fred Zito, Jimmy Simms (tb) Milt Kabak (tb,arr) Bart Varsalona ...

News: Career

9 Tips for Throwing an Awesome CD Release Party

May 3, 2013

Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). I did something important this weekend. It was important because I'm dying. Not anytime soon, mind you, but someday I won't be here. So, because I could - because it mattered to me - this weekend I did a few things I enjoyed doing a lot. Things on my bucket list. These were ...