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News: Recording

Ken Nordine: 'Word Jazz'

November 7, 2012

This is another installment in my ongoing series on jazz humor of the late 1950s. Past posts have included columns on Shorty Petterstein, Stan Freeberg, George Crater and the Nutty Squirrels. Back in the '50s, Ken Nordine (pronounced Nor—DEEN) was a leading voiceover specialist whose rich baritone could be heard on hundreds of radio and TV ...

News: Opinion

A Whole Lot of Blood and Sweat: Living Your Musical Career Under the Radar

November 7, 2012

Guest post by Matthew Moore (@MatthewrMoore) of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Everybody loves an underdog. They are the artist whose career started as a local opener with huge dreams to make it big. They worked for years to build a fanbase, growing it from their local area to the entire U.S. market and suddenly a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Kirk Whalum Performing "Gospel According to Jazz Christmas" on Saturday, December 1 at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church

November 6, 2012

Saxophonist Kirk Whalum (pictured) will perform a “Gospel According to Jazz Christmas" concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 1 at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 5515 Doctor Martin Luther King Dr. Whalum, a popular smooth jazz and R&B performer and the nephew of St. Louis pianist, saxophonist and singer Hugh “Peanuts" Whalum, first launched the “Gospel ...

News: Performance / Tour

Harry Miller to Play Saturday, November 17 at Robbie's House of Jazz

November 6, 2012

Pianist and St. Louis expat Harry Miller, who grew up in University City and now lives in NYC, is coming back home this month to perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 17 at Robbie's House of Jazz. Miller's credits include a couple of years of road work with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson's last touring group, Big Bop ...

News: Interview

Interview: Sue Raney (Part 2)

November 6, 2012

What makes vocalist Sue Raney special? First and foremost, she uses her intonation like a net to capture you completely. As Sue sings, she has this way of wrapping a lyric around her finger without ever becoming possessive. What's more, she lays back in just the right places by adding a breathiness to her voice—feathering her ...

News: Obituary

Elliott Carter, 1908-2012

November 6, 2012

Elliott Carter went his own way writing music that was often difficult to play and, for many audiences, difficult to hear. Eventually, he captured listeners and became one of the most honored American composers. Carter died yesterday in New York at 103 in the Greenwich Village apartment where he had lived since the 1940s. In an ...

Article: First Impressions

Peter O'Mara: My Time

by AAJ Staff
November 5, 2012

Australian guitarist Peter O'Mara is a thirty year veteran of the German jazz scene, and given his association with Klaus Doldinger's Passport that spans two decades, I was curious what direction his solo album My Time (Marangani Records, 2012) would take. By Alan Bryson Tasteful restraint, a mellow after hours sound that ...

News: Interview

Interview: Sue Raney (Part 1)

November 5, 2012

Sue Raney is a direct link to America's golden age of pop and jazz singers. Yet she remains one of the most underrated female vocalists still on the scene today. Sue has recorded exquisitely with every major arranger—Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ralph Carmichael, Bill Holman, Bob Florence, Jack Marshall, Billy Byers and others. She also has ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Six from Joey Defrancesco

November 4, 2012

Today, we're checking in once again with organist Joey DeFrancesco, who will be back in St. Louis to perform Wednesday, November 14 through Saturday, November 17 at Jazz at the Bistro. At this point, most St. Louis jazz fans likely are familiar with DeFrancesco, who's played here numerous times ...

News: Technology

Is Apple Preparing to Offer High-Resolution Music?

November 3, 2012

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We've heard rumors that Apple would start selling high-resolution music — as in “better than CD quality" — for years, but so far, “lossless" has been as good as it gets, and the only way to get it in iTunes is to rip your own CDs. Evolver.fm has received word ...