Results for "Michael Ricci"

Riding on the the Main Line of Jazz

January 30, 2010

The trumpeter Jeremy Pelt has spent most of the last decade as a young exemplar, traveling the postbop continuum on his own steam, at his own pace. As a bandleader he has plunged headlong into funk and dipped a toe in chamber orchestration, but the larger theme of his output seeks a footing on the bedrock ...

Blind Boys of Alabama and Bob Dylan to Play White House Concert

January 30, 2010

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, BOB DYLAN, JOHN LEGEND & MORE TO PERFORM AT WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA Blind Boys of Alabama Blind Boys of Alabama have been invited to perform at a special concert at the White House on February 10. In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music ...

SLSO to Perform with Chris Botti, Ozomatli

January 30, 2010

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2010-2011 schedule, and the slate of upcoming concerts includes some events of interest to fans of jazz and creative music.For starters, the Orchestra has added some dates to its “SLSO Presents" series this spring, among them the Ozomatli concert on Friday, May 14 that was first ...

Sutton Foster Featured in Riverfront Times

January 30, 2010

Roman Miroshnichenko: The Independent Music Awards Winner!

January 30, 2010

Kimberly Bjorklund President of K&B Entertainment and our Global Partners congratulates Mr. Roman Miroshnichenko on winning the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards in the category of “World Traditional Song." The song nominated was “Unforgiven" from his top selling CD Temptation. The Winners in more than 50 album, song, music video and design categories culled from thousands ...

Tom Tallitsch CD Release Concert @ Chris' Jazz Cafe Friday 2/5/10 8PM

January 30, 2010

Tom Tallitsch CD Release Concert Perspective (Origin/OA2 Records, 2009) Tenor and soprano saxophonist Tom Tallitsch released his third album, Perspective, on the Seattle-based jazz label Origin/OA2 Records (Jazzweek's 2009 Label Of The Year) on November 17th, 2009. With vivid musical imagery and a dynamic group interplay, Tallitsch's Philadelphia-based band winds through a ...

Vocalist Sophie Berkal-Sarbit CD Launch at the Trane Studio on Valentine's Day!

January 30, 2010

Talented and Stunning Young Jazz Vocalist Sophie Berkal-Sarbit Releases CD “Young & Foolish" (7 Arts/E1 Music Canada). Sophie Berkal-Sarbit celebrates her new release with a special Valentine's Day CD Launch Event at: “The TRANE STUDIO Jazz Lounge" Sunday, Feb. 14 - From 9:00 pm TORONTO - January 29, 2010 - On Valentine's Day - ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Branford Marsalis Sampler

January 30, 2010

This week, we've got some video clips of saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who will be in St. Louis on Friday, February 12 for a concert at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.Part of the famous New Orleans musical family, he and brother Wynton first gained fame as the ...

New Jazz Film: They Died Before 40

January 30, 2010

Many people may have heard of Charlie Parker, who died at 34. But others, such as Herschel Evans, who died before reaching 30, are very little known and their stories untold. For example, Jo Jones, drummer and an integral part of the Count Basie band for many years, has called Evans the greatest musician he ever ...

Joyce Collins, 1930-2010

January 30, 2010

The pianist and singer Joyce Collins died recently in Los Angeles following a long illness. She was 79. Highly respected in jazz circles, Collins played with a sensitive touch and subtle use of chords. Her singing was an outgrowth of those values, with attention to interpretation of the meaning of songs and, as Marian McPartland put ...