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An Alto Saxophonist Steps Modestly to the Fore
The alto saxophonist Loren Stillman communicates great intensity but not a lot of drama. He’s an intuitive, self-regulating improviser, averse to any flourish that calls attention to itself. What you hear in his playing is the real-time synthesis of information, chiefly melodic and harmonic, and the rigorous subtlety of his response. At 29, he pairs uncannily ...
Jesse Cook's "The Rumba Foundation" is off to a Strong Start
The World Music-pop guitarist debuts at the top of the iTunes and Amazon charts as his concert tour gets underway There's a reason why all the seats were empty halfway through Jesse Cook's set at the fabled Greek Theatre last Saturday night (September 26). The prodigious guitarist had told the Wavefest crowd that the rest of ...
John Fogerty: Fall Tour
PEOPLE ON THE RIVER WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE HIM John Fogerty On November 12, John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) will launch a national tour in support of his new album, The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again (released August 31 on Fortunate Son/Verve Forecast), as a follow up to Fogerty's 1973 solo debut. This week, Fogerty ...
Interview: Al Stewart (Part 2)
Trumpeter Al Stewart spent much of 1948 and 1949 touring with Benny Goodman's bebop band. Al was classically trained, and Benny appreciated his hard work and rock solid sound in the trumpet section. But by late 1949, Goodman was fed up with bop. So he folded the band, assembled a quartet and went on a tour ...
Mauger in the Elm City October 2
(photo by Scott Friedlander)The trio of Mark Dresser (bass), Gerry Hemingway (drums, percussion) and Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto saxophone), collectively known as Mauger, performs 2 sets (8:30 and 10 p.m.) of exciting new works and improvisations Friday October 2 as part of the Firehouse 12 Fall 09 Concert Series.Dresser and Hemingway ...
The Jazz Session #90: David Gibson
Trombonist David Gibson delivers another album full of melody and grounded in a strong sense of purpose on his new CD A Little Somethin (Posi-Tone, 2009). Gibson is a veteran of the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, and a leader in his own right. In this interview, Gibson talks about the importance of melody in his ...
Notes from the Net: A Free Miles Davis Download; a Lester Bowie Tribute; the "Death" of Jazz, Continued; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest.* Let's start with our usual helping of Miles Davis-related news - specifically, some more ...
Washington University Concert to Explore Chance Via Music from Cage, Riley
Musicians and dancers affiliated with Washington University will explore the use of chance in contemporary music in a concert at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 7 at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave. in University City.The concert program will begin with “Music of Changes Book IV: New York, December 13," a piece for solo ...
Retired Prosecutor Says He Lied in HBO Documentary About Roman Polanski Case
A retired Los Angeles County prosecutor who claimed in a 2008 documentary that he advised a judge to sentence Roman Polanski to prison for having sex with a minor now says that he lied on film about his role in the case. The on-camera statements by David Wells in Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired were seized ...
Wireless Industry to FCC: Show Us the Spectrum
The nations wireless carriers have an answer to the nations broadband challenge and the growing interest by federal regulators in how wireless companies run their networks: Give us more of the airwaves so we can do our job. In a filing Tuesday to the FCC, the wireless industry asked the agency to free up and auction ...
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