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News: Performance / Tour

Black Joe Lewis Tour

May 28, 2009

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Summer Tour “With Redding, Pickett and Brown all long gone, young [Black Joe] Lewis has arrived to carry their torch with his hot and sweaty house-party ruckus." -LA Weekly “In a live setting Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears are undeniable, with an explosive funk-soul boogie that frequently turns the ...

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News: Recording

Charles Mingus: Fables of Faubus

May 28, 2009

Up until May 1959, no jazz composition recorded by Charles Mingus had been as controversial or as politically charged as Fables of Faubus. The song, first recorded 50 years ago this month on Mingus Ah Um, was meant to be a condemnation of Arkansas governor Orval Faubus. In 1957 Faubus had ordered the state's National Guard ...

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News: Radio

Linda Presgrave Featured on "The Jazz Room"

May 28, 2009

This just in: Pianist, composer and St. Louis expat Linda Presgrave will be the featured artist on the Internet radio program “The Jazz Room" starting at 6:00 p.m. EDT tonight, Wednesday, May 27. Among other topics, Presgrave will discuss her interest in women jazz composers and her most recent CD Inspiration.“The Jazz Room" is ...

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News: Festival

KMOX 2009 Jazz and Wine Festival Set for Saturday, June 20 in Forest Park

May 28, 2009

Radio station KMOX (1120 AM) has scheduled its 2009 Jazz and Wine Festival for Saturday, June 20. The event will run from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Cabanne House in Forest Park (at the corner of Lindell and Union).The station's Web page for the event promises “fine wine, ...

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News: Radio

Jazz St. Louis Podcast Interview with Terence Blanchard Now Online

May 28, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has put online a new podcast featuring an interview with trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, who will be in St. Louis to perform Wednesday, June 3 through Saturday, June 6 at Jazz at the Bistro. The interview with Blanchard was done by JSL director of operations Bob Bennett, and is about 10 minutes ...

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News: Social Gathering

Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club to Meet Tuesday, June 9

May 28, 2009

The next meeting of the Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will take place at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 9 at Borders Books, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd.JSL executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford will lead the discussion of this month's featured CD, Atomic Basie, a 1957 release featuring arrangements by Neal Hefti that has proved ...

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News: Event

Benefit for Joe Raglani This Saturday, May 30 at White Flag Projects

May 28, 2009

Via the fine folks at the Open Lot performance space, news comes that St. Louis electronic musician Joe Raglani recently had thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen while on tour in Brooklyn, NY. To help Raglani recover from the loss, friends and fans are throwing a benefit party at 9:00 p.m. this Saturday, May 30 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Legendary Pianist Randy Weston to Headline Grand Opening of Jazz Heritage Center Media and Education Center

May 28, 2009

The Jazz Heritage Center, San Francisco’s only permanent complex dedicated to jazz history and culture, today unveiled details for the highly anticipated grand opening of its Media and Education Center, the second phase addition to the non-profit, aimed at keeping the rich tradition of Jazz alive in the historic Fillmore District. The 39-seat state-of-the art theater, ...

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News: Recording

Isaac Hayes' 'Hot Buttered Soul' Album Reissued on Stax with Bonus Tracks, Digital Remastering

May 28, 2009

Four-song long-player ushered in the era of album-oriented soul with hits “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” and “Walk On By.” Reissue contains notes by Jim James of My Morning Jacket. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Until Isaac Hayes released Hot Buttered Soul in 1969, soul music had been a singles-oriented genre. Best known as the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Firehouse 12 to Present Ben Allison & Man Size Safe May 29th

May 28, 2009

On Friday, May 29th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present acclaimed bassist/composer, and New Haven native, Ben Allison, with his newest ensemble, Man Size Safe, as part of the venue's ongoing 2009 Spring Jazz Series. The band, which takes its name from a secret storage vault in former Vice President Dick Cheney's office, mixes joyous exuberance ...