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News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Concert Hall Announces 2009-10 Season

April 6, 2009

In an article written for the Post-Dispatch by pop critic Kevin Johnson, the Sheldon Concert Hall has announced the schedule of performers for its various 2009-10 season series. As outlined in the story, the Sheldon's 2009-10 jazz series looks like this:Saturday, October 3: Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater in a tribute to Billie Holiday

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News: Music Industry

Saxophonist Osby teams up with jazz legend Willie Akins

April 6, 2009

Alto saxophonist Greg Osby is among the foremost jazz artists of his generation. His albums for the esteemed Blue Note label, including “Art Forum" (1996), “Banned in New York" (1998) and “Channel Three" (2005), set a standard for improvisational risk-taking. Osby's popularity is international, and his eye for talent is admirable: Acclaimed pianist Jason Moran first ...

News: Performance / Tour

Seattle Times: Jazz Artists from Europe, U.S. Get Together in Spring Series

April 6, 2009

Spurred largely by the controversial 2005 book, Is Jazz Dead? by British writer Stuart Nicholson, the argument suggests that jazz is being advanced to a greater degree outside America — the country of its birth. However you come down on that issue, most everyone can agree that audiences are created by the debate itself. Some of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Steve Coleman: A Master of Creative Musical Improvisation

April 6, 2009

In his classic 1973 book “The Anxiety of Influence," the prodigious literary critic Harold Bloom argues that great poets define themselves through an Oedipal struggle in which they misread the work of their predecessors to find their own distinctive voice. Maybe the collaborative nature of jazz serves as an antidote to anxiety, because the most creative ...

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News: Recording

Saxophonist Dominic Amato Releases "Fresh from the Groove"

April 6, 2009

Young talent is the lifeblood of the contemporary jazz scene. Most will attempt to emulate those that have gone before them. Only a brave few will risk it all and dare to create music that defines the future... nuGroove Records is proud to introduce a rising star--saxophonist Dominic Amato and his Fresh from the Groove CD ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Aretha Franklin Will Play the Hollywood Bowl on June 26; First Time in 35 Years

April 6, 2009

Opinions may have run the gamut on Aretha Franklin's performance at President Obama's inauguration -- not to mention her ginormous bow hat -- but we can all agree that 35 years is too long to wait for her to return to the Hollywood Bowl. The Queen of Soul will play the amphitheater on June 26, the ...

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News: Video / DVD

Video Showcase: Spotlight on Sean Jones

April 6, 2009

This week, let's get acquainted via video with trumpeter Sean Jones, who's coming to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 18 at Jazz at the Bistro.The 30-year-old Ohio native studied music at Youngstown State University and Rutgers University, and is known for ...

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News: Event

Details on Artistic Losses in Italian Earthquake Still Sketchy

April 6, 2009

The early-morning earthquake in the hilly Italian region of Abruzzo, northeast of Rome, is already known to have claimed more than 100 lives. Centered in the medieval fortress town of L'Aquila, the magnitude-6.3 temblor is reported to have left thousands homeless. In terms of art, the devastation will probably affect the region's Romanesque and other medieval ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Review: Branford Marsalis at Jazz Alley

April 6, 2009

Perhaps the moment that said the most about saxophonist Branford Marsalis, whose quartet began a four-night run Thursday at Jazz Alley, was the moment he left the stage, disappeared and left the spotlight to his young drummer Justin Faulkner, who delivered an inspired, disciplined solo over the Thelonius Monk tune “Rhythm-a-Ning." Even among the unsuspecting in ...

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News: Festival

Freedom of the City Festival Returns

April 6, 2009

2008 was not a particularly auspicious year for improvised music in London. The loss of the Red Rose club as a venue, combined with the loss of Arts Council funding for the London Musicians Collective, delivered body blows to the music. One consequence was that in 2008 the annual Freedom Of The City festival did not ...