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Correspondence: Stryker on Childs
In response to yesterday's Rifftides post, music critic Mark Stryker of the Detroit Free Press sent a message that included a column he wrote earlier this year. With his permission, we bring it to you. Very nice piece on Billy Childs' new album. I'm anxious to hear it. Billy just wrote a Violin Concerto that was ...
Brandon Wright - Boiling Point (2010)
By PicoFresh, new talent worth listening to is often hard to spot. Good thing the folks at jazz label Posi-Tone Records specialize in bringing to our attention promising young talent who will keep the flame of jazz going for another generation. Their issuance yesterday of the first album by saxophonist Brandon Wright is the ...
Ran Blake and Christine Correa - Out of the Shadows (Red Piano)
Cinema and music are inextricably entwined in Ran Blake's creative consciousness. He's a pianist though, not a filmmaker and his taste in moving picture media filters through a far narrower lens than that of the aural, fixating on noir and vintage musicals. Musically, he's all over the map. Practically anything and anyone is fair game and ...
Hampton Hawes: Bird Song
One of Hampton Hawes' finest recording sessions spent 43 years gathering dust on a shelf. Though Bird Song was recorded on January 18, 1956, the nine tracks captured that day went unreleased until 1999, when they were accidentally discovered by producer Eric Miller and issued on CD. At this session for Contemporary Records, Hawes was backed ...
Two for the Show Media Artist Edward Simon Wins Guggenheim Fellowship Award
We are proud to announce that Two for the Show Media Artist Edward Simon has been selected as a Guggenheim Fellow. “I feel deeply honored to be amongst the many great artists and researchers who have received this prestigious award. I'm grateful to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for their generosity." says Simon regarding the ...
Bob Koester to Speak Saturday, May 1 at the Sheldon Art Galleries
Bob Koester, a former St. Louisan who owns the Delmark Records label and Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, will speak on the history of Delmark in St. Louis at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 1 at the Sheldon Art Galleries.Delmark, which is one of the most long-lived and well-respected independent jazz and blues labels currently ...
Jazz This Week: Peter Brotzmann and Hamid Drake, Daryl Sherman, Erin Bode and More
After a jam-packed calendar of offerings last week, this weekend offers a bit more breathing room for St. Louis fans of jazz and creative music. Still, there are several events worth noting, so let's go right to the highlights:For starters, it's the final weekend for the Black Rep's production of the Louis Jordan musical ...
Glendale Jazz Festival Scheduled for Friday, May 28
The city of Glendale will present the eleventh annual Glendale Jazz Festival from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, May 28 on the lower parking lot of the Glendale City Hall complex, 424 N. Sappington Rd.Performers will include the St. Louis Stompers (pictured) and Terry Thompson's Swing Alive Band, with jazz broadcaster Don ...
John Scofield to Curate Series at the Katonah Museum of Art
ANOTHER JAZZY SUMMER AT THE KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART: SHADES OF JAZZ CELEBRATES FIFTH SEASON The Katonah Museum of Art (www.katonahmuseum.org) is tuning up for another summer filled with sunshine, art, and jazz as Shades of Jazz returns for its fifth season. As curator for the series, legendary guitarist John Scofield presents some of the brightest ...
Recent Listening: Billy Childs
Billy Childs, Autumn In Moving Pictures: Jazz Chamber Music, Vol. 2 (artistShare). There is a long history in jazz of strings in small-group chamber music. In a 1935 concert, Artie Shaw played a piece that he composed for clarinet and string quartet. It brought him attention that helped lead to his first big band. Ralph Burns ...
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