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News: Recording

Notes from the Net: More Miles Davis News; a New Solo CD from Rick Braun; NEA Names 2010 Jazz Masters; and More

May 27, 2009

Though it's a bit smaller than usual, thanks to some slow news days over the holiday weekend and a still somewhat-gimpy computer here at StLJN HQ, 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 ...

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News: Interview

Happy Birthday, Miles Davis

May 26, 2009

The most famous jazz musician to come from the St. Louis metropolitan area, Miles Davis was born May 26, 1926 in Alton, IL and raised in East St. Louis. To help commemorate the 83rd anniversary of his birth, StLJN is pleased to present this guest post from Jeffery Hyatt, who blogs about the legendary trumpeter at ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Lea Delaria to Perform in Belleville on Saturday, June 20

May 25, 2009

Singer, actress and comic Lea DeLaria, a native of Belleville, IL, will return to her hometown on Saturday, June 20 to perform for the Metro East Pride festival. DeLaria started her show business career as a stand-up comic, and has gone on to utilize her acting and singing talents in cabaret, Broadway, one-woman shows, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Live on the Levee Once Again Snubs Jazz and Blues

May 25, 2009

The lineup of free concerts for the 2009 Fair St. Louis and Live on the Levee series has been announced by presenting organization Celebrate St. Louis, and once again, our town's indigenous musical forms of jazz and blues have been snubbed. To be fair, the organizers did make some small progress this year in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Concert Hall Producing Concerts in Downtown St. Louis and Ste. Genevieve

May 25, 2009

Continuing its recent trend of producing concerts in other locations, the Sheldon Concert Hall organization is sponsoring two different concert series this summer: a set of free Thursday afternoon outdoor performances in downtown St. Louis during June, and a series of concerts at the historic Orris Theatre in Ste. Genevieve, MO. The downtown St. ...

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News: Recording

Miles Davis' 1970 Fillmore East Concert Available as Free Download

May 25, 2009

Attention Miles Davis fans: The Web site Big O has a free download of a 1970 Davis concert at the Fillmore East that has never been commercially released.It features two sets from shows that Davis opened for singer/guitarist Neil Young (!) on March 6, 1970, after the initial release of the album Live/Evil but ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Musical Worlds of Eugene Chadbourne

May 24, 2009

This week, we've got some video clips featuring Eugene Chadbourne, the guitarist, banjo player, composer, improviser and occasional inventor who's coming to St. Louis on Thursday, June 4 to perform two free shows at the Schlafly St. Louis Brewery and Tap Room downtown.Chadbourne is difficult to ...

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News: Festival

Jazz This Week: Glendale Jazz Festival, Kim Massie, Matthew Von Doran, and More

May 22, 2009

With Memorial Day weekend coming up, it's a relatively light few days in the offing for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis. Moreover, with StLJN HQ still in recovery mode after a computer crash Tuesday night, yr. humble editor has his hands full right now with software re-installs, restoring files from backup, and similar ...

News: Recording

Peter Martin Releases New Solo Piano CD "Set of Five"

May 21, 2009

Jazz pianist and St. Louis native Peter Martin has released a new CD of solo piano music entitled Set of Five. The EP-length release includes five tracks: “Dr. Jazz", “I Can't Help It", “Intimate Dance", “Basin Street Blues" and “Viva La Vida".Set of Five is available as either an MP3 download or CD directly ...

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News: Interview

Notes from the Net: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis, David Sanborn Interviewed, Plus News, Reviews, and More

May 19, 2009

Here's this week's 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:* As is customary, we begin with the Miles Davis beat, where the news is ...