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Jazz Fest Blues
by AAJ Staff
The annual U.S. Bank Saint Louis Jazz Festival at Shaw Park in Clayton is now history--and it's a chapter that features a few stirring musical passages, and quite a few disappointments. On Friday, Los Hombres Calientes turned in an interesting--if somewhat predictable--set in their St. Louis debut, and local vibes player Jonathan Whiting and his quartet ...
Jazzy June
by AAJ Staff
The annual U.S. Bank Saint Louis Jazz Festival at Shaw Park in Clayton is a little more than three weeks away, and the lineup was officially announced in mid-May. Gateway Grooves readers got the scoop on the Fest acts at the beginning of May in last month's column. But in case you missed it, here are ...
May's Music Highlights... Plus a Preview of June's Jazz Fest
by AAJ Staff
May marks the end of the 2004-05 performance season at Jazz at the Bistro as well as the Sheldon Concert Hall. In addition, concert series at local universities are retooling for the fall semester as well. Here in St. Louis, that puts most of the focus for jazz events on the local club scene -- with ...
March Must See Musicians
by AAJ Staff
Unfortunately, March jazz events in the St. Louis area began with the postponement of Regina Carter's appearance's at Jazz at the Bistro March 2-5 and at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO on March 1. The stated reason was a family emergency." Our best wishes to Regina and her family at this time... we're thinking of ...
Lots to Love on February Jazz Scene
by AAJ Staff
February may be the shortest month of the year, but St. Louis definitely isn't coming out on the short end in terms of jazz events this month. It all begins with a visit by vocalist Kevin Mahogany to Jazz at the Bistro this week - Feb. 2-5. On this visit to the Bistro, the ...
Divin' Into 2005
by AAJ Staff
Before we dive into 2005, let's take a quick look back at the 2004 jazz scene in the St. Louis area. As usual, Jazz at the Bistro led the way in terms of bringing in top national acts. Highlights for me at the Bistro last year including gigs headlined by Jeff Watts, Russell Gunn, Stefon Harris ...
Jazz To Keep Your Spirit Bright
by AAJ Staff
The December jazz calendar tends to get a little sparse - especially after winter solstice. But until then, there are some very exciting musical offerings for St. Louis area jazz fans - beginning with the visit of Russell Gunn to Jazz at the Bistro December 1-4. Gunn, who grew up in East St. Louis and leanred ...
November Concert Candidates Are All Winners
by AAJ Staff
Now that the elections are over, you still have plenty of musical choices here in the St. Louis area. And whether - like me - you're looking for some interesting jazz to help you forget the presidential voting results, or looking for a way to celebrate... you can't go wrong by attanding any of the following ...
Octoberfest: Jazz Style
by AAJ Staff
The St. Louis area's German population keeps the tradition of OctoberFest going strong - especially in wine-growing areas along the Missouri river and little towns like Millstadt in Illinois. Given the high count of jazz events taking place in St. Louis over the next few weeks, one has to wonder if there's some kind of unexplored ...
Swinging in the Jazz New Year
by AAJ Staff
Chronologically, the new year starts in January. But the jazz calendar here in St. Louis doesn't seem to really shift into high gear until September. That's when the Jazz at the Bistro season kicks off, concerts at local colleges and universities start to pop up on the calendar and the focus shifts from outdoor venues and ...


