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Jazz this week: Big Sam's Funky Nation, Louis Armstrong Festival, and more

August 11, 2016

This weekend's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis has a bit of a New Orleans flavor, with two of that city's favorite working bands playing gigs here, plus two nights of a locally produced tribute to one of the essential New Orleans musicians, Louis Armstrong. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, August 11 ...

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Third Annual Charlie Parker Celebration - August 18 through August 27 - in Kansas City

August 7, 2016

The Celebration of “Bird" in Kansas City Continues KC Jazz Clubs, American Jazz Museum, 18th & Vine Jazz District, Lincoln Cemetery (Parker gravesite) and other historical KC locations. The 3rd Annual Kansas City Charlie Parker Celebration (CPC) will again explore and recognize the legacy of one the most influential saxophonists and jazz icons to ever perform. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: Music for the dog days

August 3, 2016

Yes, it's officially the dog days of August, a time of year most identified with pervasive slacking off. And though it'll be a few more weeks before the fall presenting season begins, bringing a variety of touring jazz and creative music performers to town, in the meantime St. Louis' own homegrown musicians still are out there ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: A benefit starring Johnny O'Neal, free outdoor concerts, and more

July 28, 2016

It's mid-summer in St. Louis, and though as usual for this time year, it's mostly another slow week with regard to touring musicians visiting St. Louis, the fine pianist and singer Johnny O'Neal will be in town for a benefit show on Sunday. And of course, St. Louis' hometown musicians keep on keepin' on no matter ...

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Jazz this week: St. Louis Cabaret Festival, Houston Person & Montez Coleman, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, and more

July 21, 2016

As your humble StLJN editor this week has been both swamped with paying-gig-type work and plagued by various equipment malfunctions, and this post is already late, this intro will be both mercifully brief and without embellishment. Here are some of the more noteworthy jazz and creative music performances happening in and around St. Louis over the ...

News: Recording

Drummer Kevin Bowers Announces New Album - Nova - Out August 9, 2016

July 13, 2016

Acclaimed Drummer Kevin Bowers’ Third Solo Album, Nova, Poised To Be The Soundtrack To The Best Movie Never Made Kevin Bowers Set To Release Third Solo Album Nova This August Imagine a movie starring Fred Astaire and Lena Horne, and directed by Federico Fellini. In your mind’s ear, listen to the soundtrack, a mélange of Brazilian ...

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Jazz this week: Femi Kuti and Positive Force, "Jazz in July" begins, and more

July 8, 2016

As mid-summer weekends go, this isn't an especially busy one for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, but there still are a number of noteworthy performances worth seeking out over the next few days, including the return of a popular free summer concert series and a rare visit from one of the best-known Afrobeat musicians ...

News: Advocacy

The Museum Perspective

July 5, 2016

For the past month this blog has reprinted articles from the thirtieth anniversary issue of Jam magazine. I’ve done that because long after the printed copies – available free all over town – are filed in closets and trash cans, these stories will show up in Google searches, something less likely to happen to the PDF ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: Some picks for Independence Day weekend

July 1, 2016

To be candid, it's a relatively thin week for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis. But even with no major touring artists visiting our town; venues including Jazz at the Bistro, The Sheldon, and Casa Loma Ballroom going dark for the holiday weekend; and the recent demises of a couple of smaller neighborhood spots ...

News: Music Industry

The Musicians’ View

June 28, 2016

In assembling the latest Jam – celebrating 30 years of the magazine with the question, what is the future of jazz in Kansas City – capturing the views of musicians was critical. I chose to include one who has been part of the KC scene for over a quarter century and one who is relatively new. ...