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Jazz This Week: Ronnie Burrage, Musica Slesa, All That Tap, Della Reese, and More
It's another week of extreme heat here in St. Louis, and yet the work of presenting jazz and creative music goes on unabated, with a homecoming gig for drummer and U City native Ronnie Burrage; the annual All That Tap festival; and several other noteworthy events. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, trumpeter Kasimu Taylor debuts ...
Denise Thimes to Perform at Benefit for United Way on Saturday, September 8
Singer Denise Thimes will perform once again this year for the annual Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz" event kicking off the fall campaign for the Tri County Division of United Way. The fundraiser will take place starting at 6:30 p.m., Saturday September 8 at the Yacht Club of St. Louis, 105 Lake Village Dr in ...
The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Line Up For July 23rd-28th
The Blue Room, one of the Down Beat Magazine’s top ranked jazz clubs, has another week of great performances lined up. The Blue Monday Jam kicks off on July 23rd with Diverse. Diverse is a local jazz act that keeps the tradition of old jazz alive while at times fusing it with more modern sounds. On ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Sampler of St. Louis Big Bands
Continuing with our recent informal sampling of St. Louis jazz and creative music by genre, this week let's check out some video clips of several of the big bands from around the area. The video up top features one of the newer entries in the local field, the Dave ...
Post-Dispatch Reports Plans for David Sanborn Jazz Festival in St. Louis
This just in:The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson has reported that plans are underway for a new jazz festival in St. Louis. The event would bear the name of, and be headlined by, saxophonist and St. Louis native David Sanborn (pictured) and would take place in September 2013 in the Grand Center neighborhood. The story reports ...
Marco Benevento to Perform Wednesday, September 26 at Old Rock House
Keyboard player Marco Benevento (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 26 at the Old Rock House. Benevento, who's originally from New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn, has connections to both the jazz and jam band scenes. He studied music at Berklee and first began to gain wide recognition ...
The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Line Up For July 16th-21st
The Blue Room, one of the Down Beat Magazine’s top ranked jazz clubs, has another week of great performances lined up. The Blue Monday Jam kicks off on July 16th with Dr. Todd Wilkinson a saxophone virtuoso whose talents have had him performing and teaching around the country. Musicians bring your instruments and join the jam. ...
Jazz This Week: Dan White Sextet, Willie Akins-Montez Coleman Quartet, Freddie Washington's Coltrane Tribute, and More
This week's menu of noteworthy jazz and creative music shows around St. Louis includes headlining appearances by two longtime local favorite tenor saxophonists, as well as the local debut of an up-and-coming touring band. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the Dan White Sextet from Columbus, Ohio will be in St. Louis for the first time ...
Ty's Take: Book Of Gaia
“We think of ourselves as the three diva-goddesses.” Nedra Dixon, a member of Book of Gaia. Motherhood, spirituality, education, these are some of the words that should cross your mind when you hear the name Book of Gaia. That was the purpose when Angela Hagenbach, Nedra Dixon, and Pamela Baskin-Watson formed this trio last July, after ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Swingin' St. Louis
Last week in this space, we served up a six-pack of videos from St. Louis-based musicians working in the experimental and free improv genres. This week, we journey to the polar opposite end of the musical spectrum with a sampler of six local groups working in early, pre-WWII swing ...


