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News: Performance / Tour

Thollem McDonas to Perform Wednesday, May 23 at Laumeier Sculpture Park

May 12, 2012

Pianist Thollem McDonas, a frequent visitor to St. Louis in recent years, is coming back again this spring to perform at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 at Laumeier Sculpture Park. McDonas (pictured) will play an hour-long set outdoors at Laumeier with multi-instrumentalist Arrington de Dionyso and electronic musician Eric Hall as part of Hall's year-long gig ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo

May 12, 2012

Today, let's sample a half-dozen video clips featuring the guitar duo of Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, who will be in St. Louis next week to perform Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19 at Jazz at the Bistro. Vignola also will be presenting a guitar workshop on Saturday ...

News: Event

Benjamin Cawthra, Author of Book on Jazz and Photography, to Speak Sunday, June 3 at the Missouri History Museum

May 11, 2012

Author, jazz historian and former St. Louisan Benjamin Cawthra is coming back to his old hometown for an event promoting his book Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz. Cawthra will speak and sign copies of the book (pictured) starting at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 3 in the Des Lee Auditorium at the Missouri ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dafnis Prieto, Bobby Watson, New Music Circle Showcase, Denise Thimes with Tom Braxton, and More

May 9, 2012

There are several noteworthy jazz and creative music shows happening this weekend in St. Louis, and for once, the schedule lays out so that it's possible to hear all the touring musicians coming through town, provided you've got the stamina and the necessary funds to go out five nights this week. Let's go to the highlights... ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Concert Hall Gets Grant for Peter Martin Commission; Jazz St. Louis Announces Gift Supporting Jazzu Program

May 8, 2012

Two of St. Louis' non-for-profit jazz presenters recently got some good news involving money. Jazz St. Louis today announced that they'll receive $30,000 from the Arthur and Helen Baer Foundation to support the JazzU education program in 2012-13. JazzU offers free weekly jazz ensemble instruction to 55 middle- and high-school students from all over the St. ...

News: Festival

"Da-Dum-Dun" Festival on Friday, May 25 in East St. Louis to Honor Miles Davis, Henry Dumas, and Katherine Dunham

May 7, 2012

"Da-Dum-Dun," a multi-arts festival in honor of musician Miles Davis, writer Henry Dumas, and dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 25 in Room 2083-84 of Bldg. “B" on the SIUE-ESL Higher Education Campus, 601 J.R. Thompson Dr. in East St. Louis. The free event will include music from the ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Dafnis Prieto

May 6, 2012

This week, our video spotlight shines on drummer Dafnis Prieto, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Wednesday, May 9 through Saturday, May 12 at Jazz at the Bistro. This will be Prieto's debut as a bandleader at the Bistro, but you may recognize his name as ...

News: Performance / Tour

Stages St. Louis Production of Fats Waller Musical Ain't Misbehavin' Opens June 1

May 4, 2012

Stages St. Louis will present a revival of the Fats Waller musical Ain't Misbehavin' beginning at 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 1 and continuing through Sunday, July 1 at the Robert G. Reim Theatre, 111 S. Geyer Rd. in Kirkwood. The show, which premiered on Broadway in 1978 and was one of the first successful examples of ...

News: Performance / Tour

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Hosts New Music, New Works

May 3, 2012

(St. Louis, MO) — Inspired by the Great Rivers Biennial 2012 exhibition, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM), in collaboration with the Mizzou New Music Initiative, is pleased to present New Music, New Works at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19. The event at CAM, 3750 Washington Blvd in St. Louis' Grand Center district, is free ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bobby Watson to Perform Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12 at Robbie's House of Jazz

May 3, 2012

Saxophonist Bobby Watson (pictured), once part of the front line of drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and now an elder statesman of the Kansas City jazz scene, is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12 at Robbie's House of Jazz. Watson last played St. Louis in December ...