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Glendale Jazz Festival Set for Friday, May 25

April 10, 2012

The city of Glendale and the Glendale Women's Club will present the 13th annual Glendale Jazz Festival (.pdf file) from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday, May 25 on the lower parking lot of the Glendale City Hall complex, 424 N. Sappington Rd. Performers at this year's event will include Cornet Chop Suey (pictured), the Terry ...

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Oikos Ensemble Concert on Sunday, April 22 to Benefit East St. Louis' Sunshine Cultural Arts Center

April 9, 2012

The Oikos Ensemble, the Cleveland-based group led by saxophonist Clifford Aerie (pictured), is coming back to St. Louis to perform at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 22 at the First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, 10 West Lockwood Ave. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Sunshine Cultural Arts Center in East St. Louis. The Center is ...

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SLSO to Present Byron Stripling in Tribute to Louis Armstrong on Saturday, June 9

April 9, 2012

Having just completed an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis back in February, trumpeter and singer Byron Stripling already has gotten his ticket punched for a return trip here. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will present Stripling (pictured) in “Sounds of New Orleans: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at Powell ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Craig Hultgren

April 8, 2012

This week, let's get reacquainted with cellist Craig Hultgren, who's returning to St. Louis next week to perform with members of the ensemble Luna Nova at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14 at Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust St. downtown. The concert, which is sponsored by New Music Circle, will ...

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Jazz This Week: Laurence Hobgood and Ernie Watts, Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman, Frank Stemper and Altgeld Chamber Players, Erika Johnson, and More

April 5, 2012

This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features a variety of sounds, including what amounts to a mini-festival of piano players at Jazz at the Bistro, with the two out-of-town participants bringing along top tenor saxophonists. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, pianist Laurence Hobgood leads a quartet at Jazz at the ...

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The Dead Kenny Gs to Perform Saturday, May 26 at 2720 Cherokee

April 2, 2012

The “experimental punk jazz trio" The Dead Kenny Gs (pictured) are coming to St. Louis to perform at 9:00 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at 2720 Cherokee. According to their official bio, saxophonist and keyboardist Skerik, bassist/baritone saxophonist Brad Houser, and drummer and percussionist Mike Dillon are “committed to musical subversion of the highest order." The New ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Inside the Nu-Art Series Video Vault

April 1, 2012

This week, we're taking a break from previewing upcoming concerts to take a brief trip into the video vault of the Nu-Art Series, the long-running, St. Louis-based jazz presenting organization run by trumpeter, arts administrator and consultant George Sams. Headquartered in recent years at the Metropolitan Gallery, 2936 Locust ...

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Alan Evans Trio to Play Saturday, May 5 at the Old Rock House

March 30, 2012

Drummer Alan Evans (pictured) of the funk/jazz group Soulive is bringing his new trio to St. Louis to perform at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 at The Gramophone. Evans will be touring this spring in support of the release of his album Drop Hop, which, much like Soulive, incorporates the influence of Booker T. and ...

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Madeleine Peyroux to Perform Sunday, May 20 at the Sheldon

March 30, 2012

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux (pictured) will make her St. Louis debut in a performance at 7:30 p.m., Sunday May 20 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Noted for a vocal sound that's been compared frequently to Billie Holiday, Peyroux released her first record back in 1996, but didn't really gain widespread attention until her 2004 ...

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Jazz This Week: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Nicholas Payton, Larry Ochs and Kinhoua, and More

March 29, 2012

From free improv to fusion to big band to neo-soul/hip-hop influenced experimentation, this week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis has a variety of offerings to suit different musical tastes. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, New Music Circle presents saxophonist Larry Ochs and Kihnoua in concert at Kranzberg Arts Center. In addition ...