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News: Performance / Tour

Three New Jams Added to Local Musical Menu

February 22, 2012

The jam session has proved to be a durable institution in jazz for a number of reasons. For musicians, a jam session can be a proving ground, a laboratory and a networking opportunity. For listeners, it's a source of novel, spontaneous entertainment. And for bar, restaurant and club owners, a jam session can be a way ...

News: Music Industry

Arson Charges Filed Against Owner of Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe

February 21, 2012

In the latest development in a story that's attracted a lot of interest over the past two days, STLtoday.com and the Post-Dispatch are reporting that Florissant police have charged Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe owner Lozell Stiles, 40, with second-degree arson in connection with the fire that destroyed the club early Sunday morning. “Sgt. Kyle Lewis ...

News: Music Industry

Fire Destroys Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe

February 20, 2012

STLtoday and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch are reporting that a fire early on Sunday morning has destroyed the Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe. “No one was injured in the fire, which started in the Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe, 3425 North Highway 67, about 1:30 a.m.," the story said. Known for years as simply the Halls ...

News: Radio

STLJN Audio Archive: Oliver Nelson and the Berlin Dreamband - Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra

February 20, 2012

For today's Audio Archive post, we revisit an out-of-print session by saxophonist, arranger and composer Oliver Nelson. Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra originally came out in 1971 on the long defunct Flying Dutchman label, and has been preserved online thanks to the music sharing blog Flying Dutchman Records (which, as the name suggests, is devoted expressly to ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Trumpet in the Tradition with Byron Stripling

February 19, 2012

This week, our video spotlight shines on trumpeter and singer Byron Stripling, who's coming to town next week to do an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis and perform on Friday and Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Stripling, who will turn 51 in April, was born in Atlanta, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Anat Cohen, Cory Pesaturo, Funky Butt Brass Band, and More

February 15, 2012

Although there actually won't be any jazz at St. Louis' official Mardi Gras celebration this weekend—something yr. humble editor has ranted about in this space before—there are a fair number of jazz shows happening around town over the next few days, if you know where to find them. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, clarinetist/saxophonist Anat ...

News: Event

Exhibit at Sheldon Art Galleries to Feature African Drums, Experimental Instruments, and More

February 14, 2012

The Sheldon Art Galleries once again will display musical instruments from the collection of St. Louis music educator Dr. Aurelia Hartenberger in a new exhibit, “The Beat Goes On: Instruments from the Hartenberger World Music Collection," that will open this Friday, February 17 in the Sheldon's History of Jazz gallery. “The Beat Goes On" will include ...

News: Education

VIAA to Present Workshops on Music Business Essentials, and More

February 13, 2012

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts has announced several additions to their schedule of “Business Edge" workshops for artists, starting this Monday, February 13 with a presentation called “Inside The Music Biz: Legal Essentials." Entertainment lawyer Gary Pierson of the Husch Blackwell firm will discuss “the most essential legal and strategic information," including ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Anat Cohen's Clarinet Concepts

February 12, 2012

This week, let's get better acquainted with clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen, who will be in St. Louis to play at Jazz at the Bistro starting next Wednesday, February 15 and continuing through Saturday, February 18. Cohen, who's in her early 30s, originally is from Tel Aviv, Israel, and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Chucho Valdes, Robert Glasper, Ligertwood/Garfield/Stevens, Michael Zerang, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bonerama, and More

February 9, 2012

It's definitely a busy week for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with so many touring musicians in town that we can barely fit them all into the headline of this post. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, singer Alex Ligertwood, who's worked with Santana and Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, will team up with ...