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Unt One O'Clock Lab Band to Play Thursday, February 23 at Webster Groves High School

January 26, 2012

The University of North Texas' One O'Clock Lab Band (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 7:00 p.m. , Thursday, February 23 in the main auditorium at Webster Groves High School, 100 Selma Ave. The Webster Groves High School jazz bands will open the show. The One O'Clock Lab Band is directed by Steve ...

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Freddie Washington to Open Black Rep Concert Series on Sunday, January 29

January 25, 2012

Saxophonist Freddie Washington (pictured) and his group will be the first performers for a Sunday night concert series being presented by the Black Rep. Washington will kick off the series at 7:00 p.m. this Sunday, January 29 at the Grandel Theater. A mainstay on the local jazz scene from the 1960s through the mid-2000s, Washington recently ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz at Holmes Series Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Schedule

January 24, 2012

The Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University today announced via email their schedule of free concerts for the winter/spring 2012 semester. The series kicks off this Thursday, January 26 with a performance by vibraphonist Peter Schlamb (pictured) and his group, and continues through Thursday, April 12, when it will conclude with a show co-sponsored by ...

News: Radio

STLJN Audio Archive: Grant Green - Visions

January 23, 2012

Fortunately for fans of jazz guitar, much of Grant Green's output for the Blue Note label in the 1960s and 1970s remains in print today. One exception, though, seems to be Visions, a 1971 session that featured the St. Louis native's versions of some then-current pop hits along with a couple of originals and one classical ...

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Peter Martin, Vivian Sessoms to Perform Saturday, March 10 at the Sheldon

January 23, 2012

Pianist Peter Martin will resume his eponymous series at the Sheldon Concert Hall with a performance featuring guest vocalist Vivian Sessoms (pictured) at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 10. Bassist Bob Hurst and drummer Ulysses Owens will join Martin and Sessoms for the show. Sessoms is a native New Yorker who's been performing professionally since she was ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Chris Corsano

January 22, 2012

This week, let's take a look at some video clips featuring percussionist Chris Corsano, who will be in St. Louis to perform Saturday, January 28 at the Kranzberg Arts Center in a concert presented by New Music Circle. Corsano, a veteran free improvisor raised and still based in New ...

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Jazz This Week: Ravi Coltrane, Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo, a New Big Band Debuts, and More

January 19, 2012

The tenor sax plays a major role in this week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with two of the instrument's most prominent current exponents in town, plus several other noteworthy shows including the debut of a new big band as well. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (pictured) opens ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Mirth and Melancholy with Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo

January 15, 2012

This week, our video spotlight shines on saxophonist Branford Marsalis and pianist Joey Calderazzo, who will be in St. Louis for a duo performance on Sunday, January 22 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. In June of last year, Marsalis and Calderazzo released Songs of Mirth and Melancholy, a duo ...

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Jazz This Week: Legacy Jazz Quintet Plays Art Blakey, a Tribute to Fran Landesman, and More

January 13, 2012

Assuming that drivers in the St. Louis area recover from the havoc caused by today's snowstorm, there are a number of jazz and creative music performances happening over the next few days that may reward those who choose to venture out into the mid-January cold. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, pianist Ken Kehner, who teaches ...

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Ligertwood, Garfield and Stevens to Perform Thursday, February 9 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups

January 12, 2012

Singer Alex Ligertwood, who's worked with big names including Santana and Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, is coming to St. Louis to perform with keyboardist David Garfield and saxophonist Jim Stevens at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. Garfield, a St. Louis native who's lived in Los Angeles since the 1970s, was ...