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STLJN Audio Archive: Clark After Dark: The Ballad Artistry of Clark Terry
For this StLJN Audio Archive post, we feature Clark After Dark: The Ballad Artistry of Clark Terry, a 1970s session featuring the legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry. It's available online as a free download thanks to the blog Magic Purple Sunshine, which collects and presents out-of-print recordings originally issued on the old MPS ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Previewing Return to Forever IV
This week, let's check out some videos of Return to Forever, who are coming to St. Louis later this month to perform at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, August 25. (Zappa Plays Zappa will be the opening act.) This version of the band, dubbed RTF IV, features keyboardist Chick ...
Jazz This Week: DMS with George Duke, Marcus Miller and David Sanborn, the Cunninghams, Tony Suggs, and More
This weekend's most noteworthy jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis are united by an element of homecoming, as three locals who have made good in the wider world will be back in town to play for the home folks. Here's what's happening: On Friday, the vocal duo The Cunninghams return to St. Louis to ...
Peter Martin, David Torkanowsky to Play Duo Concert on Friday, September 23 at the Sheldon
Pianist Peter Martin will resume his eponymous series at the Sheldon Concert Hall with a duo performance with New Orleans pianist David Torkanowsky (pictured) at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23. Son of the orchestral and opera conductor Werner Torkanowsky, Torkanowsky is a member of the band Astral Project and also has worked with a variety ...
Jazz Concert on Friday, August 26 to Benefit Family of Police Dispatcher
Trumpeter Jim Manley's Wild, Cool and Swingin' Orchestra (pictured) and singers Dean Christopher and Valerie Tichacek will perform in a benefit concert at 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 26 at the Parkway United Church of Christ, 2841 N. Ballas Rd. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the children of Lisa O'Brien, a police dispatcher in Town and ...
U City Jazz Festival to be Held Saturday, September 24 in Heman Park
The municipality of University City will present the first ever U City Jazz Festival from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 24 at Heman Park, 7210 Olive Blvd. The free outdoor concert will feature performances from singer Jeanne Trevor, Latin jazz group Clave Sol, and the Classical Jazz Quartet (pictured), plus a tribute to John ...
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue to Play Tuesday, October 18 at the Old Rock House
Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews (pictured) and his band Orleans Avenue are returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18 at the the Old Rock House. Andrews last played St. Louis in 2008 at the Broadway Oyster Bar, before the release of his debut CD Backatown, which wound up getting nominated for a ...
STLJN Audio Archive: Miles Davis' Lost Quintet
This week's StLJN Audio Archive material comes once again courtesy of the music sharing blog Nothing Is v2.0, and features Miles Davis' so-called “Lost Quintet" recorded live in 1969 in Paris. Although this lineup of Davis' band never recorded as a five-piece—hence, the notion of their music being “lost"—it's basically the nucleus of the group that ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Sanborn Chronicles, Part 2
Today, we have the second of two posts featuring saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn, who's celebrating his 66th birthday today. Sanborn will be back in town to play a concert with keyboardist George Duke and bassist Marcus Miller next Sunday, August 7 at the Touhill Performing Arts ...
Jazz This Week: Good 4 the Soul, Lowdown Brass Band, Bonerama, All That Tap XX, and More
While the summer weather here in St. Louis continues to define the word “sweltering," this week also brings a variety of jazz and creative music suitable for beating the heat. Let's see what's coming up... Tonight, the summer edition of the Jazz at Holmes Series at Washington University wraps up with a free concert from The ...
