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STLJN Audio Archive: Lester Bowie Quintet Live in Padua, 1978
This week's Audio Archive entry comes via the blog Inconstant Sol, and features a commercially unissued live recording of trumpeter and St. Louis native Lester Bowie (pictured) performing with his quintet on April 4, 1978 at Teatro Tenda in Padua, Italy. The set is described by the blogger as “One of the best groups led by ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Brief Appreciation and Farewell to Reggie and Mardra Thomas
The St. Louis jazz scene is losing two outstanding musicians this summer, as keyboardist Reggie Thomas and his wife, singer and actress Mardra Thomas, are moving to East Lansing, MI, where Reggie has accepted a job at Michigan State University. Working together and separately, both have delivered many fine ...
Cornet Chop Suey to Record Live CD on Tuesday, July 19 at the Sheldon Concert Hall
The traditional jazz and swing band Cornet Chop Suey (pictured) will record their next CD in a live session at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. They've already got a title—Mr. Lucky, from the Henry Mancini composition—and they should be quite familiar with the surroundings, as their most recent CD prior to ...
All That Tap XX Set for Saturday, July 30 at the Touhill
As noted here before, jazz music and tap dancing have been connected throughout the history of both art forms, and tap dancing has been an interest of a number of notable jazz musicians, including drummers such as Buddy Rich (who started in show business as a child tap dancer), Max Roach and Louis Bellson. St. Louis ...
Business Journal Says Jazz St. Louis to Launch Major Fundraising Drive for New Building, Endowment
In a story in this week's edition (July 1- 7), the St. Louis Business Journal reports that Jazz St. Louis plans to launch a major fundraising effort to create an endowment and build a new headquarters and performance facility. The report by E.B. Solomont of the Business Journal staff says that with a price tag estimated ...
Jazz This Week: A Tribute to Mae Wheeler, Legacy Jazz Quintet, Dave Black, Ritmo Caliente, and More
It's not a big week for name-brand touring jazz musicians in St. Louis, but local and regional players are keeping area stages relatively well-stocked with a variety of musical projects in styles ranging from straight-ahead to Latin jazz to original compositions in several different genres. Let's see what's coming up over the next few days... Tonight, ...
STLJN Audio Archive: Oliver Nelson - Black, Brown and Beautiful
This week's StLJN Audio Archive post comes once again via the Flying Dutchman blog, which has preserved most of the output of that once vibrant, now defunct jazz imprint of the 1960s and 1970s. Saxophonist, arranger/composer and St. Louis native Oliver Nelson made a number of albums for Flying Dutchman, and today we feature Black, Brown ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: New Orleans Comes to St. Louis
From big names like Dr. John, the Neville Brothers and Harry Connick Jr. to lesser-known acts, New Orleans musicians usually seem to do well in St. Louis. Longtime readers may remember yr. humble editor's half-baked theory, advanced several times before in this space, that this is in part because ...
Rebirth Brass Band to Play Saturday, July 23 at Bandwagon Hall
New Orleans' Rebirth Brass Band (pictured) is returning to St. Louis for a concert at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at Bandwagon Hall, 2151 Lemay Ferry Rd. in south county. While they're in town, RBB also will appear as guest performers with the Compton Heights Concert Band at two free outdoor concerts, on Sunday, July 24 ...
Jazz This Week: Eric Slaughter Trio with Jason Swagler, Ally Hany and Addison Frei, and More
The live jazz offerings are a bit sparse around town this long Independence Day weekend in St. Louis, but there still are a few shows worthy of your attention coming up over the next few days. On Friday and Saturday, guitarist Eric Slaughter will bring his trio (pictured) plus saxophonist Jason Swagler to Jazz at the ...
