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Jazz St. Louis Polling Fans on Next Year's Bistro Bookings
Once again this year, Jazz St. Louis is polling local jazz fans to find out who they'd like to see perform at Jazz at the Bistro. The poll on the front page of the JSL site asks respondents to choose from a menu of musicians including Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, Kevin Eubanks, Tia Fuller, Hilary Kole, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: You Can Call Him Al
With more than 35 years as a top recording artist and a number of radio hits to his credit, singer Al Jarreau likely needs no introduction to most readers of this site. Jarreau, who turns 71 next month, has performed in St. Louis many times, and he'll be back ...
Jazz This Week: Stanley Clarke and Hiromi, Sister Swing, "O That Jazz," Hard Bop Heritage, and More
While the worst of this week's winter storm seems to have missed the immediate St. Louis area, it has caused travel problems throughout the region, with many businesses closing and a number of events canceled, postponed or rescheduled. Most notably for local jazz fans, bassist Stanley Clarke and keyboardist Hiromi were scheduled to begin a series ...
Glen David Andrews to Perform Wednesday, March 9 at the Gramophone
New Orleans trombonist and vocalist Glen David Andrews (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to play on Wednesday, March 9 at The Gramophone. Andrews, a protege of New Orleans legend Anthony “Tuba Fats" Lacen; cousin of Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews; and brother of Rebirth Brass Band's Derrick Tabb; is steeped in the city's traditional jazz and ...
Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival Seeking Musicians for 2011
The Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival is seeking musicians to play at this year's event, which will be held in September in the Old Webster business district of Webster Groves. Jennifer Bellm of Webster Records heads up the OWJ&BF's booking efforts, and says she's especially interested this year in musicians and groups who have not ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: They've Got It Covered...
Rather than featuring a single artist, this week's video showcase is loosely organized around the idea of St. Louis musicians covering well-known songs. First up is singer Jeanne Trevor with a rendition of Duke Ellington's “It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," taken from a ...
Jazz This Week: Jazz at Holmes Resumes, Javier Mendoza, "Jazz Under the Stars," and More
Though this weekend's offerings of jazz and creative music in St. Louis are less numerous than last week's, there are at least a few noteworthy events happening around town. So, let's take a look and see what's coming up... Tonight, Brandt's has an early set from saxophonist Christopher McBride, and singer Erin Bode and her band ...
Jazz at Holmes Announces Winter/Spring 2011 Schedule
The Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University has announced its schedule of free concerts for winter/spring 2011. The series kicks off next Thursday, January 27 with a concert of swing era music from saxophonist/clarinetist Mike Buerk's 13-piece big band. Here's the complete lineup: Thursday, January 27: Mike Buerk Orchestra Thursday, February 3: Hard Bop Heritage ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Stanley Clarke Sampler
Today, we shine our video spotlight on bassist Stanley Clarke, who will be back in St. Louis to play a duo gig with pianist Hiromi Uehara starting Wednesday, February 2 through Saturday, February 5 at Jazz at the Bistro. Clarke has been in St. Louis a couple of times ...
Jazz This Week: Charlie Hunter, Bonerama, Bloom Project, Dave Black, and More
This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis offers a grab-bag of styles, from a funky, soul-jazz-inspired guitar trio to straight-ahead standards to free improv. Let's go to the highlights.... The big name in town this week is guitarist Charlie Hunter, who plays with his trio tonight through Saturday at Jazz at the ...
