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Notes from the Net: A Rare Miles Davis TV Appearance; the J@LC Visits London; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews and More
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* There's lots of Miles Davis news this week, starting with, appropriately enough, a post ...
Michael Buble Reviewed, Erin Bode Previewed
Singer Michael Buble was in St. Louis on Friday night to perform at the Scottrade Center, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sent veteran freelancer (and pal o' this website) Terry Perkins to cover the show. You can read his review online here. The Post also just published a short interview Terry did with singer ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four Views of Oliver Lake
This week, let's take a look at some video featuring saxophonist and former St. Louisan Oliver Lake, who recently created a YouTube channel for his work and has been posting all sorts of clips online.A member of the Black Artists Group and a co-founder of the ...
Riverfront Times Announces 2010 Music Award Winners
The Riverfront Times this week announced the winners of the paper's 2010 Music Awards, which are selected by reader vote. Veteran saxophonist Willie Akins (pictured) won the 2010 award for “Best Jazz Artist." Other 2010 winners include the Funky Butt Brass Band for “Best Funk/Soul/R&B (Group)," multi-intrumentalist Lamar Harris for “Best Funk/Soul/R&B (Solo Artist)" ...
Miles Davis Jazz Festival Adds to 2010 Lineup
Organizers of the Miles Davis Jazz Festival, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 14 at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, have informed StLJN of a couple of additions to this year's musical lineup.Along with the previously announced acts - saxophonist Michael Anthony Fitzgerald, guitarist Brian White, and the Howard Neal Band - ...
Jazz This Week: Michael Buble, Kim Massie, Brave Combo, and More
St. Louis may be without a major jazz festival this June, but fortunately there's enough other activity this weekend that many fans of jazz and creative music can probably find something to their liking.It looks like the busiest night of the next few is Friday; that's when singer Michael Buble (pictured), who's arguably a ...
So What: Local News, Notes and Links
Herein, we introduce a new occasional feature for StLJN - a quick wrap-up of links & short local news items of interest. (The title is from the Miles Davis song that leads off Kind of Blue. The notion of using said title was inspired by (read “stolen from") the weekly “Confirmation" feature of the Kansas City ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from Michael Buble
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring singer Michael Buble, who will be in St. Louis next Friday, June 25 to perform at the Scottrade Center. Undeniably influenced by Frank Sinatra and, to a lesser extent, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and other tuxedo-clad crooners of ...
Nu-Art Series to Present Jazz Singers in July
The Nu-Art Series has announced a slate of four Saturday afternoon concerts in July featuring St. Louis singers interpreting songs associated with famous jazz vocalists.Nikki Washington gets it started on Saturday, July 3 with the songs of Sarah Vaughan, followed on July 10 by Felicia Ezell doing the music of Ella Fitzgerald. After a ...
Jazz at Holmes Series Announces Summer Schedule
The Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University has announced the lineup for this summer's series, which has been dubbed “Jazz in July."The series will feature four shows, starting with the concert by pianist Linda Presgrave and her quintet on Thursday, July 9 that we told you about here a couple ...
