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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Three from Douglas Ewart

January 10, 2010

This week, let's check out some videos featuring Douglas Ewart, a multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder who will be in St. Louis on Saturday, January 30 to perform in a duo concert with bassist Zimbabwe Nkenya at the Kranzberg Arts Center.Born in Jamaica in 1956, Ewart moved ...

The Bad Plus' Reid Anderson Interviewed for "A to Z"

January 7, 2010

Jazz This Week: The Bad Plus, and More

January 7, 2010

This week's calendar of jazz and creative of music in St. Louis isn't very busy, though given the current frigid temperatures and forecasts for lots of snow, that may not be entirely a bad thing.Nevertheless, there's at least one act in town this week that's definitely worth making the effort to get out and hear: ...

More Filings in KFUO Sale

January 6, 2010

While there were no major developments over the holidays in the pending sale of KFUO (99.1 FM), there have been more documents filed in the past couple of weeks, and the Post-Dispatch's Sarah Bryan Miller has continued to follow the story. Here's a summary of recent news:In a blog post headlined “KFUO/LCMS: The Concordia ...

Vijay Iyer Interviewed in New Jazz St. Louis Podcast

January 6, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has just put online a new podcast featuring an interview with pianist Vijay Iyer (pictured) by JSL's Gene Dobbs Bradford.Iyer will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, January 20 through Saturday, January 23 to perform at Jazz at the Bistro. You can download a copy of the Vijay Iyer interview in ...

Site News: Seven Ways to Get STLJN

January 6, 2010

With the start of a new year, it seems like a good time to highlight all the various ways you can get the latest posts from St. Louis Jazz Notes. Several new options have been added in recent months, and you can now get all the news on jazz, creative music and improvisation in St. Louis ...

Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club to Meet Tuesday, February 9

January 6, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of its CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9 at Borders, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd. in Brentwood.The featured CD for the February meeting will be Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key of Life (pictured), the influential 1976 double-LP set that included many songs since ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from the Bad Plus

January 3, 2010

Today, we turn our video spotlight on The Bad Plus, who will be returning to St. Louis next Wednesday, January 6 through Saturday, January 9 to perform at Jazz at the Bistro.The collective/cooperative trio, which includes Ethan Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on bass, and drummer ...

STLJN 2009 Year in Review

January 1, 2010

On this final day of 2009, let's take a look back at some of the most newsworthy, noteworthy and/or interesting items posted here on St. Louis Jazz Notes over the past 12 months:January 2009Hamiet Bluiett on Freddie HubbardBailing out the artsMore “Best Jazz of 2008" listsJim Manley releases new CDSt. Louis Jazz Club ...

Jeff Coffin and the Mu'tet to Perform Friday, January 22 at 2720

December 29, 2009

Saxophonist Jeff Coffin (pictured) and his band the Mu'tet will return to St. Louis on Friday, January 22 to perform at 2720, the new performance space run by the production company Loyal Family at 2720 Cherokee on the south side.In addition to his solo career, Coffin performs with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and ...