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Jazz Education Network to Hold First Conference Next May in St. Louis
The Jazz Education Network (JEN) has announced that the organization will hold its first-ever conference from May 20-22, 2010 at the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL).JEN is a not-for-profit organization of music teachers, musicians, students and others formed in 2008 not long after the collapse of the International Association of Jazz Educators ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Remembering Luther Thomas
This week, let's look at four video clips featuring the late Luther Thomas, who passed away last week at the age of 59. The saxophonist and St. Louis native lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, and all of four of these clips were recorded there. The first video ...
Ann Hampton Callaway to Perform Friday, October 2 at the Contemporary Art Museum
Singer, pianist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to perform on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd in Grand Center.The event, entitled “Queens of Jazz," will serve as a kick-off for the 2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, which begins the next ...
Tortoise to Perform at the Firebird on Tuesday, September 29
The Chicago-based instrumental “post-rock" band Tortoise (pictured), whose members are also involved in their hometown's sprawling improvised music scene, is coming to St. Louis* on Tuesday, September 29 to perform at the Firebird, 2706 Olive, just west of Jefferson.Together since 1990, the members of Tortoise have developed a sound that incorporates influences from jazz ...
Jazz This Week: Sonny Rollins, Chris Botti, Trio 3, Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, St. Louis Rivermen, and More
There's lots going on in St. Louis over the next few days, as it's the busiest weekend of the fall so far for jazz and creative music. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, local funk/hip-hop band Fresh Heir does a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University.On Friday, ...
Todd Mosby to Give Free Concert/Clinic on Tuesday, September 22
Guitarist Todd Mosby has announced he'll be presenting a free concert and clinic at 6:00 p.m. next Tuesday, September 22 at the Music Center of Kirkwood, 113 W. Jefferson.In an email promoting the event, Mosby promises to “reveal my personal Mysteries of Music 101" to “all students, hackers, curiosity seekers, music lovers and teachers ...
Erin Bode to Headline SIUE Friends of Music Benefit on Sunday, October 25
Singer Erin Bode will headline this year's benefit gala for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Friends of Music organization, to be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 25 in the theater of SIUE's Dunham Hall.Tickets are $35, but can be had for just $30 if purchased by September 25. For an additional $15, concert-goers can ...
A Jazz Heaven Returns to the Kranzberg Arts Center on Sunday, October 11
Following a sold-out debut performance in August, singer Wendy Gordon will stage a revamped version of her cabaret show A Jazz Heaven at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 11 at the Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 S. Grand.A Jazz Heaven tells the story of a meeting between singers Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at New York's ...
WKCR to Broadcast Tribute to Luther Thomas at Noon Today
Jazz journalist and DJ Charles Blass emailed with news that WKCR (89.9 FM), the public radio station affiliated with NYC's Columbia University, will broadcast a memorial and tribute to the late saxophonist and St. Louis native Luther Thomas from noon to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern time) today, Tuesday, September 15. Guests will include On Ka'a Davis, William ...
Sheldon Jazz Concerts to Feature Pre-Show Talks from Dennis Owsley
The Sheldon Concert Hall has announced that jazz DJ, historian and photographer Dennis Owsley will present a series of pre-concert talks before each performance in their 2009-2010 jazz series. The talks will begin at 7:10 p.m. before each 8:00 p.m. concert, and are “designed to introduce new audiences to jazz and deepen the impact of the ...
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