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St. Louis Jazz Presenters Get NEA Stimulus Funds
Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act recently passed by the U.S. Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts got additional funding to distribute to arts organizations across the country. Those funds are intended to help preserve jobs that otherwise might be threatened by the recession, and according to an item on the Post-Dispatch's Culture ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Three from Dr. John
This week, let's take a look at some video clips of New Orleans pianist and singer Dr. John, who will be in St. Louis this Tuesday, August 4 to perform at at The Pageant. Though not strictly a jazzman per se, Dr. John (born Mac Rebennack) is a ...
Jeremy Davenport Releases New CD
Trumpeter, singer and St. Louis native turned New Orleans resident Jeremy Davenport has released a new CD, his first since signing with the New Orleans-based label Basin Street Records last fall.We'll Dance 'Til Dawn (pictured) is Davenport's debut release for the label, and he's getting some press for it right out of the gate, ...
Tickets on Sale Monday, August 3 for Sonny Rollins Concert at the Toupac
Tickets for the much-anticipated concert by saxophonist Sonny Rollins (pictured) that's scheduled for Saturday, September 19 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center will go on sale to the public next Monday, August 3.The show is being presented by Jazz St. Louis, and will be Rollins' first performance in St. Louis in more than a ...
Jazz This Week: Sax for Stax with Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum, All That Tap Xviii, Dr. John, and More
As we head toward August and what's usually the slow time of the year for live jazz in St. Louis, there are still some noteworthy performances happening, including a couple of touring acts that are passing through town in the next few days.On Thursday, saxophonists Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum (pictured) bring their “Sax ...
MAXJAZZ to Release New CDs from Pianists Manuel Valera and Jeb Patton
The latest email newsletter from MAXJAZZ brings word that the St. Louis-based indie label will release CDs this fall from pianists Manuel Valera and Jeb Patton.Valera is a native of Cuba and the son of saxophonist Manuel Valera, who has played with Paquito D'Rivera, Chucho Valdes, Gonzalo Rubacalba and Tito Puente. The younger Valera ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A St. Louis Saxophone Sampler
The St. Louis area is known for having produced many fine jazz trumpeters over the years. Indeed, the legacy of musicians such as Miles Davis, Clark Terry, Lester Bowie and Harold “Shorty" Baker is significant enough that local jazz historian and radio host Dennis Owsley chose City ...
St. Louis Jazz Cafe Closes
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson is reporting today in a blog post that the St. Louis Jazz Cafe has closed, effective immediately. The club, located downtown at 1500 St. Charles in the Terra Cotta Lofts building, had been open for just four months.Operation manager Tim Simms is quoted in Johnson's story saying that ...
Jazz This Week: Good 4 the Soul, Lamar Harris, le Jazz Hot, and More
There's only time for a short post today, as yr. humble editor is in the process of setting up a new computer here at StLJN HQ to replace the on-its-last-legs system I've been using, but I did want to call to your attention a handful of jazz-related events happening this weekend in St. Louis.
Notes from the Net: Miles and Sonny Re-Released; Jazz Times to Publish Again; 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:* Starting, as usual, with some Miles Davis-related news, it seems that Concord Music Group ...
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