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News: Recording

HDtracks Offers Free Download of Jazz and Blues Experience

June 13, 2009

From the Department of “Everyone Likes Free Stuff": The Web site HDtracks, which specializes in high-resolution music downloading, is offering a sampler album called Jazz & Blues Experience as a free download. The sampler features material from the Palmetto, Koch, Analogue, Light Without Heat, and Chesky Records labels, with tracks from organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, trumpeter ...

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News: Music Industry

Jazz This Week: Peter Bra Tzmann, St. Louis Stompers, Linda Presgrave, "Simply Sinatra," Adaron "Pops" Jackson, and More

June 11, 2009

Whether you like your jazz to be old-school, modern or free-form, there's something for you this weekend somewhere around the St. Louis area. Here's a brief look at the local jazz and creative music highlights for the next several days:Tonight, the St. Louis Stompers will perform traditional New Orleans-style jazz in a free concert ...

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News: Education

"After Hours" Event at Urban Eats Cafe to Benefit the Sheldon's Educational Programs

June 10, 2009

The Urban Eats Cafe, 3301 Meramec Street in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood, will raise money for the art music educational programs of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries by hosting the Downtown Dutchtown Business Association's “After Hours" event on Wednesday, June 17. The event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ...

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News: Music Industry

Notes from the Net: Miles on Myspace; Zorn Bio Analyzed; the Wages of Swing; Plus News, Reviews and More

June 9, 2009

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:* In keeping with this feature's tradition of starting with a Miles Davis-related item or ...

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News: TV / Film

Bela Fleck Documentary "Throw Down Your Heart" Playing Tonight and Sunday at Webster University

June 7, 2009

Via Joe Williams' movie blog at the Post-Dispatch: The documentary film Throw Down Your Heart, which features banjo player Bela Fleck traveling across Africa learning about the history of his instrument and performing with African musicians, will play at 8:00 p.m. tonight and Sunday night at Webster University's Winifred Moore Auditorium.The film previously was ...

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News: Recording

Maxjazz Releasing New CD from Guitarist Jack Wilkins

June 6, 2009

The St. Louis-based independent label MAXJAZZ is releasing a new CD by guitarist Jack Wilkins on Tuesday, June 16.Until It's Time is Wilkins' debut for MAXJAZZ, and features the veteran guitarist with pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Mark Farber in a program of 12 songs penned by a diverse group of ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Peter Brotzmann

June 6, 2009

This week, we've got some video clips featuring saxophonist Peter Brotzmann, who will be coming to St. Louis next week to perform on Friday, June 12 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center.Brotzmann has been a significant force on the free jazz and creative music scene in ...

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News: Festival

Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival Previewed in Belleville News-Democrat

June 5, 2009

New and improved: Wine, Dine and Jazz festival comes back to Belleville BELLEVILLE -- Robert “Bo" Hill will always be sorry he ignored his parents' advice to learn a musical instrument. “If I had listened to my mother back in those years, I'd have been playing keyboard," the 67-year-old Belleville man says. “I just never did, ...

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News: Event

Jazz St. Louis Benefit Scheduled for Thursday, June 25 at Sol Lounge

June 5, 2009

A benefit event for Jazz St. Louis will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at SOL Lounge, 4241 Lindell Blvd in west St. Louis. “Dr. Matt German's SOLful Evening of Jazz" will feature drinks made with Stoli vodka; appetizers from Bar Italia, Bryan Young, and Agave; a silent auction; and ...

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News: Music Industry

Notes from the Net: On the Corner Reexamined; Osby, Harrold on Tour; Parran Live in NYC; Plus News, Interviews and More

June 4, 2009

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 interes* On the Miles Davis beat, Howard Mandel had a couple of pertinent posts recently ...