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News: Interview

Notes from the Net: Grant Green Reissued, Russell Ferrante Interviewed, Plus News, Reviews, and More

April 21, 2009

Here's this week's 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:* For our obligatory weekly Miles Davis-related links, there's a story in the San Jose ...

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News: Performance / Tour

John Pizzarelli Performing Free Solo Show This Sunday, April 19 at the Apple Store

April 19, 2009

Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, who's in town for this weekend's Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, will be making at least one more stop in town after his concert Saturday night at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Before he leaves the Gateway City, Pizzarelli will give a free solo performance at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, ...

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News: Education

Trio Globo to Give Free Concerts, Workshops on April 23 and 24 at SLCC-Meramec

April 19, 2009

Trio Globo (pictured), the eclectic jazz/folk/classical/world music band that includes (from left) cellist Eugene Friesen, multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy, and percussionist Glen Velez, will be in St. Louis next week on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 for a residency at St. Louis Community College-Meramec.Levy, Friesen and Velez will take part in two days ...

News: Event

Second Annual Record Store Day is This Saturday, April 18

April 17, 2009

As if there weren't enough events already contending for the attention of local music fans this weekend, this Saturday, April 18 is also the second annual Record Store Day, an event intended to celebrate the culture of independent music stores, many of which are the sort of establishments that cater to fans of jazz, blues and ...

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News: Festival

Jazz This Week: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, Sean Jones, John Jorgenson, Medeski Martin and Wood, Flow, Dixie Daredevils, Stan Hale, and More

April 16, 2009

It's the busiest week so far this year for jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis, with a number of touring artists in town and a schedule of shows representing a wide variety of styles, from traditional jazz and big band to straight-ahead modern jazz to free improv, intermedia and more.Let's go the ...

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News: Festival

Medeski Martin and Wood, Fareed Haque to Perform in St. Louis This Weekend at Loyal Earth Festival

April 15, 2009

Although the Loyal Earth Festival 2009 scheduled for this weekend in St. Louis will feature primarily musicians identified with the jam-band scene, the event also will include some acts of interest to jazz fans.Billed as “5 Days of Music & Art to Celebrate Our Planet," it's being produced by local promoters Loyal Family and ...

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News: Education

Jazz St. Louis Holding Auditions in June for All-Stars, JazzU Programs

April 15, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has announced the dates for area music students to audition for the 2009-2010 JazzU and Jazz St. Louis All-Stars programs. Auditions for both programs will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 1 and Monday, June 8 at Jazz at the Bistro. Auditions for JazzU and the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars ...

News: Performance / Tour

Kim Bock, Flow to Present Free Clinic and Performance This Saturday, April 18 at Saxquest

April 15, 2009

In a previous post announcing a show by saxophonist Kim Bock and his jazz organ trio FLOW this Friday at The Gramophone, we mentioned that Bock would be doing a saxophone clinic the next day in south St. Louis at the woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest. Saxquest president Mark Overton was kind enough ...

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News: Interview

Notes from the Net: Kind of Blue as Business Case Study, Osby on Tour, Brubeck Recovering, Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

April 14, 2009

Delayed for a day because StLJN HQ was temporarily buried under an avalanche of chocolate eggs apparently left by a giant anthropomorphic bunny rabbit, here's the latest weekly compilation of 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 ...

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News: Interview

Peter Erskine Interview, GSLJF Preview Now Online at the Beacon

April 14, 2009

The St. Louis Beacon online news site has some coverage of this weekend's Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival in the form of two pieces by freelance music journalist/artist manager (and occasional StLJN co-conspirator) Terry Perkins. You can read Perkins' preview story on the GSLJF and his interview with drummer Peter Erskine, who's one of the event's ...