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Thimes, Rosamond and Kennedy on Board for Fall Jazz Cruise

January 3, 2009

Singers Denise Thimes and Anita Rosamond and bassist Tom Kennedy (pictured) are among the musicians who will be on board for the fall 2009 edition of “The Jazz Cruise" produced by the St. Louis-based company Jazz Cruises LLC. The cruise is scheduled for November 8 - 15 on the Holland America ship Westerdam, and will traverse ...

St. Louis Bands to Perform at Central Illinois Jazz Festival

January 2, 2009

The St. Louis-based traditional jazz and swing bands Cornet Shop Suey and the St. Louis Rivermen will be among the featured attractions at the 2009 Central Illinois Jazz Festival, which will be held Friday, January 30 through Sunday, February 1 in Decatur, Illinois.Other performers at the fest will include the Borderline Jazz Band, Crescent ...

STLJN 2008 Year in Review

January 1, 2009

On this final day of 2008, 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 2008Erin Bode says legal woes are “officially over."Jazz St. Louis, SIU-E to host band director academy in JulyVon Doren, Ehrlich ...

Rounding up the "Best Jazz of 2008" Lists

December 31, 2008

It's once again that time of year when jazz journalists, DJs, critics and bloggers publish their annual “Best Of" lists, and once again, St. Louis Jazz Notes is going all meta on the whole list-making concept by offering a list with links to all of the “Best Jazz of 2008" lists we can locate. It's a ...

Jazz This Week: Jazz on New Year's Eve, and More

December 31, 2008

For whatever reasons, in recent years New Year's Eve has not been a particularly good time to hear jazz in St. Louis, and once again NYE 2008 looks to be an evening of relatively few options for jazz aficionados.If you're looking to have dinner and drinks and hear a band play some straight-up instrumental ...

St. Louis Cabaret Announces Shows for Winter/Spring 2009

December 30, 2008

When the Cabaret at Savor closed in late June, impresario Jim Dolan vowed that he'd be back presenting shows before long. True to his word, Dolan has formed a new not-for-profit organization called Cabaret St. Louis, and after presenting several shows this fall, now he has announced a schedule of shows to be held at the ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Two Vintage Performances from Miles Davis

December 29, 2008

For the final Saturday video post of 2008, we turn once again to Miles Davis, a St. Louis legend who's one of the all-time greats of jazz and a personal fave of yr. humble editor, and therefore of this Web site as well. The two clips ...

Post Story Says Downtown St. Louis Will Get New Jazz Venue in March

December 29, 2008

According to a story in yesterday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, downtown St. Louis will be getting a new live music venue called the St. Louis Jazz Cafe in the spring of 2009. Business columnist Joe Whittington's December 25 entry included an item saying that the venue “will occupy the space that once housed the Red ...

Season's Greetings from St. Louis Jazz Notes

December 25, 2008

Jazz This Week: Bag II's Farewell, Good 4 the Soul, Bhob Rainey, Randy Holmes, and More

December 25, 2008

Looking to hear some jazz or creative music amid the holiday hustle and bustle? Here's what's going on in St. Louis over the next few days:Tonight, free-improvising saxophonist Bhob Rainey (pictured) will perform a solo concert at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. You can see a couple of short video samples of Rainey's playing here. ...