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New Music Circle 2008-09 Season to Include Concerts by Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, Morton Subotnick
Concerts by the 27-piece Vinny Golia Large Ensemble and electronic music legend Morton Subotnick (pictured) will be among the highlights of New Music Circle's 2008-09 season, the fiftieth anniversary year for the venerable presenting organization.Golia, who composes and improvises on multiple woodwind instruments, will kick off the NMC season with a performance on Saturday, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Dave Liebman
With this week's news that Dave Liebman is coming to St. Louis in November to play a free concert for Washington University's Jazz at Holmes series, it seems an opportune time to look at some videos of the veteran saxophonist. First up ...
Jazz at Holmes Fall 2008 Schedule Includes Concert by Dave Liebman
The Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University has announced its lineup of free concerts for Fall 2008, and, given that the series presents mostly local talent along with the occasional up-and-coming touring performer, they've snagged a relatively big name for this fall in the person of saxophonist Dave Liebman (pictured), who will perform on Thursday, ...
Jazz This Week: "Peanuts" Whalum's 80th Birthday Party, Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project, St. Louis Art Fair, ST. Louis Jazz Club Picnic, and More
Now that the fall presenting season is officially getting underway, there's more and more jazz and creative music to be heard on St. Louis' concert and club stages. This week's highlights start with singer/pianist/saxophonist Hugh Peanuts" Whalum's 80th birthday party, which begins at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Brandt's Cafe and Red Carpet Lounge. Of course, Whalum ...
St. Louis Jazz Club Sets Fall 2008 Schedule
The St. Louis Jazz Club has set its concert schedule for fall 2008, beginning (as described in the previous post) with this Sunday's annual picnic at Concord Farmer's Hall. The Club's season continues on Sunday, September 21 with a performance by the St. Louis-based jazz and swing band Cornet Chop Suey (pictured) at Bel-Air Bowl, 200 ...
Singer Clea Bradford Dies at Age 67
Clea Bradford, a jazz singer who spent her formative years in St. Louis, has died of complications from breast cancer at age 67 in a Washington, DC hospital.Born in Mississippi and raised in Charleston, MO and St. Louis, Bradford (pictured) was a protege of trumpeter Clark Terry and saxophonist Jimmy Forrest who in the ...
Jazz St. Louis Looking For School Groups, Student Musicians to Take Part in Educational Programs
With the start of another school year, Jazz St. Louis' various education programs are getting underway, too: * JSL is accepting applications for its JazzU program through this Friday, September 5. JazzU is a series of weekly workshops geared towards middle and high school students who have a desire to become better jazz musicians. ...
Stamps, Owens to Celebrate CD Release with Concert at the Sheldon
Trombonists Brett Stamps and Jim Owens will celebrate the release of their new Victoria Records CD Bad To The Bone with a performance at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday, September 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Stamps and Owens will be joined for the concert by all the musicians who played on the CD, including ...
Chris Botti Concert at Fox Theatre Postponed
Via St. Louis Post-Dispatch pop music critic Kevin Johnson's blog The Blender, the news comes that the concert by trumpeter Chris Botti scheduled for Saturday, September 13 at the Fox Theatre has been postponed. The announcement cites scheduling complications" as the reason for the postponement. But whose schedule was complicated? As of this writing, ...
Jazz St. Louis Seeks Volunteers for Art Fair Booth This Weekend
Jazz St. Louis is looking for help with their information booth at this weekend's Art Fair. Their email newsletter says that volunteers are urgently needed to staff the Jazz St. Louis booth during the Saint Louis Art Fair, held in the heart of Clayton September 5 through 7...Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts. Call Kedra Tolson ...


