Results for "St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman"

Foundry Arts Centre Getting More Funding from City of St. Charles

August 24, 2008

The Foundry Arts Centre, which last year served as the venue for Jazz St. Louis' St. Charles concert series, is getting some financial help from the city of St. Charles. According to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Charles is giving the Centre $30,000 to help with operating expenses, helping to offset a ...

Jazz This Week: Notes from the Dog Days

August 23, 2008

It's still the dog days of August in St. Louis, and thus still one of the slower times of the year for jazz in our town, but if you're in the mood to hear some music over the next few days, here are a few possibilities you may want to consider:On Friday, popular singer ...

KMOX Jazz and Wine Festival 2008

August 21, 2008

St. Louis singers Jeanne Trevor (pictured), Kim Massie and Anita Rosamond will be among the featured entertainers for the third annual KMOX Jazz and Wine Festival to be held from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at Faust Park, 15185 Olive St. Rd. in Chesterfield. The event also will offer the opportunity to sample ...

More on Jean Kittrell's Retirement

August 20, 2008

Following up on last week's post about the retirement of veteran St. Louis jazz singer and pianist Jean Kittrell, you may recall a reference in that post to a press release sent out by the Sheldon Concert Hall announcing that pianist Pat Joyce would be replacing Kittrell on a show there due to “health concerns." At ...

Ross Gentile Profiled in Alton Telegraph

August 20, 2008

Brandt's Schedules Whalum Birthday Bash, Plus Gigs for Saxophonist Bruce Menefield

August 20, 2008

Jay Brandt, founder and now impresario emeritus of Brandt's Cafe and Red Carpet Lounge, emails with word of a couple of jazz-related special events at the club next month: On Sunday, September 7, Brandt's will host a 80th birthday celebration for veteran St. Louis jazz pianist, singer and saxophonist Hugh “Peanuts" Whalum (pictured) “complete ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on David Sanborn

August 17, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, we promised you some David Sanborn performance videos, and here they are - a quartet of clips showcasing several sides of the versatile alto saxophonist and St. Louis native. (Yes, technically, Sanborn was born in Tampa, FL, but since ...

Jazz This Week: Ptah Williams, Erin Bode, the St. Louis Cabaret Conference, and More

August 15, 2008

It's mid-August - usually one of the slowest times of the year for live jazz in St. Louis - and yr. humble editor has impending deadlines for paying work, plus a wicked head cold. However, there are still some events this week to tell you about, and so that's what we're going to do, albeit in ...

Recently on Heliocentric Worlds

August 14, 2008

In the course of my regular jazz-blogging duties, I run across lots of online music videos that are worth watching but don't necessarily fit the StLJN format. And so was born StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds, where every day there's a different music video from genres including jazz, blues, soul, funk, classic rock, prog rock, experimental ...

Kemper Museum Announces Fall Concert Series

August 14, 2008

As mentioned here back in June, this fall the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is presenting an exhibition entitled Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, accompanied by a series of free jazz concerts.Now the Kemper Museum has announced the lineup for the concert series, which will begin on Saturday, ...