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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A birthday tribute to Clark Terry
This coming Monday, December 14 would have been the 95th birthday of the legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry. Though Terry passed away in February 2015 after several years of declining health, his spirit continues to inspire and his music lives on, and today StLJN pays tribute to his memory with some online music ...
Jazz this week: Holiday shows from Kirk Whalum, Jim Manley, and more
This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is highlighted by a lot of holiday-themed performances and several tributes marking Frank Sinatra's centenary, but there's also traditional jazz and swing, an evening of solo free improvisations, and much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 9 The Route 66 Jazz Orchestra plays ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Gathered 'round the Christmas Tree-O
This week's videos feature drummer Matt Wilson and his Christmas Tree-O, who will be playing Wednesday, December 16 through Saturday, December 19 at Jazz at the Bistro. The holiday-themed project, one of several bands led by Wilson, played a one-nighter in St. Louis last year at Joe's Cafe, and Wilson, who grew up a couple hundred ...
Jazz this week: Sean Jones, Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman, Roseanna Vitro, and more
Even as presenters prepare to go into full holiday mode, it's going to be be a busy week for jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis, with visits from several major touring musicians in the next few days, plus special seasonal performances from a number of local favorites. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Six from Roseanna Vitro
This week, the StLJN video spotlight shines on singer Roseanna Vitro, who will be visiting St. Louis to perform next Saturday, December 5 at the Ozark Theatre. She'll be accompanied by a band of St. Louis musicians including pianist Kim Portnoy, bassist Ric Vice, tenor saxophonist Jeff Anderson, drummer Clancy Newell, and trumpeter Danny Campbell. Originally ...
Jazz this week: Jeremy Davenport, Perihelion Quartet, John King, and more
While the biggest-name jazz musician visiting St. Louis this week actually is an expat playing his annual homecoming gig, there nevertheless is a tasty selection of jazz shows from local performers available for your pre- and post-Turkey Day consumption. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, November 25 The Perihelion Quartet, featuring pianist Greg Mills and friends, ...
Music Education Monday: Guitar lessons from John McLaughlin, and more
As a sideman to Miles Davis and Tony Williams, founder of the bands Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti, and a prolific solo artist and collaborator, John McLaughlin is one of the most admired guitarists of the past 50 years. Drawing on jazz, rock, classical, Indian music, and more, McLaughlin, now 73 years old, helped pioneer the jazz/fusion ...
Don Wolff 1935 - 2015
Don Wolff, longtime local broadcaster, jazz advocate, and attorney, has died. He was 80 years old and had been undergoing treatment for both leukemia and cancer for several years. Instantly identifiable thanks to his signature on-air introduction, “I'm Don Wolff, and I love jazz," Wolff was best known for his radio broadcasts, which began in 1987 ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Sylvie Courvoisier and Mark Feldman
This week, let's peruse some videos of pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and violinist Mark Feldman, who are coming to St. Louis to perform in a concert presented by New Music Circle on Friday, December 4 at The Stage at KDHX. The UK newspaper The Guardian in 2013 called them “both fine-tuned virtuosi whose projects sound like edgy ...
Jazz this week: Omaha Diner, Eliane Elias, Stanley Clarke, Susan Werner, and more
It's shaping up to be another busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a handful of visiting headliners in town at various venues, a couple of homecoming shows featuring former St. Louisans, and a full schedule of performances from local players as well. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, November 18 The ...
