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Miles on Monday: Don Cheadle defends Miles Ahead, film gets release date, and more
This week in Miles Davis news, there's plenty of additional scoop related to last week's premiere screening of Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle's new film about Davis, but first, a few items not about the movie: Last week also marked the 43rd anniversary of the release of Davis' album On The Corner, and S. Victor Aaron of ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: St. Louis Gypsy Jazz Festival
If you dig guitarist Django Reinhardt, you'll want to have a look at the bands and musicians performing in the first-ever St. Louis Gypsy Jazz Festival, which will take place this coming Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25 at Evangeline's. Organized by singer Eve Seltzer and her husband, guitarist Ben Wood, both of the band ...
2016 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival to feature John Pizzarelli, tribute to Maynard Ferguson
The 2016 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival is set for Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, and will feature guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli on Friday and a tribute to the late trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Saturday. Pizzarelli (pictured) is a frequent visitor to St. Louis who played here ...
Jazz this week: Adam Larson, Lettuce, Youngblood Brass Band, March Fourth!, The New Mastersounds, and more
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis features a couple of different acts purveying instrumental funk, a saxophone phenom working in the modern jazz mainstream, a mutant marching band, and, as the saying goes, much, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, October 14 Up-and-coming saxophonist Adam Larson ...
Miles on Monday: First reviews of Miles Ahead
With the debut this past weekend of Don Cheadle's film Miles Ahead at the New York Film Festival, this week's Miles Davis news is full of items about the long-awaited movie. On the eve of the Festival, New York Times film critic A.O. Scott thought Miles Ahead could be an Oscar contender, writing, “Anyone who wants ...
Music Education Monday: A master class with Tony Williams
Drummer Tony Williams burst on to the international jazz scene in sensational fashion, getting hired when he was just 17 years old by Miles Davis to join what would become known as the trumpeter's “Second Great Quintet." Starting in 1963, that band become one of the most popular and critically acclaimed jazz groups of the decade, ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A most unusual "marching band"
From the looks of things, fitting everyone on stage may be a tight squeeze when MarchFourth! comes to St. Louis to play an all-ages show on Monday, October 19 at the Old Rock House. Formed in Portland, OR for a Mardi Gras gig in 2003, the group includes stilt-walkers, acrobats and dancers, as well as up ...
Jazz this week: Yellowjackets, Peter Martin, Dave Bennett, Tatsuya Nakatani, and more
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis offers an album release event from one of the city's favorite homegrown piano players, plus funk and fusion, free improv, cabaret, swing, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, October 7 The popular fusion band Yellowjackets (pictured, top left) return to St. Louis ...
Music Education Monday: Pat Metheny and John Scofield on improvisation
Pat Metheny and John Scofield are two of the top guitarists and bandleaders in contemporary jazz, and today's Music Education Monday post features video sessions with each of them talking about their personal approaches to improvisation. Both first came to prominence in the late 1970s, and both share a connection to Berklee School of Music, where ...
Willie Akins 1939 - 2015
Friends and musical colleagues of Willie Akins reported Friday night on social media that the veteran saxophonist has died. He was 76, and had battled heart disease for more than a decade. A native of Webster Groves, Akins gained early experience with local bands including Eddie Randle's Blue Devils and a group led by his music ...
