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Music Education Monday: A master class in understanding audio formats

This week's Music Education Monday" explores a subject that's rather technical, but nevertheless of interest to any working musician who wants to distribute audio to the public. Engineer Andrew Scheps is a music industry veteran who has won two Grammys and logged credits working with major pop, rock and hip-hop acts including Adele, U2, Red Hot ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Regina Carter's Southern Comfort

Today, let's check out some videos featuring violinist Regina Carter, who will be back in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, May 13 through Saturday, May 16 at Jazz at the Bistro. Carter will be performing music from her album Southern Comfort, which was released early in 2014, not long after the last time she ...
Jazz this week: Pedrito Martinez, Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, East West Fusion Fest with Michael Manring, and more

View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. This weekend offers St. Louis fans of jazz and creative music a nice opportunity to see four different touring acts in four days at four different venues, plus a variety of performances from local players. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, May 7 Percussionist Pedrito Martinez and his group will make ...
Music Education Monday: A master class with percussionist Milford Graves

The week for Music Education Monday," we've got a different kind of master class for drummers. While most drum workshops are full of talk of exercises, licks and rudiments, Milford Graves deals with concepts and philosophy as much as technique, as befits his status as one of the elder statesmen of free jazz drumming. First coming ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Buying in to Tim Berne's Snakeoil

Today, let's have a look at some video clips featuring saxophonist Tim Berne and his band Snakeoil, who are coming to St. Louis to perform in a concert presented by New Music Circle next Friday, May 8 at the The Stage at KDHX. Snakeoil is the latest of several bands led by Berne, who's 60 years ...
Jazz this Week: Benny Green, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge, Dave Dickey Big Band, and more

View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. As Jazz Appreciation Month winds down and we head into May, it's another busy weekend for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with several touring headliners in town and a number of noteworthy events featuring local performers, too. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 29 Pianist Benny Green ...
Music Education Monday: Still all about that bass (with Ray Brown and Milt Hinton)

As yr. humble editor is not one to leave any good material unused, or any bad pun or pop culture reference unmade - at least of couple times - today's Music Education Monday" post is a sequel to last December's All About That Bass", featuring a few more bass-related links and video clips that turned up ...
Miles on Monday: "Walkin';" through the years, the "post-Miles paradigm," and more

For this week's Miles on Monday," some recent news from the world of Miles Davis, and a look at the evolution of one of the songs Davis performed most frequently in the 1950s and 60s: An exhibit of Davis' visual art will go on display in June at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In an ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Cécile McLorin Salvant

This week, our video spotlight shines on singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, who will be making her St. Louis debut with a performance next Saturday, May 2 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Salvant, 25, is originally from Miami, and first came to wide attention in 2010 by winning first prize in the annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz ...
Jazz this week: Robert Glasper Experiment with Keyon Harrold; Black Host; and more

View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. As Jazz Appreciation Month swings on, it's a big week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with the local debuts of two significant contemporary ensembles offering two different takes on the jazz diaspora, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 22 First up is the much-talked-about Robert ...