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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Roosevelt Collier
This week, let's get acquainted via video with steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier, who's coming to St. Louis to perform his first headlining shows here next Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at Jazz St. Louis. Collier grew up in Perrine, Florida, near Miami, and began playing music in the House of God Church in his ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Dave Weckl to headline Chesterfield Jazz Fest
This week, StLJN's video spotlight shines on drummer Dave Weckl, who will be back home to perform next Saturday, June 15 as the headlining act at the Chesterfield Wine & Jazz Festival. A native of St. Charles, Weckl undoubtedly is one of the most successful working jazz musicians from this area, first gaining international attention working ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Trombone Shorty
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue, who will be returning to St. Louis to perform next Friday, June 7 at The Pageant. Since he last played here in 2015, Shorty (aka Troy Andrews) has continued to enjoy crossover success, touring frequently in the USA and ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Miles Davis birthday celebration
Tomorrow is the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Miles Davis, and so it's time once again for StLJN's annual tribute to the most famous and influential jazz musician ever to come from this area. Here are nine videos from throughout Davis' career, selected as personal favorites of yr. editor and first posted here with annotations ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Catherine Russell & John Pizzarelli pay tribute to "Billie & Blue Eyes"
Today, StLJN's video spotlight shines on singer Catherine Russell and singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, who are coming to St. Louis to present their show “Billie & Blue Eyes" starting Wednesday, May 22 through Sunday, May 26 at Jazz St. Louis. Both Russell and Pizzarelli are well-known as headliners in their own right, with Pizzarelli being ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Snarky Puppy's eclectic collective
This week, it's time to check out some videos of jazz/funk/world/fusion band Snarky Puppy, who will be returning to St. Louis to perform Sunday, May 19 at Atomic Cowboy's outdoor pavilion. Sometimes described as “a loose collective" under the leadership of bassist and founder Michael League, with a lineup that can range in size from seven ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Jazzmeia Horn
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring singer Jazzmeia Horn, who will make her St. Louis debut with performances starting this coming Wednesday, May 8 though Sunday, May 12 at Jazz St. Louis. Originally from Dallas, TX, Horn, 28, began singing in church as a young girl and went on to graduate from ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban jazz legacy
Today, our video spotlight shines on pianist, composer and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill, who's coming to town to perform this coming Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2 at Jazz St. Louis. The son of famed musician, arranger, bandleader and Afro-Cuban jazz pioneer Chico O'Farrill, Arturo O'Farrill was born in 1960 in Mexico City and moved with ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The percussive prowess of Pedrito Martinez
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring percussionist and vocalist Pedrito Martinez, who's coming to St. Louis to perform Wednesday, April 24 through Sunday, April 28 at Jazz St. Louis. Martinez, 45, was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, where he learned to play popular Cuban styles as well as Afro-Cuban folkloric and ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Branford Marsalis Quartet
Today, let's take a look at some videos featuring the Branford Marsalis Quartet, who will be coming to St. Louis to perform starting this coming Tuesday, April 2 through Thursday, April 4 at Jazz St. Louis. Last seen here in 2017 with singer Kurt Elling, Marsalis and company are on tour in support of a new ...
