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Richard McDonnell 1946 - 2014
Richard “Rich" McDonnell, the former investment banker who founded and ran the independent St. Louis-based label MAXJAZZ, has died. He was 68. Several reports from friends on Facebook say that McDonnell had a stroke on Friday night while watching Houston Person and the Bill Charlap trio at Jazz at the Bistro, where he was a subscriber ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Terence Blanchard Returns to the Sheldon
This week, let's check in on trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who's playing next Saturday, February 15 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The New Orleans native was in and out of our town quite a bit last year, as Opera Theater St. Louis premiered his opera Champion as part of their 2013 season. In addition to working with ...
Jazz This Week: Bill Charlap and Houston Person, Alarm Will Sound, Peter Martin, so Percussion, Willie Pickens, and More
This week's menu of jazz and creative music around St. Louis includes performances by three top pianists representing NYC, Chicago and St. Louis, plus local stops for two acclaimed touring new music ensembles, and much more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, pianist Bill Charlap (pictured) and guest tenor saxophonist Houston Person open an four-night engagement ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Standard Time with Houston Person
Today, let's look at some video clips featuring the tenor sax stylings of Houston Person, who's coming to St. Louis next week to perform with pianist Bill Charlap's trio Wednesday, February 5 through Saturday, February 8 at Jazz at the Bistro. Person, who will turn 80 in November, grew up in Florence, South Carolina and ...
Jazz This Week: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jazz at Lincoln Center Quartet, and More
Here's a look at some of the most noteworthy jazz and creative music performances happening this week in and around St. Louis: Tonight, the Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University presents “A Tribute to Jim Hall" with guitarists William Lenihan & Vincent Varvel; and it's the monthly “Experimental Arts Open Mic Night" with ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Six from Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
This week, let's look at some videos featuring Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, who are coming back to St. Louis to perform next Saturday, February 1 at The Demo. Formed in Tulsa, OK in 1994, JFJO are celebrating their 20th year as a band with, among other things, a set at the recently completed Winter Jazzfest in ...
Jazz This Week: Matt Wilson Quartet with John Medeski, Bonerama, Dave Easley, and More
While winter weather has delayed one of this week's headliners for a day, there's still plenty of live jazz and creative music happening in and around St. Louis for those willing to get out and brave the cold. Let's go to the highlights... If it weren't for the big snowstorm hitting the East Coast, tonight would ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Matt Wilson
Today, let's spend some time with drummer and bandleader Matt Wilson, who will be in St. Louis with his quartet and special guest pianist John Medeski to perform next Wednesday, January 22 through Saturday, January 25 at Jazz at the Bistro. Wilson, who grew up in Knoxville, IL, has played in St. Louis a number of ...
Jazz This Week: Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Jahmal Nichols CD Release, and More
If you're looking to shake the mid-winter doldrums this weekend, your options for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis include the local debut of an up-and-coming New Orleans performer; an album release event featuring the first recording as a leader from one of our town's busiest bassists, and more. Let's go to the highlights... ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Winter/Spring 2014 Jazz Preview, Part 5
This week, it's the fifth and final installment of StLJN's winter/spring 2014 jazz preview, giving you a chance to check out live performance videos of the various touring jazz and creative music performers coming to St. Louis in the next few months. (If you missed the earlier posts, or want to take another look, here are ...
