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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jazz Film Festival Summer 2013
It's summer vacation time, and today we take a respite from the usual routine of previewing upcoming jazz shows in St. Louis to present our own little online jazz film festival. Up above, A Great Day in Harlem is a 1994 documentary film that tells the story behind one of the most famous photos in the ...
Jazz This Week: Erik Jekabsen, "Music for Mutts," Tim Cunningham, Free Outdoor Concerts, and More
Looks like we're in for some steamy weather in St. Louis for the next few days, but fortunately there will be ample opportunities to cool out with some live jazz and creative music, both indoors and outdoors. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, there are two free outdoor shows of interest, as Good 4 The Soul ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Partyin' Traditional Style with Kermit Ruffins
This week, let's check out some video clips featuring trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, who's coming to St. Louis to play on Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25 at The Gramophone. The 48-year-old New Orleans native first gained fame for co-founding the Rebirth Brass Band while still a high-school student. He's gone on to establish a career ...
Jazz This Week: Anita Jackson, Feyza Eren and Steve Davis, Erin Bode, Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes, and More
Once again this week, the schedule of touring jazz musicians visiting St. Louis is light to non-existent. And once again, local musicians are more than filling the gap with a variety of events, including some free outdoor shows plus gigs showcasing several of our town's fine female vocalists. Here's what's going on over the next few ...
Ronnie Burrage Plans Homecoming Weekend of Performances (and More) for September
Drummer, bandleader and composer Ronnie Burrage is returning to St. Louis in September for a series of gigs and a ceremony to mark his induction into the University City High School Hall of Fame. Burrage, who now lives in Pennsylvania and teaches at Penn State University, also will be celebrating the release of Heal, a new ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Lake Weekend
Having spent last Saturday looking at the latest project from saxophonist David Sanborn, today we're checking in on another alto player from St. Louis, Oliver Lake. This particular weekend, the former member of the Black Artists Group and co-founder of the World Saxophone Quartet is out in Oakland at a venue called Duende, doing four shows ...
Jazz This Week: Dara Tucker, Chelsea Reed, Farshid Etniko with Sandy Weltman, New Orleans Suspects, and More
Though the impending holiday weekend has left yr. humble StLJN editor a bit short on time to write a clever lede for this weekly highlights post, there's no shortage of the American art form of jazz on local St. Louis stages over the next few days. Here's what's coming up... Today, you can celebrate Independence Day ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: David Sanborn and Bob James Team up Again for Quartette Humaine
With a paucity of touring jazz musicians coming to St. Louis for the next couple of weeks, and thus no upcoming shows to preview in this space, this seems like an opportune time to take a closer look at Quartette Humaine, the latest album from saxophonist and St. Louis native David Sanborn. The collaborative effort with ...
Jazz This Week: Mike Dillon Band, Erin Bode Sings Standards, Phil Dunlap Quintet with Nicholas Payton, and More
Though many touring jazz stars are busy playing the festival circuit this month, there's still plenty of live jazz and creative music this weekend in St. Louis. Here's what's coming up over the next few days... Tonight, the Mike Dillon Band returns to perform at The Demo. Led by percussionist Mike Dillon, the MDB were here ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Six from Sonny Rollins
Since his continuing health issues forced the great saxophonist Sonny Rollins to cancel his concert originally scheduled for tonight at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, it seems fitting to use today's video showcase to pay tribute to the man who's been called “the world's greatest living tenor saxophonist," “the heavyweight champion of the tenor sax," and ...
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