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Jazz This Week: Freddy Cole and Harry Allen, Soul Rebels, Bluesweek, Dave Dickey Big Band, and More

There's a wide variety of jazz and creative music performances coming up this Memorial Day weekend in St. Louis, from straight-ahead jazz to New Orleans brass to big band to fusion and more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, singer-pianist Freddy Cole and tenor saxophonist Harry Allen team up for the first of four evenings continuing ...
Snarky Puppy Returning to Old Rock House on Friday, August 9

From the Dept of Well, That Didn't Take Long": Snarky Puppy (pictured), who just played in St. Louis earlier this month at The Demo, already have booked a return trip in the form of a gig at 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 9 at the Old Rock House. This will be the the third St. Louis appearance ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Showtime" with the Soul Rebels

This week, our video spotlight focuses on the New Orleans brass band the Soul Rebels, who will be in St. Louis this coming Thursday, May 23 for a gig at the Old Rock House. Formed in the mid-1990s by ex-members of the Young Olympia Brass Band to offer an updated take on the brass band tradition, ...
Marty Ehrlich, William Parker to be Featured in New Music Circle's 2013-14 Season

In the spring, the thoughts of performing arts presenters often turn to the announcement of the next season's schedule. Here in St. Louis, the Sheldon Concert Hall already has announced their various 2013-14 season series, and Jazz St. Louis is set to release next year's schedule for Jazz at the Bistro and the Touhill before the ...
Jazz This Week: Molly Ringwald, Grand Marquis, "Great Guitars 2013," Hot Club of Cowtown, Bob Sheppard, Reunion Jazz Band, and More

In this slightly early edition of StLJN's weekly highlights post, we find a lineup of jazz and creative music performances that includes a movie star-turned-singer, plus a variety of musical styles ranging from jump blues and Western swing to straight-ahead jazz to fusion, both electric and acoustic. Let's see what's happening in the next few days.... ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Vintage Tenor Time with Harry Allen

Today, let's take a look at some video clips featuring tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, who will team up with pianist and singer Freddy Cole for a four-night run starting Wednesday, May 22 through Saturday, May 25 at Jazz at the Bistro. Given his generation, Allen, 46, is something of a musical throwback, as he's been heavily ...
Jazz This Week: Lionel Loueke, Snarky Puppy, Trinity Piano Trio, Denise Thimes, and More

From Africa to outer space to New Orleans to NYC and beyond, this week's menu of upcoming live performances in St. Louis reflects the wide variety of influences in jazz and creative music today. Let's go the highlights: Tonight, guitarist and singer Lionel Loueke opens a four-night gig at Jazz at the Bistro. The Benin-born, Berklee-educated ...
Jazz St. Louis Announces Summer Lineup for Jazz at the Bistro

Jazz St. Louis has announced the lineup of local acts that will play this summer at Jazz at the Bistro. The schedule is: Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1: Two Times True with Larry Johnson Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8: Rick Haydon Group Friday, June 14 & Saturday, June 15: Willie Akins/Montez Coleman ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Snarky Puppy Sampler

This week, let's take a look at some clips featuring Snarky Puppy, the Texas-born, Brooklyn-based funk/jazz/world music band who are coming back to St. Louis to perform this coming Thursday, May 9 at The Demo. Three-time winners of Best Jazz Act" in the the Dallas Observer's Music Awards, Snarky Puppy is a loosely structured collective led ...
"Somethin' Else" Brings More Jazz to Saturday Schedule on RAF-St. Louis

The Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis has added more jazz programming to the schedule of their new classical station, as Somethin' Else," a new hour-long weekly broadcast hosted by Calvin Wilson, has joined the lineup at 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Named with a nod to the titles of classic albums from Cannonball Adderley and Ornette ...