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STLJN Interview: Anat Cohen
The Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival began as primarily an educational event for local student jazz bands, and although the festival has been booking headlining talent for several years now, the professionals performing at the GSLJF still are involved in putting on workshops and adjudications for the students. As you'd expect, the questions they get from ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Dr. Lonnie Smith and James Carter
Organist Dr. Lonnie Smith and saxophonist James Carter both have played St. Louis multiple times before with their own bands, but for their next visit here, they'll be teaming up for a series of performances starting Wednesday, April 24 through Saturday, April 27 at Jazz at the Bistro Smith's back story was covered here at StLJN ...
Memorial for Raymond Eldridge Jr. to be Held Monday, April 15
A memorial service and jam session honoring bassist Raymond Eldridge Jr. will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this coming Monday, April 15 at Eddie Randle and Sons, 4600 Natural Bridge Rd. Eldridge died Tuesday, April 9 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 69. He had suffered a stroke on March 22, and had been ...
Molly Ringwald to Perform Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15 at Jazz at the Bistro
Actress, author, and now singer Molly Ringwald is coming to St. Louis to perform on Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15 at Jazz at the Bistro. The star of hit films including The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles, Ringwald (pictured) has just released her first album as a jazz vocalist, Except Sometimes, ...
Jazz This Week: Marlena Shaw, Four in One, Cornet Chop Suey, Oikos Ensemble, and More
It's finally spring in St. Louis, and it's Jazz Appreciation Month all over the world, so it's a good week to get out and hear some live jazz and creative music. Here's a look at what's going on around town over the next few days... Tonight, singer Marlena Shaw (pictured) returns to Jazz at the Bistro ...
Radio Arts Foundation's New Station Goes Live
Since the sale of the former KFUO (aka Classic 99) to new owners back in 2010, there's been no local classical music programming on broadcast radio in St. Louis. Today, classical music radio came back to the airwaves here in the form of a new station run by the Radio Arts Foundation, and it's bringing a ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival 2013
This week, let's take a brief look at some of the musicians who will be coming to St. Louis this month for the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, which takes place Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center and Jazz at the Bistro. Student jazz bands from around the area ...
Clark Terry Elected to Jazz Hall of Fame
Thanks in part to the enthusiastic support of hometown fans, trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry (pictured) will be one of three 2013 inductees into Jazz at Lincoln Center's Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. JALC announced today that Terry, drummer Art Blakey, and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton got the majority of votes cast online during ...
Jazz This Week: "Triumph of Trumpets" with Faddis, Stafford and Jones, "Seeing Sound," Marco Benevento, Hot 8 Brass Band, and More
If you're a fan of brass instruments, it's a good week to be a jazz listener in St. Louis, with three first-rate trumpet players performing together on one stage, plus a chance to see one of New Orleans' most spirited brass bands. And if you're not in the mood for brass, there are plenty of other ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Seeing Sound" with New Music Circle
Next Friday, April 5, New Music Circle will present a program in conjunction with the Webster University Film Series called “Seeing Sound: Visual Music Films." Curated by Cindy Keefer of the Center for Visual Music in Los Angeles, the event will feature 15 short abstract and experimental films that blend audio and visual elements in a ...
