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Jazz This Week: Legacy Jazz Quintet, Lnac's 9th Annual Noisefest, TKT Scholarship Concert, St. Louis Jazz Orchestra, and More
Although this weekend's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis doesn't include any major touring headliners, there's plenty of activity from local and regional performers in a variety of styles from big band to free improv. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, saxophonist Ron Goff plays a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes ...
2012 St. Louis International Film Festival to Include Music-Related Films, Live Performances
The schedule has been released for the 2012 St. Louis International Film Festival, and as in years past, the menu of movies includes several with musical subjects or themes. This year's SLIFF will take place from Thursday, November 8 to Sunday, November 18, with films screening at venues including the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Meet the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet
This week, let's get acquainted with the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, who will be making their St. Louis debut in a concert presented by New Music Circle on Saturday, November 3 at Luminary Center for the Arts. Bynum, a 37-year-old cornet and trumpet player from Boston, first became widely ...
Bobby McFerrin to Headline the Sheldon's 2013 Gala on Thursday, April 25
Singer Bobby McFerrin will headline the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries' annual fundraising gala next year, performing at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at the Sheldon. McFerrin (pictured) is best known for his hit song “Don't Worry, Be Happy," but also has a long history as an improvising vocalist, cutting his first sides with Pharoah ...
Jazz This Week: Christian Scott, Alarm Will Sound, Wynton Marsalis' "Swing Symphony," Jazz in Pink, Mike Metheny, and More
If you're a fan of jazz trumpet, it's a good week to be in St. Louis, as the calendar of live jazz and creative music performances for the next several days includes visits from three stellar trumpeters. Other concerts this weekend offer a variety of musical textures and styles, ranging from the intimate to the orchestral ...
Oikos Ensemble's "Follow That Star: A Jazz Nativity" to be Performed on Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9
Though it's still a couple of weeks before Halloween, early harbingers of the Christmas season already are in the air, including the first announcement of a holiday-themed performance to hit StLJN's inbox this fall: The Oikos Ensemble, featuring saxophonist Rev. Cliff Aerie (pictured) and his daughter, vocalist Arianna Aerie, will be returning to St. Louis again ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Wynton Marsalis' "Swing Symphony"
This week, we're taking take a look at, and a listen to, a single extended composition: Wynton Marsalis' “Swing Symphony," written by the trumpeter to be performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plus a full symphony orchestra. Completed in 2010, the work was premiered by Marsalis, JaLCO ...
Jazz This Week: The Sheldon Turns 100, Dave Black and Paul Demarinis, Josh Quinlan, "A Jazz Heaven: Under the Rainbow" and More
The jazz and creative music calendar this weekend is front-loaded with an all-star ensemble convening Thursday at the Sheldon Concert Hall for a big birthday party. But while that concert may have the marquee names, there are plenty of other noteworthy shows happening around town over the next few days, too. Let's go to the highlights.... ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Evolution of Christian Scott
This week, we take a closer look at the latest phase in the career of trumpeter Christian Scott, who will be in St. Louis to perform Wednesday, October 17 through Saturday, October 20 at Jazz at the Bistro The 29-year-old New Orleans native a couple of months ago released ...
St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers Concert Series Announces 2012-13 Season Schedule
The St. Louis Jazz and Blues Vespers series has announced their schedule of free concerts for the 2012-13 season. The concerts take place on the third Sunday of each month, except in December, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Second Baptist Church of St. Louis, 9030 Clayton Rd. (1/3 mile west of the St. Louis Galleria ...
