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Jazz This Week: Tia Fuller, Steve Tyrell, an International Jazz Day Jam, and More
As Jazz Appreciation Month winds down, there are plenty of opportunities to get out and hear some live jazz and creative music this weekend in St. Louis. So without further ado, let's go to the highlights: Tonight, saxophonist Tia Fuller (pictured) and her quartet open a four-night engagement continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. ...
East St. Louis HS Bands to Perform Two Benefit Shows in May at the Sheldon
The East St. Louis High School band will bring back one of its most well-known recent alumni, trumpeter Russell Gunn, as a special guest for the second of two benefit performances next month at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The first concert will feature the jazz combos from East St. Louis High School playing at 7:00 p.m., ...
Victor Wooten, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Coming in July to Old Rock House
The Old Rock House on Friday announced two shows scheduled for July that may be of potential interest to local jazz listeners: Bassist Victor Wooten, who was just here last month to play the Sheldon with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, will perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 5 at ORH. Wooten's most recent CD as ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Tia Fuller
This week, let's check out some video clips of saxophonist Tia Fuller, who will be making her St. Louis debut as a bandleader with gigs next Wednesday, April 25 through Saturday, April 28 at Jazz at the Bistro. Fuller, 36, may be best known to the general public for ...
Sheldon Concert Hall Announces 2012-13 Season Schedule
The Sheldon Concert Hall has announced the 2012-13 schedule for its various season series. As tipped earlier here on StLJN, the jazz subscription series will include a performance by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval on Saturday, October 6, while the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will offer their “Creole Christmas" show on Sunday, December 9 as a non-subscription “special ...
Jazz This Week: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, Oikos Ensemble, Lauren Sevian, Freddie Washington, Cornet Chop Suey, and More
It's another busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a number of touring musicians in town for the ninth annual Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival and an extensive menu of shows featuring St. Louis musicians, too. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian will present an early evening performance ...
Sheldon, Metrotix Offering Online Presale of Tickets for Madeleine Peyroux
The Sheldon Concert Hall and Metrotix are offering online buyers first chance to purchase single tickets for the St. Louis debut of singer Madeleine Peyroux at the Sheldon on Sunday, May 20. Tickets for the concert are $45 orchestra, $40 balcony, and the pre-sale begins at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, April 20, one day before the ...
Saxquest to Present Free Master Classes This Week from Lauren Sevian, Diana Haskell
The woodwind sales and repair shop Saxquest is presenting two free master classes this week for St. Louis area reed players. Baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian (pictured) will give a clinic and perform with a rhythm section of local musicians at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday, April 19 at the Saxquest shop, 2114 Cherokee St. One of the ...
STLJN Audio Archive: The Leon Thomas Album
For this week's installment of the StLJN Audio Archive, we revisit The Leon Thomas Album, originally issued by the late singer and East St. Louisan Leon Thomas in 1970 on the now-defunct Flying Dutchman label. In contrast to Thomas' sparse debut recording. Spirits Known and Unknown, which positioned him as part of the music's avant-garde, his ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Previewing the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival
This week, let's take a look at the musicians who will be performing at next week's Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival. The GSLJF actually will begin on Wednesday with a series of performances and adjudications of local high school jazz combos at Jazz at the Bistro. That continues on ...
