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News: Award / Grant

Emmy Nomination in Hand, Don Wolff's I Love Jazz is Ready for a Second Season on HEC-TV

August 26, 2009

An episode of the HEC-TV series I Love Jazz, hosted by longtime St. Louis DJ and jazz advocate Don Wolff, has been nominated for a local Emmy Award in the category of “Special Event Coverage (other than news or sports ) Live or Edited" by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and ...

News: Performance / Tour

History Museum Schedules Fall Twilight Tuesdays Concerts

August 24, 2009

The Missouri History Museum has announced the musical lineup for their fall 2009 Twilight Tuesdays series of free outdoor concerts, and there are three shows featuring artists of potential interest to jazz fans. The New Orleans-style funk/R&B combo Gumbohead will kick off the fall series this Tuesday, August 25, with singer Denise Thimes performing ...

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News: Book / Magazine

New Book by Kevin Belford Chronicles Pre-WWII History of St. Louis Blues

August 24, 2009

St. Louis artist and author Kevin Belford, who has made local musicians a frequent subject of his work over the course of his career, has a new book coming out that chronicles St. Louis blues musicians of the 1920s and 1930s.Issued by St. Louis-based Virginia Publishing, Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Previewing "A Night of Jazz Greats"

August 23, 2009

This week, let's look at video clips featuring some of the musicians who will be in St. Louis next Saturday, August 29 to perform in “A Night of Jazz Greats" at Harris-Stowe State University. The concert, a benefit for the Wolff Jazz Institute at Harris-Stowe, will ...

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News: Radio

Jazz St. Louis Podcast Features Interview with Sonny Rollins

August 22, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has just put online a new interview in their ongoing series of podcasts, one that featurs a conversation between legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins and JSL executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford. Rollins is coming to St. Louis for a concert sponsored by Jazz St. Louis on Saturday, September 19 at the ...

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News: Social Gathering

Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club Meeting Set for Tuesday, September 8

August 21, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of its CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 8 at Borders, 1919 S. Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood.The featured CD for September will be Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus, which will be played in its entirety and discussed by JSL executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Special "Dog Days" Edition

August 21, 2009

It's the dog days of August here in St. Louis, and so we've got at least one more comparatively slow weekend in store before jazz concert and club activity begins to ramp up again. Next weekend brings “A Night of Jazz Greats" to Harris Stowe State University; Jazz at the Bistro resumes Labor Day weekend with ...

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News: Social Gathering

Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club Meeting Set for Tuesday, September 9

August 20, 2009

Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of its CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9 at Borders, 1919 S. Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood.The featured CD for September will be Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus, which will be played in its entirety and discussed by JSL executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford and ...

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News: Music Industry

Notes from the Net: Kind of Bloop and Other Miles Davis Tributes; Oliver Lake on NPR; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

August 19, 2009

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* This past Monday, August 17, marked the 50th anniversary of the actual release date ...

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News: Event

Fundraising Events to Combine Jazz, Visual Art

August 18, 2009

Two St. Louis not-for-profit presenters have announced upcoming fundraising events involving jazz and the visual arts.Jazz St. Louis will present a meet-and-greet and art sale with artist Russell Kraus on Friday, August 28 at Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave. The 91-year-old Kraus is a St. Louisan who's known both as a graphic ...