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Jazz this week: Garfield, Ligertwood & Friends, "A Jazz Heaven," and more
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music performances in and around town features the returns of several notable St. Louis expat musicians as well as shows paying tribute to both local and all-time jazz greats. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, August 27 Tonight, guitarist Tom Byrne and singer Erika Johnson will perform at Evangeline's; ...
Music Education Monday: New Orleans piano with Jon Cleary and Tom McDermott
Given that old adage about converts being the most zealous believers, perhaps it should come as no surprise that two of the most prominent current custodians of the New Orleans piano tradition are transplants to the city. Jon Cleary originally from is England, while Tom McDermott is from right here in St. Louis, but both have ...
Jazz this week: "Basie's Birthday Bash," a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, and more
This week's schedule of live jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis avoids the late-summer doldrums with tributes to two jazz greats, plus a variety of shows in genres and styles ranging from pre-war swing to contemporary to free improvisation. Let's go to the highlights... Friday, August 21 The Jazz St. Louis Big Band ...
World's Leading Performer Of Hybrid Sitar/Guitar Todd Mosby Tours California With Michael Manring & Henry Kaiser
St. Louis based composer, inventor and recording artist Todd Mosby performs genre-defying music—a blend of jazz, classical, and traditional Indian—for over 35 years. The contemporary acoustic guitarist is the ONLY guitarist worldwide, outside of the royal family in India, whose mastered the 20-stringed Imrat Sitar. Todd makes his second of seven tour appearances—When Music Worlds Collide—at ...
Dr. Dre: Straight Outta Compton
by Solomon J. LeFlore
I read a headline today in Daily Variety (motion picture industry magazine) that said: Straight Outta Compton chronicles the origins and history of N.W.A. ("Niggaz With Attitude"), arguably the most influential hip hop group in the history of American music. The title is taken from the title of their 1988 debut studio album, and it is ...
Jazz this week: Terry Parrish, "A White Affair," Liberty Jazz Band, and more
It's shaping up to be an eclectic late-summer weekend of jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis, with performances in styles ranging from ragtime to swing to smooth jazz and R&B to experimental. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, August 13 Pianist Adam Maness will play while artist Vesna Delevska paints at Lilly's Music ...
Jazz this week: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Tom McDermott, and more
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis includes shows from a couple of New Orleans acts - one a former St. Louisan - as well as a diverse assortment of performances from local musicians. Let's go to the highlights.... Thursday, August 6 Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes will ...
Jazz this week: All That Tap XXIV, "Swinging for the Fences," Good 4 The Soul, and more
It's another sultry mid-summer week in St. Louis, and though there are no major touring headliners in town this week, there's plenty of activity involving local jazz and creative musicians, offering sounds ranging from nostalgic to experimental. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, July 29 Tonight, the Spiritual Revolution Ensemble will make their official debut at ...
Jazz this week: Harry Connick Jr., St. Louis Cabaret Festival, Russell Gunn with Montez Coleman, and more
It's looking like a good week to get out and hear some live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, particularly for fans of vocalists. With three headliners performing for the St. Louis Cabaret Festival, plus the opening of a locally produced show paying tribute to a legendary singer, plus the much-anticipated return of one of ...
Jazz this week: A tribute to Ray Kennedy, "Music at the Intersection," Marquis Hill, Mike Dillon Band, and more
If you're trying to shake the mid-summer doldrums after some punishing heat and humidity over the past few days in St. Louis, getting out to hear some live jazz and creative music could be just the thing. This weekend's musical menu features a benefit for the family of a well-known local musician, a visit from a ...


