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Bela Fleck's Africa Project Featured in RFT Story
Genre-busting banjo player Bela Fleck will be in St. Louis next Wednesday, April 1 for a performance at the Sheldon Concert Hall with his latest venture, the Africa Project. A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to talk with Fleck about the tour, which features performers that he first met in 2005 ...
Jazz Aficionado Riffs in Kitchen, Too
When it comes to trading licks, Jazz St. Louis bossman Gene Dobbs Bradford thinks that cooking and music make a powerful duo. “When you cook a meal, it's like a performance," he says, “a one-time experience, very finite. Done right, it has a certain shape and phrasing." The spirit often moves Bradford to make a bang-up ...
"Jazz 101" Class with Greg Osby Set for Thursday, April 9
Jazz St. Louis will present another of its “Jazz 101" classes at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9 at Jazz at the Bistro.The “Jazz 101" series is designed to help listeners of all ages and musical backgrounds to better understand jazz. For April's class, “Understanding The Blues," JSL director of education Phil Dunlap will discuss ...
Notes from the Net: When Lester Met Fela; Eric Person in Iowa; Boney James Tops Billboard Chart; and More
Here's our weekly compilation of news 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:* It's something of a tradition here to start this recurring feature with something Miles Davis-related, and ...
STLJN Video Showcase: Richard Elliot Plays "Move on up" and "When a Man Loves a Woman"
This week, our video showcase features a couple of clips from saxophonist Richard Elliot, who's coming to the St. Louis area with the Jazz Attack show on Thursday, April 9 to perform at the Ameristar Casino St. Charles' Bottleneck Blues Bar. The 2009 Jazz Attack tour features Elliot, ...
Coming Attractions Include Oikos Ensemble, Mountains, Ntozake Shange with Hamiet Bluiett
The weekend brought news of three upcoming performances of interest to St. Louis jazz and creative music fans, all happening at venues other than the usual clubs and concert halls:Mount Tabor United Church of Christ, 6520 Arsenal St. in south St. Louis, will present a program called “Jazz for the Journey" featuring the Oikos ...
Jazz This Week: Dr. Lonnie Smith, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Boney James, the St. Louis Jazz Cafe's Grand Opening, and More
Better weather, the official onset of spring, and a nicely varied slate of musical attractions make this a good week in St. Louis to get out and hear some live jazz and creative music.Here's a chronological look at the highlights of the next seven days, starting with veteran jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith (pictured), ...
Music Lover? Note This Festival
Interaction. Improvisation. Collaboration. “Now (the U.S. Bank Saint Louis Jazz Festival) has some increasingly serious competition from the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival..." - Terry Perkins, Jazz Times “Madly creative, Pizzarelli's extraordinary musical talents are matched by a wry humor, a quick wit and easygoing manner." - Los Angeles Times Presenters: University of Missouri-St. ...
Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club Meeting to be Held Tuesday, April 14
The Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will have its next meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14 at the Brentwood branch of Borders bookstore, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd.Singer Jeanne Trevor, a longtime favorite of St. Louis audiences for her work in jazz clubs, concerts and musical theater, will be on hand to ...
Is Jazz Coming Back to Downtown St. Louis?
Though many jazz clubs have come and gone in downtown St. Louis over the decades, in recent years it's been tough to find live jazz in the figurative shadow of the Gateway Arch.In the nearly four years I've been writing StLJN, jazz bookings at the Adams Mark Hotel's lounges and restaurants, once a staple ...
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