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Jazz St. Louis Confirms NYC Trip Details, Schedules Young Friends Fundraiser

January 30, 2009

A couple of brief news items this week from Jazz St. Louis:* JSL director of development Melissa Jones has more details on the upcoming JSL-sponsored trip to New York City. Specifically, the itinerary is now confirmed: On Friday, May 29, the group will hear music at Birdland and the Village Vanguard, and on Saturday, ...

Jazz This Week: Robert Dick, the Last Poets, New Bands at the Bistro, and More

January 30, 2009

Assuming you've dug out of the snow that hit St. Louis earlier this week, and are willing to venture out in the cold over the next few days to hear some jazz and creative music, here's what you'll find:Tonight, trumpeter Randy Holmes and the Hard Bop Heritage Quintet perform a free concert for the ...

Jazz St. Louis Seeking Input on Bistro Bookings

January 30, 2009

Jazz St. Louis is looking for input from local jazz fans regarding who they'd like to see booked next season at Jazz at the Bistro. Interested individuals may offer their opinions by responding to a survey that went up today on the Jazz St. Louis Web site. (To find the poll, look in the right-hand column ...

Review: Dave Holland Quintet at the Sheldon Concert Hall

January 28, 2009

Jazz critic Whitney Balliett famously called jazz “the sound of surprise," and while the Dave Holland Quintet certainly had plenty of surprises up their sleeves during Saturday night's performance at the Sheldon Concert Hall, the show also served to demonstrate the virtues of familiarity within the context of a working band.Holland has been developing ...

Boney James to Play the Pageant on Wednesday, March 25

January 28, 2009

This just in: Saxophonist Boney James (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to play a concert on Wednesday, March 25 at The Pageant.James' most recent visit to the Gateway City was last summer, when he played the Ameristar Casino's Bottleneck Blues Bar.Tickets for his show at The Pageant go on sale at ...

The Pageant Nominated for Pollstar's "Nightclub of the Year"

January 28, 2009

Via the RFT's A to Z music blog; Another St. Louis music venue is getting national recognition, as The Pageant is one of five venues across the country nominated for “Nightclub of the Year" in Pollstar's Concert Industry Awards. The Pageant presents a variety of musical styles; of interest to jazz fans, it has ...

More on the St. Louis Jazz Cafe

January 28, 2009

Following up on a story from last month, there was an interesting comment this past week on the December 26 post about the St. Louis Jazz Cafe, a new music venue scheduled to open in March at 1501 Locust downtown.Responding to the original Post-Dispatch story as well as an earlier commenter here at StLJN, ...

Peter Leitch to Show Photos, Give Concert at Webster University

January 28, 2009

Peter Leitch is best known to jazz fans as a New York-based guitarist and composer, but it's his skills as a photographer that will be on display next month in St. Louis when his new photography show “New York to New Orleans, 2000 - 2007" opens with a reception from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, ...

Classes on St. Louis Jazz History to Begin Thursday, February 12

January 27, 2009

Author, photographer and radio host Dennis Owsley will teach a series of classes on St. Louis jazz history beginning at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 12 at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd.The course “City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis 1895 - 1973" is based on Owsley's book ...

Charlie Hunter Reviewed at STLtoday

January 25, 2009