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Post Story Says Downtown St. Louis Will Get New Jazz Venue in March

December 29, 2008

According to a story in yesterday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, downtown St. Louis will be getting a new live music venue called the St. Louis Jazz Cafe in the spring of 2009. Business columnist Joe Whittington's December 25 entry included an item saying that the venue “will occupy the space that once housed the Red ...

Season's Greetings from St. Louis Jazz Notes

December 25, 2008

Jazz This Week: Bag II's Farewell, Good 4 the Soul, Bhob Rainey, Randy Holmes, and More

December 25, 2008

Looking to hear some jazz or creative music amid the holiday hustle and bustle? Here's what's going on in St. Louis over the next few days:Tonight, free-improvising saxophonist Bhob Rainey (pictured) will perform a solo concert at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. You can see a couple of short video samples of Rainey's playing here. ...

Bag II to Present Final Event Next Sunday, December 28

December 22, 2008

BAG II has scheduled its final event as a presenting organization for 7:00 p.m. next Sunday, December 28 at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site's Rosebud Cafe. From the e-mail announcement:“On Sunday, December 28th BAG II is Out! with its final presentation: an evening of performance and visual art dedicated to the memory of ...

More on Cookie's Closing

December 20, 2008

This is the final weekend for Webster Groves music venue Cookie's Jazz and More, and I talked with owner Harold Whitfield about the club's closing for a story now posted on the Riverfront Times music blog A to Z. Learn more about why the club is closing and why it may not be the end of ...

LNAC to Present Concerts by Bhob Rainey, Tatsuya Nakatani

December 20, 2008

Via an email from Brett Underwood (who's recently added “blogger" to his multi-hyphenate resume), word comes that the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center has added two concerts of improvised music to its schedule. Saxophonist Bhob Rainey, who's made Christmas week stops at LNAC the last couple of years, will be back in St. Louis next ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Bhob Rainey

December 20, 2008

As fate would have it, news of saxophonist Bhob Rainey's performance next Tuesday, December 23 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center reached StLJN HQ just as yr. humble editor was attempting to decide on a subject for this week's video post. So, in keeping with the spirit of ...

Jazz This Week: Jacky Terrasson, Manhattan Transfer, the Final Week for Cookie's, and More

December 18, 2008

The week before Christmas is a busy one for many people, but if you've got the time, and are willing to brave the colder-than-usual weather, there's definitely some music worth hearing around St. Louis over the next few days, starting with the two well-known touring jazz headliners who will be in town this weekend.First ...

KWMU Names New GM

December 17, 2008

Catching up with a story from last week, public radio station KWMU (90.7 FM), which airs the Jazz Unlimited program hosted by Dennis Owsley from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on Sundays, has a new general manager. The new KWMU GM is Tim Eby, a public radio veteran who's currently at WOSU, an NPR station ...

Jazz St. Louis Schedules Next Meeting of CD Listening Club for Wednesday, January 14

December 17, 2008

The next meeting of the Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will take place at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14 at the Borders store in Brentwood, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd. The event will be hosted by KMOV (Channel 4) reporter and anchor Russell Kinsaul, who will discuss Dave Brubeck's best-selling album Time Out with the club ...