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News: Festival

SLSO, Branca Seek Guitarists for Festival Performance

October 16, 2008

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra still is seeking players to take part in a performance of Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City), a composition by Glenn Branca scored for 80 electric guitarists and 20 bass guitarists. The performance will take place at The Pageant in St. Louis on Thursday, November 13 as part of the SLSO's Guitar ...

News: Radio

Jazz St. Louis Adds New Podcasts, Feeds

October 16, 2008

Jazz St. Louis has made available two more podcasts in their ongoing series.The third installment in the series features an interview with JSL director of education Phil Dunlap, and can be heard here. The fourth and latest podcast interview to go online features saxophonist Javon Jackson, who will be in St. Louis next week ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dianne Reeves, Kim Massie, Jason Swagler, Mary Dyson and More

October 16, 2008

This week's notable jazz and creative music performances in St. Louis include a benefit concert featuring a well-known touring headliner and a number of shows spotlighting featuring local musicians.The touring artist in question is singer Dianne Reeves (pictured), who performs Sunday night at the Sheldon Concert Hall in a benefit for Community Women Against ...

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News: Recording

Erin Bode to Release Christmas CD

October 16, 2008

Singer Erin Bode has a new Christmas-themed CD coming out next month. It's called A Cold December Night, and Bode and her band will promote the release at live gigs in St. Louis throughout the holiday season, starting with a recently announced two-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro on Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November ...

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News: TV / Film

M for Mississippi Premieres in Clarksdale

October 14, 2008

From the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion, you are hereby humbly invited to check out my piece in the current Riverfront Times on the new documentary film M for Mississippi, which premiered this past weekend in Clarksdale, MS. The film was produced by St. Louisan Jeff Konkel, the man behind the country blues label Broke ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Play About Billie Holiday to be Performed October 16-18 at Lindenwood University

October 14, 2008

"Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," a one-woman play with music depicting a day in the life of jazz singer Billie Holiday, is being presented this week at the Emerson Black Box Theater in Lindenwood University's brand new J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, 2300 West Clay Street in St. Charles. The play ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Two from the St. Louis Rivermen

October 12, 2008

This week, let's take a look at a couple of videos featuring the traditional jazz band the St. Louis Rivermen. These two clips are from the 37th annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival held in July 2008 in Davenport, Iowa.First up is a video of the Rivermen playing ...

News: Performance / Tour

Cooper-Moore Adds Second St. Louis Performance

October 9, 2008

NYC-based multi-instrumentalist Cooper-Moore, already scheduled to perform on Saturday, October 25 at Joe's Cafe, has added a second show to his St. Louis sojourn. While he's in town, Cooper-Moore also will play at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26 at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site's Rosebud Cafe. This concert is under the auspices ...

News: Music Industry

"A Soulful Christmas" Coming to the Pageant on Sunday, December 14

October 9, 2008

Singers Will Downing and Lalah Hathaway (pictured) and saxophonist Gerald Albright will be the featured performers in “A Soulful Christmas 2008," a holiday-themed show coming to The Pageant on Sunday, December 14.This will be Albright's second trip to St. Louis this year, as he performed at The Pageant in June as part of this ...

News: Performance / Tour

Don Wolff's I Love Jazz to Cablecast Live from the Kemper Museum Next Tuesday, October 14

October 9, 2008

As the longtime host of the “I Love Jazz" radio program, currently heard Friday nights on KFUO (99.1 FM), Don Wolff has done many a live radio broadcast in his day. Now Wolff will be doing real-time television when the video version of I Love Jazz is cablecast live next Tuesday, October 14 from the Mildred ...