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News: Performance / Tour

Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers to Perform Sunday, April 28 at Old Rock House

February 16, 2013

Guitarist Bill Frisell (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at the Old Rock House. Frisell's last St. Louis appearance was with his quartet in May 2011 at the ORH. This time, he'll be with the ensemble known as Beautiful Dreamers, which also includes Eyvind Kang on viola and ...

News: Music Industry

Rue Lafayette Closes

February 12, 2013

Rue Lafayette, the Lafayette Square cafe and boutique that featured live jazz regularly on weekends, has closed. According to reports published today on STLtoday and the website of St. Louis magazine, the closing is a byproduct of divorce proceedings between proprietress Araceli Kopiloff and her co-owner and soon-to-be-ex-husband. The venue (pictured) had presented live jazz during ...

News: Interview

STLJN Interview: Dan Loomis of the Wee Trio on Recording Live at Jazz at the Bistro

February 8, 2013

As mentioned several times before in this space, The Wee Trio (pictured, top left) are in St. Louis this weekend, performing and recording a live album on Friday and Saturday nights at Jazz at the Bistro. Though scheduling complications over the past week rendered fruitless our attempts to connect via phone with bassist and St. Louis ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: The Wee Trio; Mardra and Reggie Thomas; CD Release Event for Swagler, Slaughter, Jost and Morrison; and More

February 7, 2013

With the annual Mardi Gras parade this Saturday, Valentine's Day just around the corner, and the usual mix of other perormances happening around town, there's an eclectic selection of jazz and creative music on St. Louis stages this weekend. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, saxophonist Jason Swagler, guitarist Eric Slaughter, bassist Nick Jost and drummer ...

News: Performance / Tour

February Brings Homecoming Gigs for Quincy Troupe, Jeremy Haynes, Ronnie Burrage

February 5, 2013

Given what St. Louis weather usually is like in February, there may be better times to visit. But cold, snow and slush notwithstanding, there are three noteworthy St. Louis expats returning home this month with shows of interest to local jazz fans: Poet, author and teacher Quincy Troupe will lead another edition of his “SoundArt" project ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Kris Davis

February 3, 2013

This week, let's get acquainted with pianist Kris Davis, who will be making her St. Louis debut as a leader in a concert presented by New Music Circle on Saturday, February 16 at 560 Music Center. Davis will be touring in support of her most recent CD, Capricorn Climber, which was released late last year on ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dave Holland Quintet, Jeremy Davenport, "Funky Dog Gumbo Ball," Bosman Twins, and More

January 30, 2013

This week's picks in live jazz and creative music around St. Louis include a multi-night gig featuring one of the top small groups in modern jazz, the return of a local “favorite son" to headline at one of our town's most prestigious concert venues, and much more. Let's go to the highlights.... Tonight, bassist Dave Holland ...

News: Performance / Tour

Snarky Puppy Returning for Performance on Thursday, May 9 at the Demo

January 30, 2013

The Texas-based funk/jazz/world music band Snarky Puppy is coming back to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at The Demo. (The Demo is the new venue at 4144 Manchester in the Grove neighborhood, next to Atomic Cowboy, that's being programmed jointly by the music bookers from Lola and the Firebird. At this ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Six from the Wee Trio

January 27, 2013

Our video spotlight shines this week on The Wee Trio, who will return to St. Louis to play Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9 at Jazz at the Bistro. The gigs will serve as live recording sessions for their next album, as well as a visit home for bassist Dan Loomis, who grew up in ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Made in St. Louis

January 25, 2013

While there are no major touring jazz or creative music headliners scheduled to be here for the next few days, St. Louis musicians will be filling a variety of local venues with all sorts of sounds. And so, as a way of demonstrating the wide variety of activity on our local scene, this week's picks consists ...