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Augusta Read Thomas, Daniel Kellogg Named As Guest Composers For The 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival
Columbia, MO – Continuing its emerging tradition of pairing an acknowledged master and a rising star, the Mizzou New Music Initiative has named Augusta Read Thomas and Daniel Kellogg as guest composers for the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Formerly known as the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, the MICF will be held from Monday, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Few Minutes with Billy Childs
This week, let's spend a few minutes with some videos of pianist Billy Childs, who will be in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, October 3 through Saturday, October 6 at Jazz at the Bistro. Although the gig is billed as the Billy Childs Quartet, the group - ...
RFT's 2012 "Best of St. Louis" Winners Include Peter Martin, Jazz at the Bistro, Wsie
The Riverfront Times' annual “Best of St. Louis" issue is out, and the winners for 2012 include pianist Peter Martin for “Best Jazz Artist" and Jazz at the Bistro (pictured) for “Best Jazz Club." Among the other winners of interest to fans of jazz and creative music: WSIE for “Best Radio Station"; swing band The Sidemen ...
Jazz This Week: Marco Benevento, John Scofield Trio, Matt Ulery's Loom Trio, Bett Butler, and More
There's lots of jazz and creative music going on this weekend in and around St. Louis, including visits from a New York keyboardist, a Chicago bassist, a singer from Texas, and the return of one of the top guitarists in electric jazz. Let's go the highlights... Tonight, keyboard player Marco Benevento brings his trio to the ...
Wendy Gordon, Jeanne Trevor and Friends Going "Under the Rainbow" on Sunday, October 14 at Florissant Civic Center Theatre
Wendy Gordon is staging another production in her “A Jazz Heaven" series that promises to be the most ambitious yet in the singer's budding career as a concert presenter. Set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, October 14 at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre, “Under The Rainbow" will feature a dozen St. Louis singers and musicians in a ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Music of Marco Benevento
This week, let's check out some videos featuring keyboardist Marco Benevento, who will be in St. Louis this coming Wednesday, September 26 to play at the Old Rock House. Benevento's music, blending jazz harmonies, rock rhythms and various other elements, is a bit hard to categorize, which has let ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 1
For today's video showcase, let's take a look at a selection of clips featuring some of the touring jazz and creative music acts who will be visiting St. Louis this fall. Of course, StLJN will have more coverage of many of these musicians as the season goes on, so ...
Jazz This Week: Dave Easley, Alan Evans Trio, "Webster's Got Talent" Contest Finals, and More
With heavy rain from Hurricane Isaac expected to reach well up into the Midwest this Labor Day weekend, organizers of outdoor events like the Big Muddy Blues Festival on Laclede's Landing and the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden are hustling to implement their bad-weather contingency plans and/or inform the public of possible schedule changes. ...
University City Announces Jazz Festival Line-up And Jazz Education Initiative Winners
ST. LOUIS, MO: The University City Jazz Festival announces a dynamic collection of local and nationally renowned jazz artists showcasing the best in contemporary, straight-ahead, and funky music on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 12 noon - 8:30 p.m. in Heman Park. “In many ways, putting together this year’s line-up was enjoyable and easy, but it ...
Spoke to Perform Sunday, September 16 at Parkway United Church of Christ
The NYC-based band SPOKE (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 16 at Parkway United Church of Christ, 2841 N Ballas Rd. SPOKE features St. Louis native and SIUE alumnus Dan Loomis (also of The Wee Trio) on bass, along with trombonist Andy Hunter, saxophonist Justin Wood, and drummer Danny ...
