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Jazz This Week: New Year's Eve in St. Louis
As noted in this space last week, most touring jazz performers are off the road this time of year, and many of St. Louis' not-for-profit venues that present jazz are on hiatus until the new year as well. Most notably, Jazz at the Bistro, the city's most prominent spot for live jazz, will be dark again ...
Jazz This Week: Happy Holidays from St. Louis Jazz Notes
With the Christmas holidays falling on Friday and Saturday this year, the live music choices in St. Louis are understandably somewhat limited this weekend, but there nevertheless are a few things to highlight. Tonight, saxophonist Bhob Rainey returns to St. Louis to headline a night of improvised music at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. Also tonight, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Christmas with the Funky Butt Brass Band
Today, in keeping with the season, we feature four clips of St. Louis' Funky Butt Brass Band having fun with some holiday-themed material. First up is a video recorded earlier this month at the Blues City Deli, featuring a medley that incorporates “Jingle Bells," “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer," ...
Bhob Rainey to Play Thursday, December 23 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
This just in: Saxophonist Bhob Rainey (pictured) will return to St. Louis for a performance at 8:30 p.m. this Thursday, December 23 at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. According to Rainey's website, this will be the eighth year in a row that the Boston-based improvisor has done a pre-Christmas show at LNAC. “Working with extended techniques, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Further Adventures of Hamiet Bluiett
With the holidays coming up, the jazz concert schedule here in St. Louis is relatively devoid of touring attractions for the next couple of weeks. So let's take the opportunity to catch up with some of the recent activities of one of our favorite musicians with local roots, the ...
Jazz This Week: Jane Monheit, Kenny G, and More
As the winter break begins for local universities and we head toward the holidays, the amount of jazz and creative music activity here in St. Louis tends to drop rather precipitously for a couple of weeks and then pick up again in the new year. That said, there are several noteworthy events happening this week, starting ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Happy Birthday, Clark Terry!
This week, we pay tribute and wish a very happy birthday to the great trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry, who's set to turn 90 this coming Tuesday, December 14. With a career in music that spans seven decades, Terry's accomplishments defy easy summary in a short blog ...
Jazz This Week: Zappa Plays Zappa, Good 4 the Soul, Sinatra Songbook, Montez Coleman, St. Louis Rivermen, and More
This week's post may be somewhat minimal, thanks to a bad head cold that's knocking yr. humble StLN editor for a loop, but the jazz and creative music offerings in St. Louis over the next few days are plentiful. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, Zappa Plays Zappa performs at The Pageant. This year's show features ...
Notes from the Net: Still More Miles to Cover; Brubeck on the Mend; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: Starting with some Miles Davis news, here's a recent article by PopMatters.com's Will Layman that asks, ...
Jazz St. Louis Announces More Bistro Bookings for 2011
Jazz St. Louis has announced additional bookings for Jazz at the Bistro filling the open dates for winter and spring 2011 in their previously announced season. Most of the musicians booked are local, but two touring acts have been added to the schedule as well. Guitarist Julian Lage will make his Bistro debut in a one-night ...
