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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The STL - Nola Connection, Revisited

June 9, 2013

As we've observed before in this space, many New Orleans bands and musicians seem to do well in St. Louis, and so it's no surprise that they keep coming up the Mississippi to play here. Last week's post referenced the upcoming shows here by trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and this week, we've got videos from two more ...

Article: Album Review

Gabriel Reyes Trebol: Satori

by Mark Corroto
June 8, 2013

Finding a gem in the crowded jazz world is always a pleasure. When that jewel comes from the Southern hemisphere, due consideration must be made. Although the album's title is a Japanese Buddhist term Satori, the orator is Chilean and the language is modern jazz.Guitarist Gabriel Reyes from Santiago follows his debut quartet recording ...

Article: Album Review

Teagan Taylor: Hello

Read "Hello" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
June 8, 2013

Teagan Taylor, San Diego's very talented up-and-coming vocalist/trumpeter/cornetist, has roots running deep in jazz. Her first album, I Can't Complain (Jazzomaniac Record, 2011) featured knock-out versions of the familiar standards, “Takin' A Chance On Love, “Bye Bye Blackbird, and Gershwin's “But Not For Me," and “Summertime." On the sophomore outing, Wonderland (Jazzomaniac Records, 2012), Taylor spread ...

Article: One LP

Al Jarreau: Les Double Six, Les Double Six

by William Ellis
June 8, 2013

Double Six--when I was in college in my first year, I formed a singing group patterned along the lines of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross--and Double Six. Double Six changed my life; I listened to them instead of going to class--I think they almost sent me home! Very important music to me, I ...

News: Recording

UK Prog Legends Nektar To Release Highly Anticipated New Studio Album "Time Machine" – June 18 , 2013

June 8, 2013

Los Angeles, CA – Prog legends Nektar return with their triumphant 13th album 'Time Machine' on June 18, 2013 on Purple Pyramid Records – the first album of new material in over 4 years – that band leader and founding member Roye Albrighton is calling “The best album Nektar has ever made!” 'Time Machine' showcases a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sonny Rollins Cancels Summer Concerts Including June 22 Show at the Touhill

June 8, 2013

This just in: Saxophonist Sonny Rollins has cancelled all his shows for June and July, including a scheduled date on Saturday, June 22 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center here in St. Louis. Here's the complete text of the news release sent out this morning by Jazz St. Louis:“SONNY ROLLINS CANCELS JUNE 22 TOUHILL SHOW ST. ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 7-12

June 8, 2013

The weather is unpredictable. It might be warm and sunny, it might be cool and damp. Odds favor the latter given the last few weeks. What is predictable is the busy weekend in local jazz, spilling into the coming week with some outstanding visitors. Play it safe and carry and umbrella, but don't even think of ...

News: Festival

Motown Celebrates Its Musical Legends In The 2013 Detroit Jazz Fest

June 8, 2013

On April 23, 2013, the Producers of the world-renowned Detroit Jazz Festival announced what promises to be another outstanding lineup of nationally and internationally renowned artists in addition to the generations of Detroit players who put the city on the map as one of the historically significant centers for the music. Artistic Director Chris Collins showed ...

News: Performance / Tour

Rondi Charleston And Her All Star Band Perform On June 12th At Catalina Jazz Club - Only Los Angeles Area Performance

June 7, 2013

* * * PRINT THIS PAGE & PRESENT AT SHOW TO REDEEM FOR A FREE COCKTAIL WITH TICKET PURCHASE * * * Critically lauded vocalist, songwriter and lyricist Rondi Charleston brings her All Star Band to Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles for one show only, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Charleston is performing ...

News: Performance / Tour

John McLaughlin To Tour The U.S. June 11-23 Including Bonnaroo And A 3-Night Stint At The Blue Note In New York

June 7, 2013

Los Angeles, CA: World-renowned guitarist John McLaughlin, is set to begin his first U.S. tour in three years. The tour begins on June 11th in Durham, NC and will hit Asheville, DC, Bethlehem, Boston and a 3-night stand in New York City at the Blue Note before ending in Toronto on June 23rd. McLaughlin and his ...