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Article: Multiple Reviews

Rickie Lee Jones Sings the Most

by C. Michael Bailey
May 19, 2013

Scotch whiskey is an acquired taste; you must first be introduced and develop a relationship with it before this strong water reveals her charms. The same can be said for the singing of Rickie Lee Jones. A hipster in the late-1970s, Jones grew into a blind sage prophetess, showing how others' music could be experienced differently. ...

Article: Album Review

Noah Haidu: Momentum

Read "Momentum" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
May 19, 2013

A quick glance at the monochrome photo that adorns the cover of Momentum could lead to the impression that the pianist is George Gershwin. It isn't, of course, it's Noah Haidu and this is his second album as leader. Any similarities between Haidu and Gershwin end with the shadowy cover shot--Haidu most definitely looks to more ...

Article: Album Review

Matthew Sheens: Every Eight Seconds

Read "Every Eight Seconds" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 19, 2013

In 2009, pianist Matthew Sheens became the first Australian to win a Downbeat Magazine Student Award, but that's hardly the only honor that's been bestowed upon this gifted musician. Sheens has been racking up grants, scholarships and awards at a rapid pace, as he moved from the University of Adelaide, where he completed his undergraduate work ...

Article: Album Review

Rich Halley 4: Crossing the Passes

Read "Crossing the Passes" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
May 19, 2013

Saxophonist Rich Halley has always had a thick, brassy tone and a bold and daring improvisational approach. Over the years a certain contemplative wisdom has permeated his music enhancing its intellectual edge without tempering its fiery zeal. The result, as demonstrated on Crossing The Passes is a sublime balance of the cerebral and visceral.On ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Showtime" with the Soul Rebels

May 19, 2013

This week, our video spotlight focuses on the New Orleans brass band the Soul Rebels, who will be in St. Louis this coming Thursday, May 23 for a gig at the Old Rock House. Formed in the mid-1990s by ex-members of the Young Olympia Brass Band to offer an updated take on the brass band tradition, ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

The Jost Project Plays The Music From The '60s - Support it at Kickstarter!

May 18, 2013

Support The Jost Project - “Can't Find My Way Home" Kickstarter Campaign We’re a band devoted to jazz and hope to reach a generation of rock fans in a style that will introduce them and pull them into our world. What’s our goal? To create a whole new connection between the music of the Beatles, Jimi ...

Article: Album Review

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Brooklyn Babylon

Read "Brooklyn Babylon" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
May 18, 2013

Part of the audience engagement process in multimedia performance is the integral dynamic of conflict and resolution between forms. Take one of them away and you have a different sensory experience. So, having witnessed graphic artist Danijel Zezelj and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society create separate but integrated works of art in the live performance of ...

Article: Live Review

Doc Severinsen and the San Miguel 5: Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 2013

by Patricia Myers
May 18, 2013

Doc Severinsen and the San Miguel 5Musical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZMay 1, 2013Octogenarian bandleader Doc Severinsen has somehow added new fire to his legendary power and vibrancy in a sizzling coalition that melds Latin gusto with jazz zest. The trumpeter, who will be 86 on July 7, 2013, delivered pyrotechnical proficiency and ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Heckman: Born to be Blue

Read "Born to be Blue" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
May 18, 2013

The Great American Standard is a nourishing Mother. No matter how far away one might stray, or who has mined there before, the Canon always welcomes further improvisatory exploration. The challenge, of course, is for the artist to honor the source appropriately.With Born to Be BlueBay Area saxophonist, Steve Heckman takes us on yet ...

News: Recording

Etienne Charles’ "Creole Soul" To Be Released July 23 On Culture Shock Music

May 18, 2013

WORLD TOUR BEGINS APRIL 27 “Mr. Charles knows how to make an album more than just a calling card for a small band, and how to sequence it too; he’s an auteur.” —The New York Times Trinidad-born trumpeter Etienne Charles' fourth full-length release, Creole Soul, is due July 23 on Culture Shock Music. An exploration of ...