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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Sanborn Chronicles, Part 2

July 31, 2011

Today, we have the second of two posts featuring saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn, who's celebrating his 66th birthday today. Sanborn will be back in town to play a concert with keyboardist George Duke and bassist Marcus Miller next Sunday, August 7 at the Touhill Performing Arts ...

Ian Rogers Interviews Dermot McCormack, MTV Evp Digital Networks [video]

July 26, 2011

On This Week In Music, Dermot McCormack, EVP of Digital Media at MTV Networks joins Ian Rogers on his weekly show to discuss the future of MTV. The pair explore the shift to the social consumption of music and media. WATCH: The live portion of the show is moving to to 4pm PT this week on ...

Wanna Buy a Record?

July 25, 2011

Last week, Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine sent along a fabulous YouTube clip of Wanna Buy a Record? The rare 35-minute film was made by Capitol Records in 1951 to explain how records were made and why they cost what they did (85 cents at the time). The film was for promotional purposes only and featured ...

Visionary Japanese Instrumentalist Keiko Matsui Debuts Music Video For The Title Track From Her Album "The Road..."

July 25, 2011

Second Leg Of U.S. Tour Runs August Through October With A Special Guest Performance Aboard The Dave Koz Alaskan Cruise With over a million and a half albums sold and sold out concerts around the globe, keyboardist Keiko Matsui is a citizen of the world and one of the brightest stars in instrumental music. Earlier this ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Sanborn Chronicles

July 24, 2011

This week, we have the first of two posts about saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn, who's coming back home to perform with keyboardist George Duke and bassist Marcus Miller in a concert Sunday, August 8 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The show is part of an ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Percussive Prowess of Ronnie Burrage

July 17, 2011

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring drummer Ronnie Burrage, a St. Louis native who will coming back home next weekend to perform Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 at Robbie's House of Jazz. In addition to leading his own groups, Burrage, who's 51, has ...

Shuffler.FM's Tim Heineke Shuffler.FM on Bootstrapping a Music Startup [video]

July 12, 2011

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Brief Appreciation and Farewell to Reggie and Mardra Thomas

July 10, 2011

The St. Louis jazz scene is losing two outstanding musicians this summer, as keyboardist Reggie Thomas and his wife, singer and actress Mardra Thomas, are moving to East Lansing, MI, where Reggie has accepted a job at Michigan State University. Working together and separately, both have delivered many fine ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: New Orleans Comes to St. Louis

July 4, 2011

From big names like Dr. John, the Neville Brothers and Harry Connick Jr. to lesser-known acts, New Orleans musicians usually seem to do well in St. Louis. Longtime readers may remember yr. humble editor's half-baked theory, advanced several times before in this space, that this is in part because ...

July 4th: Hail Caesar

July 4, 2011

Lyricist Irving Caesar was born on this day in 1889. Caesar wrote the words to many standards, including Sometimes I'm Happy, Crazy Rhythm and I Want to Be Happy. In 1925, he teamed up with Otto Harbach to write Tea for Two for the musical No No Nanette, with music by Vincent Youmans (Sometimes I'm Happy ...