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Thanksgiving Eye Candy: Hendrix

November 28, 2008

EXCUSE US WHILE WE KISS THE SKY If he were still with us Jimi Hendrix would be 66 years old today. As it is, he's been gone for 38 years but what he wrought in his short career remains blisteringly present. Within the three (yes, just three) studio albums he released in his lifetime and a ...

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Toots Shor's New York Joint: When Giants Walked the Earth

November 24, 2008

From movie stars to athletes to mob bosses, they rubbed elbows at Toots'. Early on in “Toots," the new documentary about legendary New York saloon keeper Toots Shor, we get to see Frank Sinatra recalling the night Toots asked him to come to dinner at his joint with some of Toots' pals. The other pals? Bing ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Jeremy Davenport

November 23, 2008

This week's Saturday video post is dedicated to St. Louis native, trumpeter and singer Jeremy Davenport, who's coming home Thanksgiving weekend to play Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 at Jazz at the Bistro. (Davenport also will play a special matinee at the Bistro on Sunday, November ...

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Instrumental Interplay at Heart of Rush DVD

November 19, 2008

For its new DVD, “Snakes & Arrows Live," Rush took a somewhat different approach than on its last two video releases, 2003's “Rush in Rio" and 2005's “R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour." “With this one we wanted to focus on the playing," singer/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee tells Billboard.com. “So a lot of the camera work features the ...

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Don Ellis: "Electric Heart" Special Edition DVD Now Available

November 18, 2008

The Don Ellis Electric Heart Special Edition DVD is here! “The most comprehensive collection of Film & Music ever put together in a single media format on the incredible story of the Man, his Times and his Music, Donald Johnson Ellis (1934-1978)" Electric Heart Award Winning Feature Length Documentary Film, (ENGLISH),73 MINUTES, GENERAL AUDIENCES - Sights ...

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The Who Looks Back to '77 on Live DVD

November 18, 2008

A December 1977 concert from Kilburn, London, considered a holy grail by Who fans, was a somewhat ambivalent experience for the band, according to frontman Roger Daltrey. “I just remember it was kind of a weird day," Daltrey tells Billboard.com about the Gaumont State Theatre show, which was filmed for Jeff Stein's documentary “The Kids Are ...

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Bruce Barth DVD Available Now

November 17, 2008

Bruce Barth’s “Live at the Cafe del Teatre DVD” captures one of jazz’s most compelling pianists in a live set of original compositions and imaginative arrangements. This DVD, recorded at the Lleida Jazz Festival in Spain is Barth’s first recording since “Live at the Village Vanguard,” and features bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Montez Coleman. It ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Poncho Sanchez Plays "El Conguero" and "Baila MI Gente"

November 16, 2008

Today's video clips feature master Latin/jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez, who will be in St. Louis next week to perform Wednesday, November 19 through Saturday, November 22 at Jazz at the Bistro. Sanchez' band is considered one of the top Latin/jazz groups working today, and the majority of their ...

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Weekend Extra: Toots and Quincy

November 16, 2008

The You Tube heading for this video clip of Toots Thielemans at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1992 says that it has been viewed 40,422 times. Do yourself a favor and make it 40,423. Quincy Jones was the conductor of the WDR Big Band. He was enamored of Toots's musicality, wit and warmth. Who isn't? ...

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New "Jazz It Up!" Episode Features Esperanza Spalding, Benny Golson, Lewis Nash, Bill Evans, and Jazz News!

November 14, 2008

Watch the latest episode of Jazz it Up! In this premiere episode of Season 2, we're featuring performances and interviews with bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding and the legendary tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson. For our Jazz Ed segment, the premier jazz drummer of his generation, Lewis Nash, demonstrates the basics of drum artistry. There’s ...