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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Winter/spring 2018 jazz preview, part 1
With 2017 winding down, it's time for StLJN's winter/spring preview, offering a look via video at the jazz and creative musicians who will be coming to perform in St. Louis in the first part of the new year. Going, as usual, in chronological order, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman will be the first well-known jazz visitor to ...
Videos: Oscar Peterson Live
Oscar Peterson was an exceptional jazz pianist, especially in front of a live audience. His rousing playing style and robust sense of swing swept up everyone in a concert hall. My favorite live period for Peterson is from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Here are three recently posted videos from this era: Here's Peterson ...
Video: Dave Brubeck, 1971
I've been on a bit of a Dave Brubeck jag ever since architect and pal Bev Thorne died last week. Yesterday, I came across this splendid newly surfaced video of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, featuring Paul Desmond, with Gerry Mulligan, the Charles Mingus Quartet and Jimmy Smith at the 1971 Newport Jazz Festival in Doelen, Rotterdam, ...
Video: Three Female Singers
As the week draws to a close, here are three videos of jazz singers I love and have posted about this year along with their current albums: Here's Georgia Mancio in Scotland this year singing The Last Goodbye... Here's Tessa Souter at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in July singing songs from her upcoming album, ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Bonerama puts low brass on top
This week, StLJN's video spotlight shines on Bonerama, who will be back in St. Louis to perform on Saturday, December 16 at The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy. The New Orleans-based band puts the low brass on top, thanks to a three-trombone front line plus a sousaphone standing in for electric bass. Formed in 1998 by trombonists ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Meet the Spanish Harlem Orchestra
This week, StLJN's video spotlight shines on the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, an NYC-based ensemble that will bring their show “Salsa Navidad" to St. Louis next Friday, December 8 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Bandleader Oscar Hernández is well known in New York City Latin music circles, with a long list of credits including performing with salsa ...
Video: Woody Herman, 1964
In July 1964, the Woody Herman Orchestra appeared on the BBC2's Jazz 625 TV show. The show's title referred to the number of lines it used on the UHF frequency. The band put on a sterling performance, showcasing punchy trumpets, swinging trombones and swaying reeds. There also was was plenty of solo heat. The band included ...
Video: Bill Evans in Umbria
On July 19, 1978, pianist Bill Evans was at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Terni, Italy. He was accompanied by bassist Mark Johnson and drummer Philly Joe Jones. A few weeks ago, 28 minutes of the trio playing that night was uploaded to YouTube. The songs are “The Peacocks," “Theme From M*A*S*H," “Midnight Mood," “Nardis" and ...
Jones & Lewis In Concert
It occurred to me around mid-afternoon that it would have been a good idea to use the band’s music as a supplement to the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis-Vanguard Orchestra Monday Recommendation. But, from the treasury of Thad & Mel performances on record and video, what to choose? The staff agreed unanimously; the band’s 1969 performance of Thad’s ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Battle Trance
Today, let's take a look at some videos featuring performances from Battle Trance, who will be coming to St. Louis to play a concert presented by New Music Circle on Saturday, December 2 at The Luminary. One could think of them as a saxophone quartet, but with a twist, as all four members- founder and leader ...
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