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JazzClip: Tjader and Jackson
Let's travel back to the mid-1970s. As we settle in at our tables, expectations rise as we await performances by two vibraphonist giants—Cal Tjader and Milt Jackson—who will perform separately with their respective groups. Cal Tjader's band includes Clare Fischer on Fender Rhodes and Poncho Sanchez on percussion. Milt Jackson is backed by pianist Art Hillery, ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Few Minutes with Billy Childs
This week, let's spend a few minutes with some videos of pianist Billy Childs, who will be in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, October 3 through Saturday, October 6 at Jazz at the Bistro. Although the gig is billed as the Billy Childs Quartet, the group - ...
Route 66: 'Goodnight Sweet Blues'
Yesterday, jazz musician, educator and writer Bill Kirchner sent along a YouTube link to a 1961 episode of TV's Route 66 called “Goodnight Sweet Blues." The drama featured Ethel Waters as a dying singer along with Jo Jones (on trumpet), Roy Eldridge (on drums) and Coleman Hawkins in acting roles. The director was Jack Smight, who ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Music of Marco Benevento
This week, let's check out some videos featuring keyboardist Marco Benevento, who will be in St. Louis this coming Wednesday, September 26 to play at the Old Rock House. Benevento's music, blending jazz harmonies, rock rhythms and various other elements, is a bit hard to categorize, which has let ...
Jazzed Media To Release New Documentary "Woody Herman: Blue Flame" On November 13
In recognition of the Centennial celebration of Woody Herman’s birthday in 2013, Jazzed Media will release “Woody Herman: Blue Flame", a feature-length documentary film by award winning producer & director Graham Carter, produced in association with The Woody Herman Society. It provides an in-depth look at Herman’s 50+-year career as a big band jazz leader and ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 3
This week, it's part three of StLJN's fall jazz preview, with video clips featuring some of the bands and musicians who will be coming to St. Louis to perform between now and the end of the year. (You can see part one of the preview here, and part two ...
Start Your Week with Hampton Hawes
By the time Hampton Hawes' third trio album appeared, his piano playing had me in thrall. I was so taken with the LP’s cover that I traced its portrait of an alligator transported by music, inked in the outline, colored the gator with an Asparagus green Crayola and framed the copy. I have been carting it ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 2
This week, we present part two of StLJN's fall jazz preview, featuring video samples of some of the musicians who will be coming to St. Louis to perform between now and the end of the year. (You can see part one of the preview here.) Today's first video up ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 1
For today's video showcase, let's take a look at a selection of clips featuring some of the touring jazz and creative music acts who will be visiting St. Louis this fall. Of course, StLJN will have more coverage of many of these musicians as the season goes on, so ...
