Join Jazz St. Louis as we present a special evening of big band jazz featuring the Webster Groves High School Jazz I and the Western Illinois University Jazz Studio Orchestra. Both bands will be joined by guest soloist, saxophonist Chris Vadala. This special performance will feature an abbreviated set by both bands with a brief [...]
Category Archives: Jazz at the Bistro
Russell Malone & the Cyrus Chestnut Trio
March 1, 2012 – 11:00 am
Sponsored by Cortland Associates Investment Counselors Two of the most sought after and widely acclaimed musicians of our generation join forces for a show you’ll only see at Jazz at the Bistro! Russell Malone’s lyrical guitar work has projected him into the mainstream of jazz guitar. Having dazzling technique erupt at will, as well as melodic, [...]
Monterey Jazz Festival’s High School All-Star Band & Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble
June 14, 2011 – 2:40 pm
The Monterey County High School All-Star Band, directed by renowned saxophonist and flautist Mr. Paul Contos, includes the best & brightest student musicians from the Festival’s home county. Members are selected by the Festival’s “Traveling Clinicians” who visit Monterey schools once a month during the school year for one-on-one instruction in jazz, & the 2011 [...]
Tim Cunningham & Jim Stevens
May 9, 2011 – 10:55 am
For the first time at the Bistro, the dynamic forces of Tim Cunningham & Jim Stevens join together for what is sure to be an electric night of contemporary jazz. Smooth & sultry, cool, yet definitely funky. These words best describe the sound of saxophonist Tim Cunningham. Cunningham has headlined venues across the globe, from intimate [...]
Jim Manley’s Wild, Cool & Swingin’ Orchestra
May 9, 2011 – 10:34 am
Sponsored by Tim & Debbie Callihan of The Spectrum Band Imagine you could turn back the hands of time and dig the sounds of the Las Vegas strip in the 1960′s. The Wild, Cool & Swingin’ Orchestra recreates that music with retro sophistication and cutting edge style. The music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy [...]
Brad Mehldau Trio
January 25, 2011 – 10:14 am
WITH LARRY GRENADIER & JEFF BALLARD The Brad Mehldau Trio returns to Jazz at the Bistro to kick off their very brief U.S. tour! One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. From critical [...]
Tim Cunningham
May 5, 2010 – 10:01 am
Smooth & sultry, cool, yet definitely funky. These words best describe the sound of saxophonist Tim Cunningham. Cunningham has headlined venues across the globe, from intimate nightclubs to Las Vegas Casinos. He continues to be a major part of multiple festivals, both in the U.S. and the Caribbean, bringing his soulful style to fans the world [...]
Denise Thimes
May 5, 2010 – 9:43 am
In a career that spans over two decades, Denise Thimes has truly been one of the most cherished voices of modern jazz. With a number of distinguished gigs across the country and overseas, the rising first lady of jazz is unquestionably on the brink of certain stardom. As jazz aficionado Phoebe Jacobs stated following another [...]