John Pizzarelli’s new book, World on a String has been chosen for the KMOX Radio/Fontbonne University Book of the Month Club for November. Join host Charlie Brennan for an interview and discussion with John Pizzarelli on Tuesday, November 27th at 7:00 pm at Nerinx Hall High School, 530 East Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO. There is [...]
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RFT Best Jazz Club 2012-Jazz at the Bistro
October 11, 2012 – 11:39 am
Riverfront Times online The principal venue of not-for-profit presenter Jazz St. Louis, Jazz at the Bistro shows up on just about every list of best jazz clubs compiled anywhere, from USA Today to the jazz trade magazine Down Beat. And while the RFT doesn’t just go along with the journalistic pack as a matter of [...]
Jazzy Marcus Miller is a real ‘Renaissance’ man
September 10, 2012 – 11:27 am
by Kevin Johnson stltoday.com September 7, 2012 It was only a matter of time before multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Marcus Miller released an album titled “Renaissance.” The Grammy winner and renowned bassist’s credits spelled it out long ago from his composition of “Tutu” for Miles Davis, writing and producing a number of hits for Luther [...]
Season Preview Happy Hour
August 14, 2012 – 3:33 pm
Jazz St. Louis is opening its Jazz at the Bistro doors for a behind-the-scenes-look at its 2012-13 Jazz at the Bistro Season. On Thursday, September 6, Jazz St. Louis executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford and artistic director Bob Bennett will make a multi-media presentation highlighting the season line-up as well as provide insights into how [...]
Single Tickets On Sale August 14
July 30, 2012 – 2:36 pm
Jazz St. Louis’s 18th Season celebrates the uniquely American art of jazz with imaginative pairings, international superstars, and fresh talent challenging the established jazz landscape. With a lineup that ranges from up-and-comers like Christian Scott and Gregory Porter to jazz legends like Chick Corea and Sonny Rollins, there is something for every listener. Bistro mainstays [...]
Jon Faddis’s Triumph of Trumpets
July 11, 2012 – 4:29 pm
featuring Terell Stafford & Sean Jones Sponsored by Ted Wheeler “Four star! …warm …original …superhuman technique.” The New York Times Three of the most dynamic trumpeters alive today…on one stage. Jon Faddis has assembled an all-star cast with fellow trumpeters Terell Stafford and Sean Jones for a celebration of the role of the trumpet in [...]
Jim Manley
July 11, 2012 – 12:47 pm
Mad Brass & Rhythm Jim Manley is an explosive trumpet player whose forays into the musical stratosphere are exciting and unbelievable. In the past few years, Manley has branched out as a band leader, composer/arranger, as well as a clinician, maintaining a busy playing schedule with nearly 4,500 engagements in the last fifteen years. For [...]
Dave Black/Paul DeMarinis Group
July 11, 2012 – 12:38 pm
Guitarist Dave Black and saxophonist Paul DeMarinis leave the halls of the jazz studies department at Webster University to join forces on the Bistro stage. Black has shared the stage with artists including Fareed Haque, Richard “Groove” Holmes, and Bucky Pizzarelli. He has also written for numerous Mel Bay publications and is consistently in the [...]