The Young Friends of Jazz St. Louis and Young Friends of the Saint Louis Science Center are teaming up once again to host the 2nd annual Jazz Under the Stars on January 26, 2012 from 6 – 9 pm. This “see-and-be-seen” event will be held in the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at [...]
Category Archives: Experience
Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo
December 6, 2011 – 4:31 pm
Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark O Connor, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les [...]
Dave Venn Trio
December 6, 2011 – 4:23 pm
Pianist Dave Venn is a hometown legend. A St. Louis native, Venn began his professional music career as a tenor saxophonist, performing with the Jazz Central group and various other local bands. In the 1960s the St. Louis jazz scene was flourishing in places like Gaslight Square, The [...]
Rick Haydon Trio
December 6, 2011 – 4:20 pm
Guitarist and educator Rick Haydon is widely respected as an authority on 7-string guitar. A student of Johnny Smith, Howard Roberts, Pat Martino, & most recently Bucky Pizzarelli, Haydon was recently named Director of Jazz Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In addition to the SIUE program, which he helped [...]
Robert Glasper Trio
September 14, 2011 – 10:44 am
Gracefully navigating the zone where jazz and hip-hop converge, pianist Robert Glasper is a savvy improviser well-versed in, but not constrained, by jazz tradition. His work has attracted some of the era’s definitive R&B and hip-hop artists, including Mos Def, Kanye West, and Erykah Badu. He’s been equally productive in the jazz world, accompanying modern [...]