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 [...]
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Jazz St. Louis Residency Podcast #1 – An Interview with Sherman Irby
October 20, 2011 – 1:15 pm
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Director of Education Phil Dunlap and JazzU instructor Andy Ament sit down with saxophonist Sherman Irby to discuss his upcoming Jazz St. Louis Residency and performances at Jazz at the Bistro. Irby is one of three residency artists this year that will come to St. Louis for a full [...]
Byron Stripling
July 22, 2011 – 10:41 am
Sponsored by Ted Wheeler, American Family Insurance Agency
One of Jazz St. Louis’ 2011-2012 residency artists, Byron Stripling is a major voice on the trumpet. His remarkable career has included stints with the great big bands of Clark Terry, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, and Count Basie, solo work with many orchestras, among them the Boston Pops, [...]
Sherman Irby Quartet
July 22, 2011 – 10:33 am
One of Jazz St. Louis’ 2011-12 residency artists, Sherman Irby has a sweet but driving alto saxophone sound and style that is bop-derived, but uniquely his own. A member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, he plays with passion and skill on both ballads and up-tempo pieces. Irby is an accomplished new arrival, sure to [...]
Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard
July 21, 2011 – 5:48 pm
Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band featuring Terence Blanchard
Part of the 9th Annual UMSL Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, presented by the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the Touhill Performing Arts Center, & Jazz St. Louis.
Two Grammy-Award-winning legends combine in this high-energy evening of Afro-Cuban big-band jazz presented by Jazz St. [...]
Stefon Harris and Sean Jones
July 20, 2011 – 2:26 pm
Part of the 9th Annual UMSL Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, presented by the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the Touhill Performing Arts Center, & Jazz St. Louis.
Jazz St. Louis presents two of jazz’s most acclaimed young musicians perform together in this one-night-only Bistro exclusive. In the great tradition of players from Clifford Brown to Milt [...]