May 16, 2012 News from Opera Theatre
Five-Time Grammy Award-Winning Composer Terence Blanchard and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Michael Cristofer to Premiere New Opera at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
“Champion,” a co-commission with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Jazz St. Louis, will receive world premiere June 15 – 30, 2013
St. Louis, MO, May [...]
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Jazz Opera
May 17, 2012 – 11:33 am
Willie Akins/Montez Coleman Group
May 7, 2012 – 4:35 pm
Nobody swings harder than Willie Akins. For years, St. Louis audiences have been fortunate enough to have the tenor titan in their own backyard. When touring jazz musicians come into town…they want to hear Willie Akins. Recent years have seen Akins lend his artistry to the bandstands of Greg Osby [...]
Summer Series Announced
April 24, 2012 – 1:45 pm
On Sale Now!
Jazz St. Louis is putting the finishing touches on the 2012-13 Jazz at the Bistro Series and will be announcing the lineup soon. In the meantime, JSL is proud to announce the 2012 Summer Series at Jazz at the Bistro.
Tickets for these concerts are now on sale via all Metrotix outlets and online [...]
International Jazz Day Jam Session
April 9, 2012 – 2:57 pm
On Sunday, March 18, jazz legend and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Herbie Hancock, sent out a clarion call from the Touhill Performing Arts Center stage to the St. Louis community to join him in celebrating the first-ever “International Jazz Day” on April 30.
Charged with leading the St. Louis region in advancing the uniquely American art of [...]
Setlist: Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
April 9, 2012 – 1:13 am
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Set 1 – 7:30 pmAlways August – (Brad Mehldau)High Court Jig – (Joshua Redman)In Walked Bud – (Thelonious Monk)Old West – (Brad Mehldau)Easy Living – (Rainger/Robin )Ornithology – (Charlie Parker/Bennie Harris)
Set 2 – 9:30 pmMehlsancholy Mode – (Joshua Redman) To Hold On or To Let Go – (Brad Mehldau)There Is No Greater [...]
Vote for Us!
March 27, 2012 – 3:43 pm
Jazz St. Louis needs your help to keep Jazz at the Bistro on the St. Louis Magazine A-List Readers’ Poll. Voting is open through April 20th for the Entertainment, Culture, and Amusements category.
Vote here to keep Jazz at the Bistro recognized as St. Louis’s best jazz club!
Setlist: The Bad Plus
January 9, 2012 – 3:22 pm
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Most nights had the same sets, with the 2nd set changing slightly from night to night. The week featured all original material, both old and new, from The Bad Plus, save for a single performance of Flim by Aphex Twin during Thursday’s 2nd set.
Set 1 – 7:30 pm
Wolf Out – Dave King
Who’s [...]