Last year’s inaugural event provided more than 250 attendees with a much-needed break from the winter blues. This year’s event will feature Marty Morrison & Friends featuring Jason Swagler, Adam Maness, and Bob DeBoo with special guest Erin Bode! Drummer Morrison has established himself as one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in the St. Louis area and Bode was dubbed the “most magnificent solo performer on the planet” by the BBC following her latest album, A Cold December Night.

Enjoy food (including Rue Lafayette), drinks (from Barefoot Wine, Square One Brewery and Distillery, and Augusta Brewing Company), live music and the beauty of the great outdoors with two star shows throughout the evening, all while staying toasty warm. Claire Kellett, co-anchor of Awake with News 4, will emcee the evening.

Tickets: $30. Includes three drink tickets, heavy appetizers, and complimentary valet parking. Tickets are available online here and by phone at 314-289-4491.

Photos from the inaugural Jazz Under the Stars

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Read what critics and musicians say about Cuban-born drummer, Dafnis Prieto, and you keep coming to superlatives: “awesome virtuosity,” “incredible chops,” “extremely talented,” “extraordinary,” “spectacularly proficient,” “revolutionary drumming techniques,” “easily the most impressive young drummer to come on the jazz scene during the past decade.”  No surprise that the Jazz  Journalists Association honored him as the “Up and Coming Musician of the Year” in 2006.  Don’t miss the chance to hear this amazing player.

“From Cuba, with rhythm, taking jazz by storm.” – The New York Times

Personnel:

Dafnis Prieto – drums
Roman Filiu -  alto and soprano saxophones
Johannes Weidenmueller – bass

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Everyone who hears her is impressed by virtuous reed artist Anat Cohen.  As one critic put it, she is “one of the brightest, most original young instrumentalists in jazz.”  Winner of four consecutive Clarinet Player of the Year awards from the Jazz Journalists Association  and multiple citations in Downbeat’s readers and critics polls, Israeli-born Cohen is “an artistically adventurous writer and performer” whose repertoire runs from John Coltrane and Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona to Fats Waller, Sam Cooke, and Benny Goodman.

“The lyric beauty of her tone, the easy fluidity of her technique – and the utterly extroverted manner of her delivery made this music wholly accessible to all.” – The Chicago Tribune

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“A great live performer, both passionate and incisive.” – TIME Magazine

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Since the late 1970s, when he put his special spin on the blend of jazz, rock, R&B, and funk known as jazz fusion, GRAMMY®-nominated keyboardist and composer Jeff Lorber has come to be considered one of modern music’s most adventurous players and performers. Don’t miss your chance to hear this legendary artist in an exciting, updated version of his innovative ensemble, the Jeff Lorber Fusion.

“…Lorber [has the] remarkable capacity to bring musical authenticity to everything from bebop and lyrical balladry to sweet soul and some irresistible grooves.” – Los Angeles Times

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Join hosts Gilberto Pinela and Ivy Hartman of “Best of the STL”, Jazz St. Louis and the Bruce Barth Quintet in support of the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars, an ensemble of the region’s finest young jazz musicians.  Money raised will help support this program, which helps support St. Louis’ rich musical heritage by providing important opportunities for young musicians.

6-10 pm on Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Gramophone
4243 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110

$40 – VIP pre-party (includes complimentary drinks and lite appetizers)
$30 – General Access (includes two free drink tickets)
$25 – In advance/Young Friends Members

The evening will be full of fun and excitement as you listen to St. Louis’ own “Young Lions”.  Also featured on the program will be the Bruce Barth Quintet, featuring Terell Stafford on Trumpet and Dana Hall on drums! You will also be able to purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win some great prizes!  Make your reservation soon as space is limited!

For more information about this event and to make your reservation, call the Jazz St. Louis offices at 314-289-4030.