St. Louis Jazz Notes

The new concert series announced on Friday by jazz pianist and St. Louis native Peter Martin looks to be an interesting and welcome addition to the local jazz scene...

Pianist and St. Louis native Peter Martin (pictured) has announced the first in a proposed series of jazz concerts he plans to present here in his hometown. From Martin's Web site:"I’m excited to announce my new series: Peter Martin Music. I’ve been looking forward to bringing home to St. Lo...

Once again this year, we dedicate our pre-Thanksgiving Saturday video post to the St...

Euclid Records, the Webster Groves music store that offers an extensive inventory of jazz on vinyl, is featured in the November issue of the record collecting magazine Goldmine.Owner Joe Schwab talked to the mag about the store's history, the challenges facing music retailers in today's market, and...

The jam/funk/jazz-fusion group Garaj Mahal (pictured) is returning to St...

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and musical experimenter Tory Z. Starbuck is featured in an entertaining interview done by Jeannette Cooperman for the November issue of St. Louis magazine...

We've got an interesting variety of jazz and creative music events in St. Louis over the next few days, starting with the eclectic singer, songwriter, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Nellie McKay, who's in town tonight and Thursday to perform at Kranzberg Arts Center for the Cabaret St...

This is post number 2,000 on St. Louis Jazz Notes. Many thanks to all the readers, commenters and sources who have been part of this site since it began in April, 2005...

This weekend's Post-Dispatch had a feature story by Calvin Wilson about singer/songwriter/pianist Nellie McKay, who will be in St. Louis on Wednesday and Thursday to perform at the Kranzberg Arts Center under the auspices of Cabaret St. Louis. You can read the article online here.

This week, we turn our spotlight on New Orleans' Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who will return to St. Louis this Thursday, November 19 to perform at the Broadway Oyster Bar. The DDBB have been frequent visitors to St...

The next meeting of the Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 8 at Borders, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd...

While there are no major touring jazz musicians visiting St. Louis this weekend, and a relatively light schedule overall, there are some noteworthy events featuring local musicians coming up over the next few days...

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St...

Via a Kevin Johnson blog post at STLtoday.com, word is that smooth jazz saxophonist Najee is coming to St...