Denise Thimes

Jazz vocalist Denise Thimes will perform Christmas songs and other favorites when she plays Jazz St. Louis on Wednesday and Thursday.

This is the first St. Louis production of “Last Stop on Market Street,” an upbeat musical based on the popular children’s book by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson.

Denise Thimes was still a young girl when she first interacted with Aretha Franklin in St. Louis during the late ’60s. But even then the Queen of Soul…

Much like Mother’s Day itself, Denise Thimes’ benefit concert that takes place during the annual celebration of moms has grown into a recurring and…

In 1997, St. Louis jazz vocalist — legend, some do say — Denise Thimes lost her mother to pancreatic cancer. In the wake of that loss, Thimes launched the…

In a two-part series, the Nine Network is exploring St. Louis’ musical legacy.“City of Music” will premiere at 7 p.m. Monday, weaving interviews with…

Soprano Christine Brewer, jazz pianist Peter Martin and jazz vocalist Denise Thimes will perform Sunday with ensembles from various faith communities in…

The Jazz Unlimited on Sunday, August 24 will be “The Jazz History of St. Louis-Part 8: The 1990s-Rebuilding the Scene.” The 1990’s were a period of…

When a friend asked St. Louis vocalist Denise Thimes to come to Detroit to sing for her father’s 75th birthday party, she didn’t tell her until she got…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 29, 2012 - The rich musical heritage of the St. Louis area in jazz, blues, rock and R&B has been…