Musicians

Jeff Perkins’ lifelong love for music inspired the Kansas City native to teach himself how to DJ in 2020. That same year, he moved to St. Louis, where he used music to connect with others and build community.

Someone — perhaps, something — stole Old Capital Square Dance Club’s music and altered it just enough to avoid being caught by Spotify’s plagiarism risk detector tool.

Heil is noted as the inventor of the talk box, the original featured in a display at the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.

"It is time for new leadership, leadership that is truly connected to the community, that listens to the community, and that inspires the trust of the community," the musicians wrote in their open letter. "It is time to return the exiled DJs to the air."

Keyon Harrold mixes jazz, hip-hop and R&B on this third solo album. The Ferguson-born trumpeter’s new songs reflect his quest for inner peace.

Most of the songs on “Here & There” originate from County Clare, Ireland, including a tune called “St. Louis Waltz” that was first performed at a session in Doolin, Ireland, in the 1980s.

Singer-songwriter Brian Owens and his father, Thomas Owens, will open for Grammy Award-winning Samara Joy on her St. Louis tour stop.

These drummers are among St. Louis’ most talented young artists.

Lately, it seems, sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll has been suffering an identity crisis. St Louis musicians celebrate success in the music industry after their personal triumphs over substance abuse.

Native son Keyon Harrold is the new host of St. Louis Public Radio and Jazz St. Louis’ live weekly jazz show, The Next Set: Live From Jazz St. Louis.