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Jazz great David Sanborn, a Kirkwood native, got his start playing teen hangouts and clubs around St. Louis. Jazz St. Louis will honor him with its first lifetime achievement award on Thursday. -
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Wynton Marsalis has championed traditional jazz for decades, working many of its styles into the big-band format. In 1997, the acclaimed trumpeter,… -
Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, April 15, 2018 will be “Grammy Winners in My Collection-Part 3.” In it’s early days, the jazz Grammy Awards were not awarded… -
As our city rocked from the upheavals of 2014, a series of quieter changes was taking place in the St. Louis art world.Several arts organizations debuted,… -
Jazz Unlimited for SUnday, December 7 will be “The Fifty Year Anniversary of the Recording of “A Love Supreme.” On December 9, 1964, the John Coltrane… -
Wynton Marsalis has been to St. Louis many times, but before Thursday night he had not played at Jazz at the Bistro.“I’ve been coming here for many, many… -
Grammy-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will be performing in St. Louis next week as part of an eight city tour of Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration, a…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 23, 2012 - This year's Red Velvet Ball — the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s biggest fundraiser…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 17, 2012 - When Wynton Marsalis comes to town, music becomes more than a concert — it’s an…
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