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Michel Legrand has spent most of his life as a composer in the studios and for films, but this release is a jazz classic. Legrand took 11 famous jazz compositions and arranged them for three different groups. Tenor great Ben Webster, flutist Herbie Mann, four trombonists, and a rhythm section perform pieces by Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Django Reinhardt ('Nuages'), and the Count Basie-associated 'Blue and Sentimental.'

A big band with trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd and altoist Phil Woods plays 'Stompin' at the Savoy,' 'A Night in Tunisia,' and Bix Beiderbecke's 'In a Mist.' The most famous session has Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, Herbie Mann, pianist Bill Evans, harp, vibes, baritone, and a rhythm section performing music by Thelonious Monk, John Lewis, Jelly Roll Morton ('Wild Man Blues'), and Fats Waller's 'Jitterbug Waltz.' Throughout this superlative album, the arrangements are colorful and unusual, making one wish that Legrand had recorded more jazz albums through the years. By Scott Yanow.

This week, let's focus our video spotlight on the British singer and pianist who's returning to St. Louis for the first time in four years to perform on Sunday, June 8 at.After making his local debut here at The Pageant back in 2006, Cullum's most recent St.

Louis appearance was in March 2010 at the now-shuttered Roberts Orpheum Theater. The has announced the lineup of performers for their 2014 St. Louis Cabaret Festival, which will take place Wednesday, July 30 through Saturday, August 2 with performances in 's third floor ballroom and at the.Popular Broadway performer gets the festivities started with her show 'Have A Little Faith' at 8:00 p.m.,Wednesday, July 30 at the Sheldon. Prince is best known for starring in recent hit revivals of Guys and Dolls and Annie, and will make her St. Louis debut as a solo cabaret performer with this show.Next up is longtime local favorite (pictured), who will present 'The Streisand Songbook' at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 31 at the Sheldon.Then on Friday, August 1, there's a double-header of sorts starting at 8:00 p.m. At the Sheldon, as singer and pianist first will perform a solo show, 'I've Got Your Number: The Jazz of Cy Coleman,' and then accompany singer for her set, titled simply 'An Evening With Marilyn Maye.'

The festival closes with the annual St. Louis Cabaret Conference Showcase, in which 30 singers attending will have the opportunity to perform at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 2 at the Kranzberg Arts Center.Tickets for the 2014 St. Louis Cabaret Festival are from $40 to $75 for the Sheldon performances; $25 for the final night's Cabaret Conference Showcase; and are on sale now via Metrotix.

Here's the latest wrap-up of assorted links and short local news items of interest:. It's been a busy week for news, as on what would have been his 88th birthday Monday, as the new name for the stretch of West 77th St. (pictured) where the trumpeter resided in NYC.The ceremony got extensive media coverage, with stories in outlets ranging from and to. Louis jazz fans, Jazz at the Bistro is closed for the next four months, but don't despair; while we wait with bated breath for the newly expanded and swankified Bistro to reopen in the fall, there's still a good deal of jazz and creative music to be heard around town, and StLJN will help you find it.

Let's go to this week's highlights.On Thursday night, the 13th annual, featuring a big band made up of Parkway West HS faculty, friends and alumni, will take place at. Proceeds benefit a scholarship fund named after Baker, who was band director at Parkway West from 1978 to 1994.Also on Thursday, the presents their monthly 'Experimental Arts Open Improv Night' with live improvised music; and guitarist brings his Pat Metheny-inspired project Have U Heard to the house concert venue.Friday offers several intriguing possibilities in widely disparate styles, starting with the 's 'Tribute to St. Louis Trumpeters' at the, for which they've assembled a constellation of guest performers including trumpeters and (pictured), pianist and singer.Also on Friday, trumpeter is back in town, this time to perform his show 'The Gospel According to Swing' with the at Powell Hall; the returns to and the play for dancers at theAnd if all that weren't enough, Friday also is when the new music chamber orchestra.

closes out their second St. Louis season at the with a performance including some of their students from Webster University's Community Music School. You can read more about that in two preview stories,.On Saturday afternoon, woodwind mouthpiece guru will give a free workshop and clinic at. Today is the 88th anniversary of the birth of, the most famous and historically significant jazz musician to come from the St. Louis area and one of our favorite subjects over the years here at StLJN.

Today, let's get acquainted with the British funk/jazz group, who are coming to St. Louis to play on Friday, June 6 at the.Drawing inspiration from the Meters, Booker T and the MGs, 1960s soul-jazz, and James Brown's various rhythm sections, The New Mastersounds were formed in 1999 in Leeds by guitarist/bandleader Eddie Roberts, drummer Simon Allen and bassist Pete Shand, with Joe Totten replacing the original keyboardist in 2007.With more than a dozen albums out - their latest, Therapy, was released earlier this year - The New Mastersounds also keep up a busy touring schedule at home and abroad. Here in the USA, they've played clubs and small theaters, opened for bigger acts such as the Headhunters and the Greyboy All-Stars, and seem to have found steady work at various festivals associated with the jam band scene. (Given how long they've been around, it seems like they ought to have played St. Louis at some point before now, but confirmation of that has proved elusive so far.)At any rate, today's collection of clips should provide an ample sampling of sounds for both current fans and the curious, starting with the first video 'Monday Meters,' a live-in-the-studio version of one of the songs from their new album.Down below the jump, you'll find versions of 'Freckles' and 'Burnt Back' recorded in November 2012 at a gig in Denver. Below that, there's a five-song excerpt from their set in November 2013 at the Bear Creek Festival, featuring versions of 'Run The Gauntlet,' 'On The Border,' 'Stop This Game,' 'Morning Fly' and 'Soulshine.' And if after that you're in the mood to hear more, you can check out full sets from The New Mastersounds in the last two videos, recorded in June 2013 at the LOHI Music Festival in Denver and in June 2012 at the Barkley Ballroom in Frisco, CO.For more about The New Mastersounds and Therapy, check out published in March by the blog Roots and Beats.You can see the rest of today's videos after the jump.

Memorial Day is traditionally a time of remembrance, so it seems fitting somehow that this weekend in St. Louis marks the final shows at the current version of Jazz at the Bistro, including a tribute to the late Richard 'Rich' McDonnell.Before that, though, there's lots of other jazz and creative music on tap all weekend around town, so let's go to the highlights.Tonight, guitarist plays solo at, and trumpeter returns for his weekly gig at in the Grove neighborhood.On Friday, while ' album release event is sold out, there's plenty more on the musical menu to kick off the weekend, starting with two annual events that are free and open to the public. The, held on the grounds of Glendale City Hall, will feature music from the, and rockbilly/swing trio Hudson and the Hoodoo Cats.Meanwhile, over on the east side, the will present “Da-Dum-Dun,” their yearly tribute to noted East St. Louisans, and, featuring spoken word performance, jazz, drumming and dance, drama, mixed media exhibits, and more. The event takes place in the Multipurpose Room of Building D at the East St.

Louis/SIUE Higher Education Center, 601 J.R. Thompson Dr.Also on Friday, trumpeter will be back in town, serving as the special guest with students from Jazz St. Louis' program as they present the first of two nights of season-ending performances at. Read more here: around town, the bring the sounds of West Coast cool jazz to; singer Mary Dyson and the Brock Walker Trio return to; singer performs at; and Miss Jubilee plays for dancers at the.On Saturday afternoon, the annual festival kicks off the first of two days at its new home, the. Saturday's schedule features the fest's only real jazz-oriented set - from Good 4 The Soul, with guests and - plus a variety of local blues talent and headlining turns from Ronnie Baker Brooks and Royal Southern Brotherhood. With the time drawing near for Jazz St. Louis to announce the 2014-15 season at, it's no surprise that news of some of next year's bookings has begun to trickle out in various ways.At last week's news conference promoting, Jazz St.

Louis announced that trumpeter Wynton Marsalis would be the first to play the newly refurbished venue when it reopens in October. The week before that, Pollstar added a listing showing.Now, Pollstar has added yet another listing for next season at the Bistro, showing trumpeter (pictured) returning there for a run of gigs starting.Blanchard coming back to St. Louis seems entirely plausible for, like Pizzarelli, he's played here numerous times - most recently premiering his opera Champion last year at Opera Theatre St. Louis - and in the process has established a local fan base.But the dates are notable, in that the Bistro's season of touring acts typically wraps up at the end of May.

With a delayed start in the fall due to the renovations, it looks like next season will be extended a bit into summer 2015.And speaking of John Pizzarelli, Pollstar also has added showing him and singer Jane Monheit both performing at on April 18, 2015.Since the Sheldon already has that didn't include this show, one can presume that it's some sort of special event or benefit gala, perhaps even their own big fundraiser for the spring. (In fact, Pizzarelli has.) Whatever the purpose, putting two headliners together suggest something big in the works.Note also that Pizzarelli and Monheit have appeared together before, notably on back in 2006, and, coincidentally, are scheduled to play.As always, listings on Pollstar should be considered unconfirmed until officially announced by the presenter or venue. Louis usually announces the schedule for the Bistro at the end of May.

Here's the latest wrap-up of assorted links and short local news items of interest:. Saturday's in Alton is the subject of a by the Alton Telegraph's Jill Moon.

Trumpeter headlines, with saxophonist (pictured) and prog-rock band as opening acts. Saxophonist was about her current tour by Cleveland Scene. She and her husband, drummer Tom Rainey, will be in St. Louis on Monday and Tuesday to perform in two events presented by. A new episode of I Love Jazz, hosted by and featuring footage of from the Sheldon Concert Hall, debuted last night on HEC-TV. Check your TV provider's program guide for times and dates, or.

Speaking of, they've compiled on Soundcloud an. The New Orleans-style cuisine of the was by the Associated Press' Alan Scherzagier. Actor/director Don Cheadle's long-anticipated movie about Miles Davis, which apparently now has had its title changed from Kill The Trumpet Player to Miles Ahead, will. Bill Brownlee of Plastic Sax.

Highlights will include concerts by pianists Fred Hersch and Danilo Perez and guitarist Earl Klugh. is partnering with the conservation organization Magnificent Missouri to create Magnificent Missouri Music, 'a compilation of original songs about all the amazing things we can do out of doors in our great state.' The album will be released on CD and vinyl, and there will be a 'usage stipend' paid for any songs selected, which can be brand new or already released. Submissions are open until June 30; for more information, email magmo (at) thegramophonelive.com. The, sister of singer, during an exchange of gunfire on St. Patrick's Day of 2011. Patrice Thimes was passing by the scene of the gunfight in her car and was hit by a stray bullet; her accused killers face charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, and a third suspect will be tried at a later date.

Jazz radio update: This Saturday on Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis, Calvin Wilson's presents compositions from the songbook of Irving Berlin as performed by musicians including Branford Marsalis, Diana Krall, and Chick Corea.Next up, Jason Church's will have tunes from Jonathan Butler, Nathan East, Citrus Sun, Nina Simone, Willie Bobo, Cal Tjader, Donald Byrd, and Bob James, as well as locals such as Tom Byrne, Elliott Ranney, Dreaming In Colour, and Jesse Gannon.Wilson's program airs at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by Church at 9:00 p.m., on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at.Meanwhile, on Sunday night's edition of KWMU's, host Dennis Owsley will feature, with tracks from Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers, Joe Pass, Chico Hamilton, Bud Shank & Laurindo Almeida, Jimmy Rowles, John Lewis, Bill Perkins, the Jazz Crusaders, Gerry Mulligan, Richard 'Groove' Holmes, and many more. The program airs from 9:00 p.m. To midnight; you can listen to the broadcast at 90.7 FM or hear it online at.Edited after posting to add info on this week's 'Jazz Unlimited' program.

A variety of jazz-related artwork collected by Richard 'Rich' McDonnell, the late founder and owner of records, will be available for viewing and purchase in a special event from noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at the MAXJAZZ offices, 115 Lockwood Ave in Webster Groves.Jeff Appel, a photography dealer and friend of the McDonnell family who's managing the sale, says the collection encompasses more than 175 pieces, including photos, lithographs, etchings, sculpture, posters, and prints. McDonnell, who started MAXJAZZ in 1998 after retiring from a career as an investment banker, died from complications of a stroke in February of this year.Before preparing for the sale, 'I knew he had great quality, but I didn't realize the quantity,' said Appel. The atmosphere of the event will be casual, he said, with drinks, music, and 'no gallery stuffiness (no offense intended).'

The photo collection includes work by, who photographed many musicians for MAXJAZZ album covers; as well as pictures by, and, who's been in the news recently, as previously unseen photos he took of legendary saxophonist John Coltrane were. (Another of Stewart's famous photos of the saxophonist and his wife Alice Coltrane illustrates this post.)There's also a 30-piece portfolio of images by, which has been displayed for more than 10 years at Jazz at the Bistro and features iconic photos of Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and many more.And speaking of Davis, McDonnell's collection of prints includes work by the trumpeter, who enjoyed drawing and painting when he wasn't making music, as well as and, whose image of Coltrane was used for the poster for Jazz Appreciation Month this year.' This is a great chance for new or experienced collectors to pick up a piece from the MAXJAZZ collection, and to see what a true lover of all things jazz that Richard was,' said Appel. Prices will range from $50 for some modern reprints of historical posters, on up to $35,000 for a 'huge' Holston painting, with much of the work in the $500 to $3,000 range.' I know (that) isn't cheap,' said Appel, 'but a lot of it is museum-collected work that is rarely on the market, and for what it's worth, almost everything is nicely framed, and that is generally at least a $200 to $400 expense for a smaller piece that makes this work ready to hang and enjoy.' Appel said he's pleased that a number of the pieces already sold seem likely to stay in St. Louis collections, and will be available for loan to the Sheldon and the International Photography Hall of Fame for future exhibitions, 'once again confirming the great taste that Richard had, as well as keeping his memory alive.'

Will celebrate the release of their first album with a live performance at 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 23 in the of the Centene Center for the Arts, 3547 Olive St. In Grand Center.The eclectic, mostly instrumental quartet is comprised of two members of singer 's band, bassist Sydney Rodway (who's also Bode's husband) and multi-instrumentalist Adam Maness, plus two members of the St. Louis Symphony, cellist Bjorn Ranheim and violinist Shawn Weil.Financed, their self-titled album (pictured) features 13 tracks composed by Maness, who plays piano, guitar, accordion, melodica and glockenspiel, in collaboration with the rest of the group.Adding a family feeling to the proceedings, Erin Bode performs on two tracks as a guest, as does flute player Judy Ranheim, aka Bjorn Ranheim's mother.

The recording was engineered by Paul Hennerich of the Pan Galactic Company over six days this past December and January at Shock City Studios in St. Louis.You can hear streaming audio samples from the album for free on, and purchase it as a digital download there, from the band's website, or on Amazon, Spotify or iTunes. A physical CD also will be available, but not until after the album release event.Tickets for The 442s album release event are priced at, appropriately enough, $4.42 each, and are. This week's menu of jazz and creative music offerings in St. Louis includes a number of special events, most notably the annual Miles Davis Jazz Festival in Alton, plus the long-awaited return of one of the more popular female vocalists in jazz.That would be singer who's back in St. Louis to perform in a four-night engagement beginning this evening and continuing through Saturday at.It's Monheit's first visit here since 2010 and this time, her show has a theme, 'Celebrating the Jazz of Judy Garland.'

We try to go light on the self-referential stuff here at StLJN. However, though the site just took a brief metaphorical victory lap last month to, it seems only fitting to pause, however briefly, to note that this is post number 3,500 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. Here's hoping you'll keep reading for another 3,500 posts.As usual, if you feel so inclined you can use the comments to offer your hearty congratulations, helpful suggestions, and/or bitter complaints. While the first four years of Loufest have concentrated mostly on rock, pop and hip-hop, the festival's fifth anniversary lineup includes a couple of acts that may be of interest to local jazz fans as well.Specifically, the 2014 edition of Loufest, set for Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7 in Forest Park's Central Field, will include appearances from (pictured) and the funk band.Other headlining acts this year will include Outkast, Arctic Monkeys, Cake, Grouplove, Matt & Kim, Portugal The Man, Future Islands, and Kelis. For the complete lineup, see.Shorty's last appearance here was in November 2013 at the Old Rock House. As for Lettuce, while yr.

Humble StLJN editor is pretty sure they've played here at some point in their 20+ year history, I've been unable to locate any specifics on that.VIP tickets for the two-day Loufest are priced at $350 per person and already are on sale. They include access to a VIP lounge with complimentary beer, wine, and specialty libations all day, catered food servings, air conditioned restrooms and more.Regular two-day tickets are priced at $95 per person, inclusive of all fees, and go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 13 via. Has scheduled a press conference for 10:00 a.m. Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 13) at Jazz at the Bistro to announce what's being called a 'multi-million dollar project for Grand Center,' a 'major initiative to change the face of St. Louis arts,' and 'a major project which reaffirms St. Louis as one of the most important arts and creative cities in the country and around the world.'

The announced participants in the press conference include St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, Jazz St. Louis executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford, JSL board president Marian Nunn, and two of Jazz St. Louis' major donors: David Steward, chairman of World Wide Technologies, and Ken Kranzberg, chairman of TricorBraun and of Grand Center's board of directors.Reached by phone on Monday afternoon, Jazz St.

Louis director of operations and artistic administration Bob Bennett understandably was reluctant to disclose details, but when cajoled, did offer up a couple of bits of info.First, the press conference will be concerned in part with a real estate transaction, but not one involving the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. 'It's about buying something, but not the Grandel,' said Bennett.The theater has been the subject of speculation since last summer, when The Black Rep, primary tenants for 20 years, were asked by Grand Center to relocate to clear the way for sale to an as-yet-unnamed buyer.So what sort of real estate transaction might we be talking about here? One obvious answer would involve Jazz St. Louis buying from Grand Center the building at 3536 Washington Ave that houses Jazz at the Bistro - officially known as the Bistro at Grand Center - then refitting or updating it.Should they be looking to add square footage, the three-story building just to the west at 3540 Washington Ave formerly was home to the Regional Arts Commission and what's now the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, but seems to have been mostly unused since both those organizations moved to their own facilities a few years ago. (An online search on the address turns up no indications of a current tenant, mostly just references to the Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, which occupied the building before RAC and CAM.) and more recently has been occupied by the Greenberg Van Doren Gallery.Update - 5:45 p.m., 5/15/14: The recent history of 3540 Washington Ave got a bit scrambled in the original version of the paragraph above.

In fact, the building was home for a time to both RAC and CAM, before each moved to their own facilities, but was owned even then by the proprietors of Greenberg Van Doren, who at that time also had a public gallery on Maryland Ave. In the Central West End.Then RAC and CAM moved out, GVD closed their Maryland Ave. Space, and in recent years has used 3540 Washington Ave as a by-appointment gallery. Thanks to Jazz St. Louis' Devin Rodino for pointing out the error, and apologies to anyone confused by the inaccurate recounting of events.Second, Bennett also said that Jazz St.

Louis will not present a summer series this year at the Bistro, because it will be 'closed for renovations.' Asked whether said renovations involved major structural changes or just a redecorating, he declined to comment further.Since Jazz St. Louis also currently maintains office space a block away from the Bistro at the Centene Center for the Arts, 3547 Olive, presumably one goal of any expansion or renovation would be to consolidate operations in one place.While it's hard to imagine how the Bistro could be reconfigured to provide additional space for offices while still being used as a performance venue, adding the building next door would provide adjacent space not only for offices, but for continued expansion of Jazz St.

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Louis' burgeoning education programs and perhaps other uses as well.In any event, all will be revealed tomorrow, and StLJN will have more on this story after the press conference.(Edited after posting to fix a typo.). Here's the latest wrap-up of assorted links and short local news items of interest:.

is pitching in this weekend to the campaign to help pianist and St. Louis native (pictured), who's been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, can no longer play and requires full-time care.Fans and friends have put up to raise funds for Kennedy's medical expenses and for his family, which includes two daughters. To support the effort, Euclid owner Joe Schwab is offering to donate to the Kennedy fund an amount equivalent to 10% of all purchases made in the store this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A block party will be held in NYC on Monday, May 26 to Davis' daughter Cheryl Davis, his son Erin Davis, and nephew Vince Wilburn, Jr. Will be on hand to represent Miles Davis Properties, LLC.

In related news, and the Davis estate on May 20 will release an exclusive line of artwork featuring Davis, including rare limited-edition photos, fine art reproductions of the trumpeter's own paintings and drawings, and graphic designs inspired by the artwork on his albums. Saxophonist and St. Louis native continues his skein of shows in Australia, where he was by the The West Australian newspaper in Perth and by the Sydney Morning Herald. Doug Ramsey of Rifftides about the musical importance of St. Louis native and the 93-year-old trumpeter's continuing health challenges. Trumpeter/singer and St.

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Louis expat was this week on WGNO radio in his adopted hometown of New Orleans. Speaking of heading south, the announced this week that they'll make the trip down to Helena, AR this fall for the 29th annual, where they'll appear on Friday, October 8. Ken Whiteside of the organizing committee was interviewed about the upcoming 2014 festival this past Wednesday on Alton's WBGZ (1570 AM). You can listen to an audio stream of the conversation (scroll down to 'Let's Talk-5-7-Ken Whiteside-Miles Davis Jazz Festival') or download an.mp3 of it.

co-founders Christian Frommelt and Jenny Shirar spoke to KWMU's Camille Phillips about Prohibition-era dance styles for an exhibit that. has posted to their Facebook page from recent gigs at. will be the beneficiary of St.

Louis magazine's on Wednesday, June 4 at the Lumen Private Event Space, 2201 Locust. Tickets are $85 per person or $800 per table of 10, and include a four-course meal prepared by Vince Bommarito Jr. Of Tony’s and Adam Gnau of Acero; wine and beer pairings; cocktails; music from the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars; valet parking; and a souvenir wine glass and gift bag. Jazz radio update: general manager Greg Conroy tells StLJN that the station will conduct a fundraising drive the first weekend of June; watch this space for more details.Meanwhile, this Saturday on Radio Arts Foundation - St.

Louis, Calvin Wilson's program features music from jazz trios that don't employ the usual piano-bass-drums formulation, including groups led by Stanley Clarke, Dave Douglas and Charlie Hunter.After that, Jason Church's will include tracks from Dan Kusz, Cindy Bradley, Jamie Liddell, Pieces of a Dream, The Manhattan Transfer, Jamie Cullum, Miles Davis, Ben Webster with Maynard Ferguson, and Chick Corea, as well as locals Carolbeth True, Tommy Halloran, Joe Mancuso and Anthony Hines.Wilson's program airs at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by Church at 9:00 p.m., on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at. The is offering two tickets for the price of one for 'The Gospel According to Swing,' featuring trumpeter and singer (pictured) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 30 at Powell Hall.As described by SLSO, the program ranges 'from Mahalia Jackson to Aretha Franklin, with the influences of Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington,' with selections including 'Down by the Riverside,' 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen' and 'He's Got the Whole World.”The two-for-one offer is good only through next Thursday, May 15, and applies to seats regularly priced from $30 to $45 each.To purchase tickets, click or call 314-534-1700. Box seats and prior sales are excluded, and while there's no promo code as such, for phone orders you must mention the 2-for-1 offer.

This just in: The online touring information service Pollstar has added a showing guitarist and singer performing Wednesday, October 22 through Saturday, October 25 at.This news isn't exactly a shock, as Pizzarelli (pictured) is a well-established draw in St. Louis who's played here many times at several different venues, most recently in December 2013 at the Bistro in a duo format with his dad, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli.As always, listings on Pollstar should be considered unconfirmed until officially announced by the presenter or venue. Louis usually announces the schedule for the Bistro at the end of May. A memorial concert honoring the late Richard 'Rich' McDonnell and featuring artists from his label will take place starting at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, May 25 at.The event will culminate in a headlining set at 7:00 p.m. Featuring trumpeter (pictured, above left), pianist, saxophonist, and singer, all of whom have recorded for MAXJAZZ, backed by St. Louis' Montez Coleman on drums and Bob DeBoo on bass.Before that, though, the afternoon will feature a performance from Brilliant Corners, which is co-led by saxophonist Paul DeMarinis and guitarist Dave Black and was the first band to record on the MAXJAZZ label, as well as music from Good 4 the Soul, Jesse Gannon, Cheryl Brown, Funky Butt Brass Band, Jazz St.

Louis' own Gene Dobbs Bradford and Phil Dunlap, and additional acts TBA. Look for a full schedule of bands on the website the week of the event. Although it's getting to the end of the spring presenting season for jazz and creative music here in St. Louis, this Mother's Day weekend nevertheless offers plenty of options for your listening enjoyment. Let's go to the highlights.Tonight, pianist (pictured) and his trio will be the featured performers for the tenth annual 'Evening of Hope' event benefiting the at the.Roberts last played in St. Louis in November 2012 concert for the Sheldon's jazz series, and you can read more about him and see some performance clips in from just before that gig.