It's not often one can see a truly world-class musician in concert for free, but that will be the case next month when baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett (pictured) opens a summer series of free outdoor concerts at Ivory Perry Park with a performance at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 24.As a co-founder of the World Saxophone Quartet, solo artist and sideman, Bluiett is generally acknowledged as one of the most influential and important baritone sax players in jazz history, along with Gerry Mulligan, Harry Carney, Serge Chaloff and perhaps one or two others.
The concert series is sponsored by Union Avenue Christian Church, and will continue with a performance on July 22 by singer Anita Jackson. The series wraps up on August 26 with a jazz version of Porgy and Bess, performed by a group led by Aaron "Strayhorn" Parker and including Raymond Eldridge, Jr., Jerome "Scrooge" Harris, Clifton McBride, Mike Nelson and Dennis Block.
Ivory Perry Park is located at 800 Belt (at Cabanne) in west St. Louis.
(Edited after posting.)
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Bluiett will also be on KMOX live on the Don Wolff show on June 23 at 10:30 p.m.
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