This week, we continue with part 2 of our look at some of the touring jazz and creative musicians who will be coming to St. Louis during the first few months of 2013. (You can see part 1 of the preview
here.)
Today's first clip features
Sachal Vasandani singing "Take The B Train" in a show this past April at Joe's Pub in NYC. Vasandani, acclaimed as one of the top young male vocalists in jazz, will come to St. Louis for his first performances as a headliner starting Wednesday, February 13 through Saturday, February 16 at
Jazz at the Bistro.
Down below, you can see
The Seventh String: The Life and Tales of Bucky Pizzarelli, a short documentary about the
veteran guitarist, who will be in St. Louis on Friday, February 15 to perform with singer
Denise Thimes at the
Sheldon Concert Hall.
Next, you can see a clip that combines musical excerpts and a short interview with pianist
Kris Davis/ The video was made in October 2012 in conjunction with a solo piano gig Davis played for the Hot Clube de Portugal. She'll be in St. Louis with her quartet to play a concert presented by
New Music Circle on Saturday, February 16 at
560 Music Center.
The fourth video features trumpeter
Chris Botti, who's become a familiar face to St. Louis audiences thanks to numerous appearances here in recent years. In this clip, recorded on December 1 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Botti and pianist Geoffrey Keezer offer a rather abstracted take on "My Funny Valentine," with a bit of "The Christmas Song" added at the end. Botti will return to St. Louis to perform on Saturday, February 23 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra at
Powell Symphony Hall.
Next up is another familiar face, singer
Kurt Elling, who's also done several headlining gigs here over the last decade, most recently in November of last year at Jazz at the Bistro. Elling's latest album
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project features his interpretations of pop and rock songs from the 1960s written at
that storied NYC address. Here, he's seen performing his version of the Drifters' "On Broadway" in May at the Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris. Elling will be back to perform Wednesday, February 27 through Saturday, March 2 at the Bistro.
The sixth clip features singer, songwriter, guitarist and sometimes drummer
Dan Hicks, as usual bringing a touch of humor to this 2011 performance of "I Don't Want Love" on Conan O'Brien's show. Hicks and the current edition of His Hot Licks will play here on Wednesday, March 13 at
Old Rock House.
Today's last video features the Danish improvising saxophonist
Lotte Anker, seen here with trumpeter Eivind Lønning and drummer Kresten Osgood in an excerpt from a performance last February in Copehnhagen. Anker will lead a trio in a show presented by New Music Circle on Thursday, March 14 at 560 Music Center.
Look for part 3 of StLJN's winter/spring 2013 jazz preview next week...
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