Freddy Cole
There's a big variety of jazz-related sounds on tap this week, so let's get right to the previews:
Freddy Cole opens tonight at Jazz at the Bistro and continues with two sets per night through Saturday. The brother of the late Nat "King" Cole and uncle of R&B diva Natalie Cole, Freddy is a fine singer who's proved to be a popular attraction at the Bistro, and Terry Perkins interviewed him for the Post-Dispatch earlier this week.
On Thursday, May 12, there's a sound art installation/performance at Dunaway Books on the south side, or if you're in the mood for something a lot more mainstream, head down to the Savvis Center to hear young jazz-pop crooner Michael Buble.
And if you're not too superstitious to go out on Friday the 13th, that's the night the St. Louis Art Museum auditorium will host a screening of the 1918 silent film The Blue Bird with live improvised musical accompaniment. Afterwards, you could head over to Cookie's Jazz and More, where vocalist Cherilyn Evans is having her CD release party.
On Saturday, there are a number of club gigs to choose from, including saxophonist Willie Akins' usual late-afternoon matinee at Spruill's, just northwest of downtown, and the seemingly ubiquitous Erin Bode, this time appearing at Crossings Taverne in Webster Groves. All in all, it looks like a fine week to get out and enjoy some live music.
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