René Marie
The OVATIONS! series at the Edison Theater on the Washington University campus mostly features theater and dance, but each season usually includes at least a couple of musical performances, too. The Edison recently announced their 2005-06 schedule, and it includes two events that should interest fans of jazz and/or creative music.
On January 20, 2006, the Turtle Island String Quartet will join forces with with the Ying Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the Eastman School of Music, for a concert at the Edison featuring music from their CD Four + 4. TISQ uses classical forms and techniques, jazz harmonies and an eclectic repertoire (including on this CD, "Yearnin" a tune by St. Louis native Oliver Nelson) to create their own distinctive take on the notion of a string quartet. On Four + 4, they've doubled the sound with double the strings; I heard a cut from it on NPR the other day, and, while it's not exactly jazz, it sounded great, and certainly qualifies as creative music in my book.
Jazz fans and local history buffs likely will both take an interest in the final event of the OVATIONS! season on April 28, 2006, when "jazz vocalist René Marie joins the African- and Latin-American ensemble Imani Winds for The Josephine Baker Project: Le Jazz Hot, celebrating the 100th birthday of the legendary St. Louis-born performer."
While the nice folks at the Edison certainly would be happy to sell you a season subscription, note that it is possible to buy single tickets for just these performances, too. But if you're interested, I'd suggest acting quickly, as the seating capacity is limited and popular events tend to sell out.
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