Jeanne Trevor
It's a relatively quiet week in St. Louis with regard to touring acts, but one of this week's highlights will undoubtedly be when bassist Neal Caine brings his quartet to the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Wednesday night as part of the Whitaker Music Festival. You can read more about Caine, a native of University City who's worked with some of the most famous names in jazz, here and here, and more about the Festival here.
Thursday's best bet looks like the Carolbeth Trio at Crossings Taverne and Grill in Webster Groves, and if you're up for two different groups in one night, vocalist Valerie Tichacek is performing around the corner at Cookie's.
On Friday night, head out early to catch the Gateway City Big Band in concert at the Moolah Shrine Temple. The event begins at 7 p.m.and is sponsored by the St. Louis Jazz Club. Or if you like your big band jazz with a bit of Vegas-style showmanship, catch the brassy Rat Pack-inspired sounds of Wild, Cool and Swingin', who will perform two shows Friday night at Finale.
Longtime local favorite Jeanne Trevor headlines at Cookie's on Saturday night, while guitarist Steve Schenkel and clarinetist Scott Alberici will hold forth at Crossings. And on Sunday, you can wrap up the weekend with "Songs For My Father's Day," an all-star event that will pay tribute to Dads while raising money to fight prostate cancer.
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