Ronnie Burrage to appear at Cookie's on Wednesday, July 20

Ronnie Burrage

Drummer Ronnie Burrage, a University City native who has worked with some of the best musicians in the world, will return home to St. Louis on Wednesday, July 20 for a performance at Cookie's Jazz and More.

Burrage's Web site (Warning: Flash site is slow-loading on dialup connections) says he'll be performing with a trio, but doesn't list the personnel. But given the quality of company Burrage usually keeps - his past associations include work with McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Reggie Workman, Freddy Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Joe Farrell, Sonny Fortune, Courtney Pine, Gary Thomas, World Saxophone Quartet, Dave Kikoski, Art Farmer, Billy Bang. John Hicks, Archie Shepp and Defunkt, among others - I think it's a pretty safe bet that this will be worth hearing.