Erin Bode
This week marks the kickoff of Jazz at the Bistro's 2005-06 season, as hometown favorite Erin Bode takes the stage for two sets per night on Friday and Saturday. (The club will be dark over Labor Day weekend, with the superb pianist Mulgrew Miller scheduled to perform the following week.)
At one point earlier this year, there was some talk that the gig would serve as a release party for Bode's second CD, but the word now from JATB and her label MAXJAZZ is that the CD will come out early next year, conveniently timed to coincide Bode's return visit to JATB on January 27 and 28. Though Bode does perform quite often around town, the Bistro's "listening room" policy is especially conducive to letting listeners soak up every subtle nuance, and thus this gig makes the "recommended" list.
Elsewhere in the Gateway City, on Thursday night trumpeter Dan Smith bring his quintet with vocalist Debbie Lennon back to Cookie's, while the noise, improv and punk venue Radio Cherokee will host a party for the 'zine IFIHADAHIFI, which is releasing issue 2.5 with a CD compilation "featuring tracks by jason wallace triefenbach, SHED SHOT, Rick Wilson, Dave Stone, HTEETH, Joe Ragliani and many more.." The event starts at 9 p.m. and will feature performance by triefenbach, Wilson, HTEETH and others.
On Friday, Sandy Weltman brings his New Harmonica Jazz project (with pianist Carolbeth True) to Finale, and the Second Generation Swing Band plays for dancers at the Casa Loma Ballroom. On Saturday, guitarist Dave Black leads a duo at Crossings, while vocalist Mae "Lady Jazz" Wheeler brings some of that old Gaslight Square flava to Brandt's in University City.
Of course, this is but a small sampling of the jazz sounds on tap in St. Louis this weekend, and to see more, you have but to look at the St. Louis Jazz Notes calendar. And if you're a musician or venue who'd like to get your event listed in the calendar (and possibly mentioned in ye olde weekly highlight post as well), send your info to me at stljazznotes at yahoo dot com.
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