Osby redux

In the "Sure Wish I'd Found This A Week Ago" Department, saxophonist Greg Osby has been answering questions in an ongoing thread over at the All About Jazz reader forums. Among other tidbits, I learned that Osby's booking agent has tried a number of times in recent years to schedule a concert for him in St. Louis, but has found no takers.

Frankly, I find that both astonishing and disappointing, and I hope an appropriate venue - the Bistro, Finale, the Pageant, the Sheldon, somebody - will give Osby a concert date (and some much-needed hometown love) real soon. That said, it's fun to see a thoughtful musician like Osby engaging in this kind of back-and-forth dialogue with fans. His most recent post was on Monday, so it looks there's still time to get over there and get in the conversation.