Carmen Lundy
The Sheldon Concert Hall has added several performances to its October schedule that may be of interest to jazz fans.
On Sunday, October 9, the Sheldon will host Mae Wheeler's Divas 2005 Extravaganza, this year's edition of what has become an annual showcase for St. Louis female vocalists singing blues, jazz, gospel, pop and more. I can't find any information on the Web about who the featured performers are this year, but if past shows are any indication, the show should be worth hearing.
On October 11 and 12, vocalist Banu Gibson will replace Richard Hayman for two morning shows scheduled as part of the Sheldon's "Coffee Concerts" series. Hayman, the popular former conductor of many pops concerts for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, broke his foot and is unable to travel. Gibson, who's well known internationally for her renditions of hot jazz tunes from the Twenties and Thirties, is a New Orleans resident who has temporarily relocated to St. Louis in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Also on October 11, St. Louis guitarist Dave Black will perform at the Sheldon as part of the "Notes From Home" series. Black is one of my favorite guitarists in town, a virtuoso who can play just about every style of music on the guitar, and this is a great chance to hear him in a pristine concert-hall setting. And last, but certainly not least, on October 17, the fine jazz vocalist Carmen Lundy will perform in a benefit concert for Community Women Against Hardship.
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