Thursday, December 15, 2005

Jazz this Week: Ray Vega's Latin Jazz Quintet,
Danita Mumphard holiday show, and more


Ray Vega

Apologies in advance, but for medical reasons - specifically, an injured shoulder that's making it rather painful to type - this is going to be a brief entry.

Ray Vega's Latin Jazz Quintet is the main touring attraction in town this week, performing two sets a night at Jazz at the Bistro through Saturday.

Heading west from midtown, singer Danita Mumphard and Trio Tres Bien will do a special holiday show Saturday night at Cookie's, in Webster Groves, and trumpeter Jeremy Davenport continues his ongoing residency at Busch's Grove in swanktastic Ladue. Also, though the concert scene is slow this week, there's alwyas live jazz at nightspots like Crossings Taverne and Grille, Brandt's, and elsewhere.

The promised update to the St. Louis Jazz Notes calendar has been delayed (due to the same bum shoulder) so please follow the links from this story or the sidebar directly to the clubs' Web sites to see who's playing where when. With any luck, the calendar update will get done sometime over the weekend, so if you're a musician, venue or presenter who's like to have your event included for upcoming weeks/months, I promise that it will not be an act of total futility to send your information to stljazznotes at yahoo dot com.

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