Jazz at Holmes announces Fall 2006 schedule

The organizers of the Jazz at Holmes concert series at Washington University have announced their schedule of performances for this fall. The free concerts are held in the Holmes Lounge on the Wash U campus at 8 p.m. most Thursdays during the school year. The lineup includes:

September 21
Ptah Williams

October 5
Linda Presgrave and Randy Holmes

October 12
Steve Schenkel w/ members of the Fox/MUNY orchestra

October 26
Peter Martin and Maurice Carnes

November 2
Eric Stiller

November 9
Paul DeMarinis and Carolbeth True

November 20
William Lenihan

December 7
Phil Dunlap

Most of these musicians are already familiar to St. Louis jazz fans, the main exception being Eric Stiller, a Berklee-educated bassist from Southern California who's done road time with Maynard Ferguson and recorded and performed with Bill Watrous, Pete Christlieb, Bobby Shew and Roy McCurdy.

For more information on the Jazz at Holmes concert series, you can call 314-935-4841 or visit the Jazz at Holmes Web site.