Since our last "coming attractions"-type post, Finale Music and Dining has confirmed bookings this fall for several touring acts, starting with saxophonist and St. Louis native Eric Person (pictured), who will appear at Finale with his band Meta-Four on Saturday, October 28.Following Person in quick succession are guitarist Stanley Jordan, who's playing on Wednesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 2, and pianist Cyrus Chestnut, who will perfom on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4. Finale has also confirmed another date for pianist Beegie Adair, who will return to St. Louis to play the club on Saturday, December 9.
And speaking of Person, the versatile saxophonist seems positively psyched about how things are going on his current tour, which is winding its way through the Midwest and Southwest this month and next. From an email he sent on Tuesday:
"My band Meta-Four had an exciting masterclass and concert at Knox College. It so exciting to hear this music transform itself from nite to nite. On Thursday we were at Bard College doing the tune-up to the tour. Saturday was Indianapolis.The surprises seem endless. This is what great music is all about. The experience, magic, passion and the flight to another place. This band has it all.To see a complete list of Person's tour dates, visit his Web site.
Many of you saw the band last year during our Midwest Tour 2005. That was just the beginning, cause in 2007 (sic) we ventured out to Cali, and then back to the Midwest. Now we have a new piano player. A fantastic player named Jarod Kashkin. He replaces Meta-Four's longtime pianist John Esposito. We had some great gigs over the years with John, but this is a new era. There's a new vibe in the air."
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