Blanchard reschedules Bistro dates again

If you were looking forward to hearing Terence Blanchard perform at Jazz at the Bistro at the end of May, you're going to have wait just a little bit longer - seven days longer, to be precise, as the trumpeter's upcoming St. Louis gig has bumped to the following week. Here's the message sent out today by Jazz St. Louis:

"Due to circumstances beyond our control, Terence Blanchard has been forced to reschedule his dates at Jazz at the Bistro again. Mr. Blanchard’s performances that were rescheduled for May 27-30, 2009, have been moved to June 3-6, 2009. Set times are the same: 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., as are ticket prices: Wed/Thur$30, Fri/Sat $35 and $15 for students.

Jazz at the Bistro subscribers with tickets for these shows will be able to use them for the newly scheduled dates in June, on the corresponding evening. If you are unable to attend the newly scheduled dates in June, you may return your subscription tickets for a full refund by calling our offices.

If you purchased single tickets to one of the Terence Blanchard performances, those may also be used for the new dates on their corresponding evening, or may be returned to the point of purchase for a full refund. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused."

Jazz St. Louis operations director Bob Bennett says JSL plans to book someone else to fill the dates at the Bistro on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, but, as of Monday afternoon, there were no specifics yet. Watch this space for updates.