* Trumpeter Jim Manley appeared Wednesday on KTVI-FOX2's morning newscast to promote his show "A Very Manley Christmas," happening this Friday, December 21 and Saturday, December 22 at Jazz St. Louis.
* If you missed pianist Geoff Keezer's concert last week at fellow pianist Peter Martin's Open Studio (or want to watch it again), you can see the whole thing via the archived video live stream on Open Studio's Facebook page.
* Also now available for your viewing and listening enjoyment: a video of the "holiday" half of Route 66 Jazz Orchestra's "Half a Holiday" show last week at The Sheldon.
* Speaking of The Sheldon, they're holding a reception to welcome new executive director Peter Palermo from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10. The event is open to the public, but those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to sdo@thesheldon.org by Thursday, January 3.
* And also new on YouTube, a "free jazz Christmas album" from Jazz Soup, the experimental student jazz group at Lindenwood University.
* Award alert: Pianist and St. Louis native Lawrence Fields (pictured) is co-composer of several tracks on trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah's album The Emancipation Procrastination, which is nominated for a Grammy in the "Contemporary Instrumental Music" category. The Grammy Awards ceremony is set for February 10, 2019 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in part on CBS.
* Low Key Music in Hazelwood is looking for saxophone, trombone, trumpet, and guitar teachers. For details, call them at 314-764-2222.
* An anecdote about Miles Davis figures prominently in an interview with San Francisco jazz pianist and radio host Dick Conte on last week's episode of Joe Dimino's Kansas City-based "Neon Jazz" program.
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