Let's go to the highlights...
Wednesday, May 1
Pianist Arturo O'Farrill performs for the first of two nights at Jazz St. Louis.
O'Farrill (pictured, top left) is something of a living repository of Latin-jazz lore, but he's also a forward-looking musician whose own artistic output is hard to pigeonhole. He recently completed a four-month residency at NYC's Greene Space that let him show off some different aspects of his musical personality. For some videos of performances from that residency, and more about Arturo O'Farrill, check out this post from last Saturday.
Thursday, May 2
Jazz-fusion trio Tracer returns to The Dark Room, and saxophonist Vince Sala leads a trio at The Pat Connolly Tavern.
Singer Brian Owens, pianist Adam Maness' trio and Good 4 The Soul keyboardist Adaron “Pops” Jackson will join forces for the first of two nights of "The Book of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder" at Jazz St. Louis.
Also on Friday, Chicago-based pianist Alexis Lombre (pictured, bottom left) plays an early evening set at BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, and the Funky Butt Brass Band performs outdoors at The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy.
Saturday, May 4
The Coleman Hughes Project heads out to Mount Pleasant Estates in Augusta for a matinee presentation of "Jazz & Jokes," also featuring comedian Lady Re.
Then on Saturday evening, the Joe Bozzi Band returns to Evangeline's, and Dizzy Atmosphere plays swing and Gypsy jazz at Urban Chestnut Midtown Brewery and Biergarten.
Sunday, May 5
The spring edition of the St. Louis Record Show takes place at the American Czech Center, and later that afternoon, the Genesis Jazz Project returns to BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups.
Sunday evening, the Jazz Troubadours play their monthly gig at Evangeline's; and Jazz St. Louis will raise money for local music students with “Swing For The Scholars,” a benefit featuring music from the Adam Maness Trio, Route 66 Alumni Band, Good 4 The Soul, Anita Jackson, and student ensembles from JSL's JazzUprogram.
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