Friday, July 26, 2019

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

Here's StLJN's latest wrap-up of assorted links and short news items of local interest:

* This year's Heineken Jazzaldia Festival is using a stylized image of bassist Jahmal Nichols (pictured) in promotional materials for the fest, which happens this weekend in San Sebastian, Spain.
 
* In observance of the 50th anniversary of the event, the website Jazz Desk took a look back at "Miles Davis in the eye of the storm – Newport Jazz Festival 1969."

* In other Miles Davis news, Rolling Stone premiered "Paradise," a track from Davis' "lost" 1980s album Rubberband, which finally will be released in September.

* Tonina Saputo's new album St. Lost was reviewed by CollegeMediaNetwork.com.

* The Riverfront Times' Daniel Hill has written an article about at recent personnel controversies and ongoing financial issues at community radio station KDHX.

* Pianist and former Jazz St. Louis education director Phil Dunlap was the subject of a feature story about his new job as head of the Broward Cultural Division in Broward County, FL.

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