Friday, September 20, 2019

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Nine Network has released a promotional video for "Such Sweet Thunder," the collaboration among Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Big Muddy Dance Company, and Jazz St. Louis that will be presented Thursday, October 3 through Saturday, October 5 outdoors at the Public Media Commons in Grand Center.

* Singer and impressionist Dean Christopher appeared Thursday on KMOV's Great Day St. Louis, promoting his performance on Saturday at the Belleville Oktoberfest. 

* There's more news this week about the newly released "lost" Miles Davis album Rubberband, including feature stories from DownBeat and Jazz Times, and a review from Jazz Journal.

* Meanwhile, Rhino Records, which released Rubberband, has posted online a "mini-documentary" video about the album.

* Elsewhere on the Miles Davis beat, Craft Recordings is releasing a deluxe 6-LP box set edition of Davis' The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, which goes on sale on Friday, November 8.

* Last but not least, reviews of the new documentary film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool are still appearing, including one from AllAboutJazz.com's Victor L. Schermer and one from the alt-weekly Georgia Straight.

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