StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The latest livestreams from St. Louis

This week, let's take a look at some more recent livestreams from St. Louis musicians and presenters, starting up above with a program from Jazz St. Louis paying tribute to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.

The set was recorded April 2 at Jazz St. Louis HQ in Grand Center, with Erika Johnson singing Holiday's songs and Anita Jackson handling the Fitzgerald material, supported by Adaron "Pops" Jackson (piano), Ben Reece (saxophone), Bob DeBoo (bass), and Montez Coleman (drums).

After the jump, it's another "Whitaker Jazz Speaks" program from Jazz St. Louis. "1959: The Year That Changed Jazz" also was recorded on April 2, and features music from four historic recordings released in the titular year: Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz to Come, Dave Brubeck’s Time Out, Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, and Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um.

Bassist Bob DeBoo served as music director, with Kendrick Smith on saxophones, Ben Paille on trumpet, Alan Ferber on trombone, Adam Maness on piano, and Montez Coleman on drums,

Next up, it's saxophonist Stan Coleman's quintet, recorded on April 24 at the "Open Air" tent on the grounds of The Grandel, followed by a set from guitarist Joe Park's trio with singer Janet Evra, recorded on April 15 at Focal Point St. Louis.

The penultimate video is another from Jazz St. Louis' "Season of Stream" series, and features funk/jazz quartet The Service in a set recorded on March 11. The band includes Pete Lombardo (guitar), Nathan Hershey (organ), Andy Coco (bass), and Nick Savage (drums), with special guest Matt McKeever on saxophones.

The final video, also recorded on April 15 at Focal Point, is a duo show featuring guitarists Dave Black and Farshid Etniko. (The performance originally was presented as a benefit for the Alzheimer's Association, so there's some material about that at the beginning of the video.)

You can see the rest of today's videos after the jump...