So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Drummer and St. Louis native Marcus Baylor (pictured) and his wife, singer Jean Baylor, are among the musicians featured last week in an NPR story, "Alone Together: Jazz Couples (Stuck) at Home"

* Actor Ruth Negga will star as St. Louis native Josephine Baker in an upcoming limited series for television being produced by ABC Signature that will offer "a raw and unflinching look at the force of nature that was Josephine Baker, the biggest Black female artist of her time."

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts will present "Anatomy of a Contract," another in their ongoing series of business seminars for artists, at 6:30 p.m. next Monday, February 22. The online event will feature attorney David Kim of Stinson LLP and will "provide negotiation tips and cover contract basics." Get more info or sign up at STLVLAA's website.

* Jazz Times is showcasing on their website a track from drummer Dave Weckl's forthcoming album. "Big B, Little B" was recorded as part of the Weckl band's reunion gig in June 2019 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater, and the album, titled Live In St. Louis, will be released on Friday, April 9 by the Autumn Hill label.

* Students at Webster University affiliated with the Audio Engineering Society will present the university's annual Central Region Audio Student Summit from Friday, March 19 through Sunday, March 21. The online event will include guest speakers, panels, and demonstrations covering topics such as recording, mixing, and mastering; audio for film and visual; live sound; and more. It's open to industry professionals, high school and college students and teachers, and "others interested in the subject of Sound."

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Trombonist, bandleader and St. Louis native Joseph Bowie (pictured) was interviewed at length by PopMatters.com.

* Dave Weckl was one of six well-known drummers who participated this week in a free online master class in brush technique presented by drumstick and accessories maker Vic Firth.

* Trumpeter Keyon Harrold was the subject of a feature on the website of Thomas Mason, a UK-based maker of fabrics for men's clothing.

* Harrold also was interviewed on this Wednesday's episode of the podcast "The John Roa Show: Leading from Home."

* Washington University School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic and the ACLU of Missouri have filed a lawsuit against University City arguing that the city has routinely and unconstitutionally suppressed the public performance of music in the Loop.

Guitarist Raymond Douglas and saxophonist "Raven Wolf" C. Felton Jennings II, who both have had issues with police while busking in the Loop area, are the plaintiffs in the suit, which was filed Tuesday, April 28 in the US District Court Eastern District, Eastern Division.

* Eight deluxe multi-CD box sets known as "The Miles Davis Series" now are available again in limited quantities from the official Miles Davis Store. Originally released on Columbia/Legacy between 1996 and 2007, the volumes explore various phases of Davis' music from 1955 to 1975, ranging from from his Columbia recordings with saxophonist John Coltrane to the complete sessions for On The Corner.

* Singer Joe Mancuso was the featured guest on this week's episode of Shock City School of Music's "Coffee Conversations" podcast.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts is presenting a free online workshop for artists next Monday, March 23, featuring attorney Laila Wolfgram talking about copyright and related issues.

For details or to register, visit https://vlaa.org/get-smart/workshops-clinics/.

* A recent post on Marc Myers' Jazzwax blog spotlighted the two albums saxophonist, composer and St. Louis native Oliver Nelson (pictured) made with multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy.

* Trumpeter Miles Davis' "Second Great Quintet" was featured on last week's episode of WTJU's "Jazz at 100."

* In related news, an article at the website Consequence of Sound looks back at "10 Mind Blowing Miles Davis Collaborations."

* Consequence of Sound also is holding a drawing for a free copy of the mega box set The Genius of Miles Davis, and is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Davis' album Bitches Brew by making it the focus of this season of their podcast The Opus. You can listen to episode one of that podcast here.

* Davis also is the subject of MilesStyle: The Fashion of Miles Davis, a book by Michael Stradford that will be released on Tuesday, May 12.

* Finally, the recent documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, now streaming on Netflix and on the PBS app and website, was reviewed in TV Guide.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* The first episode of saxophonist David Sanborn's new web video series "Sanborn Sessions" went live online this week on Tuesday. You can see the episode, which features pianist and singer Kandace Springs, in the embedded video window up above or on YouTube.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts is co-sponsoring a workshop on "Understanding Taxes for Music Professionals" starting at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, December 7 at the offices of TechArtista, 4818 Washington Blvd in the Central West End. See details and registration information here.

* Singer and St. Louis native Alicia Olatuja was interviewed by the Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson.

* STLtoday also published a photo set from Olatuja's opening night performance on Wednesday at Jazz St. Louis. She continues there through Sunday evening.

* Composer and French horn player David Amram shared some Miles Davis anecdotes in a feature story published by PleaseKillMe.com.

* Singer Lisa St. Lou's show last week at Blue Strawberry was reviewed by KDHX's Chuck Lavazzi.

* Before the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's performance this past Wednesday at Powell Hall, bandleader and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was interviewed by St. Louis Public Radio's Jeremy Goodwin.

* Also as reported in the Post-Dispatch, the south side venue Foam, which over the last ten years has hosted free improv performances among its eclectic variety of live music, will close permanently on Sunday, December 29.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Trumpeter Keyon Harrold (pictured) is the guest on the latest episode of the Burning Ambulance podcast.

* Guitarist Todd Mosby's New Horizons Ensemble is the subject of a short feature in the Joplin Globe, occasioned by their upcoming performance in nearby Pittsburg, KS.

* Quincy Troupe's spoken word performance with the George Sams Quintet tonight at St. Louis University is previewed in an article by the St. Louis American's Chris King.

* St. Louis Public Radio's Jeremy Goodwin previews the 2018 St. Louis International Film Festival, which starts this weekend, with a story including a bit about the fest's screening of the documentary Jazz Ambassadors.

* BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups got a mention in an article in the UK newspaper The Telegraph explaining "How the American Midwest became the most important music destination in the US."

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts is presenting another of their "Business Edge' workshops, "What’s in a Name?" at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 12 at The Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington Avenue in Grand Center.

Panelists will discuss the importance of naming for bands and brands, and then attorney Kevin Haynie will talk about the pros and cons of registering a trademark. The cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and you can register and reserve a spot here.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* This weekend's Nevermore Jazz Ball, which features performances by several traditional jazz and swing bands including Asheville, NC's Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders (pictured), was previewed in an article in St. Louis magazine and on KSDK's Show Me St. Louis.

* New York theater impresario (and former St. Louisan) Scott Siegel, who created the “Broadway’s Greatest Hits of All Time!” musical revue that's playing tonight and tomorrow night at the Gaslight Cabaret Festival, was interviewed by the St. Louis Jewish Light's Bill Motchan.

* Saxquest will present their 2017 Woodwind Musical Instrument Expo next Saturday, November 11 at the Sheraton Westport. The free, all-day event will feature representatives showing off the latest from major manufacturers of saxophones, flutes, clarinet and double-reed instruments, with private test rooms available by appointment.

They'll also be offering door prizes, discounts and free set-ups with instrument purchases, and more. You can register in advance online, by calling Saxquest at 314-664-1234, or by sending an email to info@saxquest.com.

* Trumpeter Keyon Harrold continues to get publicity surrounding the release last month of his latest album The Mugician, most recently on the latest episode of Jazziz magazine's podcast.

* "SongDay Afternoon," a web video series of solo performances produced by KDHX host Wil Wander and musician Tommy Halloran, is the subject of a St. Louis magazine feature story written by Thomas Crone.

* The Sheldon has shared on their Facebook page some photos from last Saturday's performance by guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts is sponsoring two "Every Artist Insured" informational sessions offering one-on-one, in-person guidance to artists (including musicians!) on how to purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchange. Trained counselors will be available to guide you through the enrollment process, help you find out if you qualify for subsidies, and compare plan prices and coverage details.

The sessions are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 16 and 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 9 at Regional Arts Commission, 6238 Delmar. The sessions are free, but you must reserve a spot in advance by sending an email (including a phone number) to vlaa@stlrac.org.

* Keyboardist Jim Hegarty has put online another "Secret Sessions" recording available for free download or streaming on BandCamp, featuring improvisations from a group including Hegarty, clarinetist Eric Paul Mandat, keyboardist Greg Mills, flute player Fred Tompkins, and guitarist Steven Thomas. 

* And speaking of Fred Tompkins, he's added more free audio to his personal BandCamp page, most recently a piece called "Timeline."

Edited 11/8/17 to fix typos.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Italian guitarist and composer Filippo Cosentino will present a free, public lecture and discussion at 4:30 p.m. next Wednesday, October 18 in the Grand Room at the Washington University Alumni House (located behind the music department on Forsyth). Cosentino (pictured) will perform the following night (Thursday, October 19) for the Jazz at Holmes series at Wash U.

* Having wrapped up his duties as artistic director of the 2017 Sopot Jazz Festival in Poland, saxophonist and St. Louis native Greg Osby will be back in the USA for a Thanksgiving week tribute to the electric music of Miles Davis at the NYC club Iridium. Other members of the tribute ensemble include trumpeter Randy Brecker, drummer Steve Smith (of Journey and Vital Information), and bassist Lonnie Plaxico.

* If you've ever wondered whether the arts are a moneymaker for the local economy, a study released this month by Americans for the Arts shows that in 2015, the not-for-profit arts and culture industry in the St. Louis area generated $591 million in annual economic activity, supporting 19,129 full-time equivalent jobs and yielding $57.7 million in local and state government revenue.

(Note that this figure doesn't include for-profit ventures in theater, visual arts, or the music industry - ranging from big arena shows and concert clubs, to one-person gigs at neighborhood venues, to support services like music stores and recording studios - so if anything, it probably understates the total economic impact of arts-related businesses.)

* St. Louis-based publishers Worship Jazz have released two new "jazz nativity" scripts for the holiday season, "What Child is This?" and "Angels from the Realms." Both include full staging instructions and music suggestions from the company's book Jazz Christmas Carols, Volume 2. For details, samples from the scripts, and pricing information, see the Worship Jazz website.

* Missouri student composers in grades K-12 can win awards and cash prizes for their original music in a variety of genres, via the University of Missouri School of Music's Creating Original Music Project (COMP). Entries for the 2018 competition are being accepted now; for more information, visit the COMP website.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Saxophonist Greg Osby was interviewed for a feature story on the website Jazz in Europe.

* Singer Denise Thimes' Mothers Day show last Sunday at the Touhill is the subject of a photo gallery on STLtoday.com.

* A new article by professor Gerald Early in Washington University's Common Reader looks at "Horns On Film - Five notable dramatic films about jazz trumpeters, with 15 grace notes."

* DownBeat magazine reviewed the CD reissue of Esoteric, an album (pictured) by the late drummer and St. Louis native Phillip Wilson with trumpeter Olu Dara that originally was released in 1979 on the hatHut label.

* Also in DownBeat, a review of Revive Music's recent 10th anniversary celebration in NYC, which included a performance by trumpeter Keyon Harrold.

* KDHX has posted to Flickr an album of photos from Tortoise's show Monday night at the Ready Room.

* The St. Louis Stompers are headed to Fox Lake, WI this weekend to play in the 44th annual Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee.

* Musical instrument distributor St. Louis Music set a quarterly record for sales in the first three months of 2016. The company distributes more than 10,000 music-related products, and owns instrument brands including Alvarez, Austin and Sigma guitars, Knilling stringed instruments, E.K. Blessing brass, and Zonda reeds and woodwinds.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accounts for the Arts will present their Accidental Arts Administrator and Strategic Planning Fundamentals workshops next Monday, May 16 and Tuesday, May 17 at the offices of the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* The Columbus Jazz Orchestra, directed by trumpeter Byron Stripling, will pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late trumpet great and St. Louis native Clark Terry with "CT Suite - Three Portraits in Blues," a newly commissioned work by John Clayton, Chad Eby, and Dennis Mackrel that will get its world premiere as part of four concerts presented October 22 - 24 at the Southern Theatre in Columbus.

The performance on Saturday, October 24 will be streamed live online for free by Columbus' WOSU Public Media, an affiliate of PBS and NPR. Stripling (pictured, top left, with Terry at right) will be in St. Louis in March to perform a tribute to Terry with the Jazz St. Louis Big Band at Jazz at the Bistro.

* Euclid Records' annual "Sidewalk Sale" is set for next Saturday, October 24. The Webster Groves retailer will be blowing out CDs and DVDs and offering an expanded selection of more than 8,000 vinyl records with special pricing, including some remaining from the collection of the late DJ Leo Chears.

* Speaking of record stores, a new one called Planet Score Records is setting up shop at 7421 Manchester in Maplewood, with plans to open sometime this month.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts has scheduled more workshops for artists of all disciplines in their "Business Edge" series, including tomorrow's "Career Planning for Creatives, "The Entrepreneurial Artist" on Monday, October 26 and "Your Art, Your Brand: An Artist’s Guide to Being Noticeable and Getting Noticed" on Monday, November 9. For details, costs, and registration info, see the VLAA website.

* The Sheldon Concert Hall has posted to Facebook a photo set from pianist Peter Martin's performance there last Saturday.

* The south side guitar shop J Gravity Strings was featured Wednesday on KSDK's Show Me St. Louis.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* The Bosman Twins and their new album When Lions Roar were the subjects of a feature story airing on the jointly produced local newscasts of both KPLR (Channel 11) and KTVI (Channel 2).

* KDHX has posted on their website a photo set from last Friday's New Music Circle concert by On Fillmore.

* The late trumpeter Clark Terry's 1958 album In Orbit is being reissued on vinyl by Original Jazz Classics on May 5. The album (pictured) is the only session originally recorded for the historic Riverside label to feature pianist Thelonious Monk as a sideman.

* Guitarist Vincent Varvel's song "The Plaza After Rain" from his album Third Person recently was featured on AllAboutJazz.com's "Download of the Day."

* Noting that he's the first Wash U student to headline a concert for the Jazz at Holmes series, Washington University's news service published online a brief profile of saxophonist Adam Schefkind.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants For The Arts' next "Business Edge" workshop, "Ask The Entertainment Lawyer," will take place at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 20 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar. The presentation will feature a panel discussion with local entertainment attorneys Barbara Graham, Eric Kayira, Jeff Michelman and Gary Pierson. The cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and you can register by email by sending your name and phone number to vlaa@stlrac.org.

* Calvin Wilson's latest article in the Post-Dispatch reviews new releases from pianist Myra Melford and Sound Prints, the quintet led by trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Joe Lovano that also features St. Louis native Lawrence Fields on piano. 

* Jazz radio update: And speaking of Lovano and Wilson, the music of the former will be featured by the latter this Saturday's episode of his program  “Somethin’ Else” on Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis. Wilson will spin samples of Lovano's work as a bandleader and as a sideman for the likes of John Scofield and Paul Motian.

Following that, "The Jazz Collective" host Jason Church will play something from the new David Sanborn album, as well as music from Eric Darius, Byron Miller, Jonathan Butler, Boz Scaggs, Lee Ritenour, Grover Washington, Jr., David Benoit, Wilton Felder, Lettuce, Farshid Etniko, Jeanne Trevor, Al Hammerman, and the Funky Butt Brass Band.

"Somethin' Else" can be heard at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by "The Jazz Collective" at 9:00 p.m. on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Guitarist John Abercrombie and pianist Marc Copland will present a free, public master class at 3:30 p.m. this coming Tuesday, April 7 at Washington University. The class will take place in the Goldberg Formal Lounge on the second floor of the Danforth University Center, 6475 Forsyth on the Wash U campus, with parking available in the adjacent garage.

(Note that while the master class is free and open to the public, it's $25 for a ticket to see Abercrombie's quartet perform at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night for Wash U's Jazz at Holmes series.)

* StLJN extends condolences to the family, friends and musical colleagues of St. Louis pianist and organist Eddie Plitt, who died suddenly this past Monday, March 30. A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, April 4 at Stygar Florissant Chapel and Cremation Center, 13980 New Halls Ferry Rd., with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery to follow. An online guestbook can be found at the Stygar Chapel website.

* Don Wolff (pictured), host of the HEC-TV program I Love Jazz and a longtime jazz advocate and radio personality on several stations, has been named by the Jazz Journalists Association as one of 24 local "Jazz Heroes" from across the US for 2015. St. Louis JJA member and freelance writer Terry Perkins tells StLJN that efforts are underway to set up a public presentation of Wolff's award, at a time and location TBA.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts' next "Business Edge" workshop, "Anatomy of a Contract," is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. next Monday, April 6 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar. The session presented by attorney Ryan Hardy will cover contract basics and "help you sharpen your negotiation skills." Get more info or register for the event by sending an email to vlaa@stlrac.org.

* The Bosman Twins' forthcoming album When Lions Roar, set for release next week, is the subject of a feature story from the St. Louis American's Kenya Vaughn.

* KDHX has posted on their website some photos from last Saturday's New Music Circle concert by Matthew Shipp and Michael Bisio.

* A little further down the "photo set" aisle, saxophonist David Sanborn has posted on Facebook some pics from his sit-in Wednesday night with the band on The Late Show with David Letterman.

* Calvin Wilson of the Post-Dispatch reviews some recent jazz CDs, including drummer Jack DeJohnette's all-star session Made In Chicago, here.

* Jazz radio update: And speaking of Wilson, Saturday's episode of his Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis program “Somethin’ Else” will use the 100th anniversary of Billie Holiday's birth on April 7 as an occasion to examine her musical legacy via her own recordings and those of others including Dexter Gordon and Marcus Miller.

After that on "The Jazz Collective," host Jason Church will be spinning tracks from Down To The Bone, Steely Dan, Chris Standring, Swing Out Sister, Gato Barbieri, Jamiroquai, Shakatak, Herb Alpert, Ramsey Lewis, Jesse Gannon, Funky Butt Brass Band, Jim Stevens, and more.

"Somethin' Else" can be heard at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by "The Jazz Collective" at 9:00 p.m. on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Pianist Kenny Barron (pictured), who's performing next week with vibraphonist Stefon Harris at Jazz at the Bistro, is the subject of a preview story by Calvin Wilson of the Post-Dispatch.

* Reviews of the recently released Miles Davis box set All of You: The Last Tour 1960 are in from the Free Jazz Blog and Jazz Times' Jeff Tamarkin.

* Pianist Peter Martin's special guest at his next performance at the Sheldon Concert Hall on Friday, February 27 will be keyboardist Federico González Peña, who's played with Marcus Miller, Gregoire Maret, Sting, and other well-known musicians. Also new this week, Martin's piano lessons on video, available previously via his website, now have been collected into a "curated course" on the website MusicGurus.

* The local musician-owned bass maker CertainBass has launched a Kickstarter to fund a new original electric bass design called the Svelte Bass. The campaign is intended to raise money to pay for CNC programming, raw materials and components, and other costs for a first production run of 20 basses. Details on the Svelte Bass, the Kickstarter campaign, and the various incentives offered to contributors are here.

* The Hartenberger World Music Collection of musical instruments recently donated to The Sheldon was the subject of a feature story last week on the newscasts of KPLR and local Fox affiliate KTVI.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts' "Every Artist Insured" awareness campaign continues with free presentations next Monday on "Navigating Health Care Reform" and on how the Affordable Care Act can affect your taxes, plus four free one-on-one enrollment sessions in early February. For more information or to sign up, visit VLAA's website.

* Jazz St. Louis is looking to hire an accountant. You can see a job description and information on how to apply here.

* Music Record Shop in the Grove is seeking local bands and musicians interested in performing in-store.  To find out more, email them at musicrecordshop at gmail dot com.

* Jazz radio update: This Saturday on Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis, Calvin Wilson's “Somethin’ Else” program will feature the music of trumpeter Dave Douglas. Wilson can be heard at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Pianist Johanna Ballou talked with St. Louis magazine about her New Music Circle-sponsored concert tomorrow night at 560 Music Center.

* Saxquest has posted on Facebook some photos of Victor Goines' appearance at the store on Wednesday night. Goines and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Group perform tonight and tomorrow night at Jazz at the Bistro.

* Singer Denise Thimes talked with the Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson about receiving a St. Louis Arts Award from the Arts and Education Council. Thimes will be among the honorees at A&E's $300-per-plate annual dinner Monday night at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel.

* Thanks to Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus for mentioning and linking to StLJN last week during TBP's four nights here at Jazz at the Bistro.

* Saxophonist Oliver Lake's new organ quartet album What I Heard was reviewed in Down Beat magazine.

* The live Miles Davis recording Olympia - March 20, 1960 gets an "extended analysis" from AllAboutJazz.com's C. Michael Bailey.

* Meanwhile, Miles Ahead, the upcoming movie about Davis directed by and starring Don Cheadle, is on IndieWire's list of "100 Most Anticipated Films of 2015." The film currently is in post-production, and the soundtrack will feature musical contributions from pianists Herbie Hancock and Robert Glasper, as well as trumpeter and St. Louis native Keyon Harrold, whose photo in the studio with Cheadle and Glasper, taken from the latter's Instagram account, accompanies this post.

* Though the Clark Terry documentary Keep On Keepin' On was snubbed in the 2015 Academy Award nominations, the film did receive a couple of other awards this week, winning the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and "Best Film - Inspiration" at the Waimea Ocean Film Festival in Hawaii.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts will present another free seminar for artists, "Navigating Healthcare Reform," next Tuesday, January 20 at KDHX in Grand Center. The program will explain relevant aspects of the Affordable Care Act for self-employed artists and "provide strategies for acquiring quality and affordable health care coverage, including tax credits and subsidies." Admission is free, but because space is limited, advance registration is required.

* Jazz radio update: On this Saturday's edition of Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis' “Somethin’ Else,”  host Calvin Wilson will highlight the drumming and compositions of the late Tony Williams.

Right after that on "The Jazz Collective," host Jason Church will be spinning music from Groove Ltd., Brian Culbertson, Paul Brown, Ken Navarro, U-Nam, Melissa Manchester, Funky Butt Brass Band, Jim Manley, Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes, Jim Stevens, Sonny Rollins, Chuck Mangione, Michael Franks and Eumir Deodato.

Wilson can be heard at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by Church at 9:00 p.m., on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen.

Congratulations also go out to Church and radio station Hip 96.3 HD-3, as the HD sub-channel service, for which Church programs a mix of contemporary jazz, R&B and pop, celebrated five years on the air this week

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Singer-guitarist John Pizzarelli, in town to perform 
through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro, was a guest yesterday on John Carney's program on KTRS.

* Saxophonist Oliver Lake has a new album, What I Heard, out on his Passin' Thru label. Available any day now via the usual outlets, it's the third release from his organ quartet with trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, drummer Chris Beck, and organist Jared Gold, and features all original compositions by Lake.

* Keep On Keepin' On, the new documentary featuring trumpeter Clark Terry and his student Justin Kauflin, got a favorable review in this video from New York Times film critic A. O. Scott.

* Saxophonist Eric Person has put on YouTube a new video of his big band playing the original composition "And Then There Was Light."

* Actor/director Don Cheadle talked with Variety about completing and searching for a distributor for his Miles Davis movie, Miles Ahead.

* Speaking of Davis, NPR's new program "Jazz Night in America" debuted last week with trumpeter Wallace Roney's set from the Detroit Jazz Festival in which he performed a series of recently "rediscovered" works written for Davis and orchestra by saxophonist Wayne Shorter. 

* Meanwhile, the controversy over Mostly Other People Do The Killing's note-for-note remake of Davis' Kind of Blue continues, with another review of the album, by AllAboutJazz.com's Bruce Lindsay, while over at his blog Do The Math, pianist Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus weighs in with some interesting thoughts about the project as a work of conceptual art.

* Ladue News has party pics from the recent opening of Jazz St. Louis' new HQ.

* And in a related development, JSL's executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford has been named the St. Louis American's Nonprofit Executive of the Year. Bradford will be honored at the American's annual awards luncheon on Friday, November 14 at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis.

* Following a recent series of thefts of equipment and valuables from touring bands that had their vehicles broken into, St. Louis police were scheduled to meet yesterday with owners and managers of several rock music venues in the city to come up with plan to catch the thieves.

* There's bad news this week for the Palladium, as artist, author and preservationist Kevin Belford reported on Twitter that the historic building in Grand Center, once the site of shows by numerous touring jazz and blues performers, has been tagged with a Notice of Condemnation. No word yet as to if this is truly the end of efforts to save the structure; please stay tuned...

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts continues their efforts to get "Every Artist Covered" by health insurance with two workshops, about the Small Business Health Options Program for not-for-profit organizations and "Navigating Health Care Reform" for individuals, on Tuesday, November 11 at the Regional Arts Commission. VLAA also will offer individualized, in-person help with health insurance enrollment during four sessions in November and December. For more details, visit the VLAA website.

* Jazz radio update: This Saturday on Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis' “Somethin’ Else,” DJ Calvin Wilson pays tribute to the late pianist Mulgrew Miller. Right after that on "The Jazz Collective," host Jason Church will remember singer Tim Hauser of Manhattan Transfer, who passed away this week, and spin tracks from Johnny Britt, Jonathan Butler, Dan Siegel, Rick Braun, Herb Alpert, Larry Carlton, Donald Byrd, Erin Bode, The Funky Butt Brass Band, Chris Hazelton's Boogaloo 7, and Tim Cunningham.

Wilson's program can be heard at 8:00 p.m., followed by Church at 9:00 p.m., on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen. 

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Pianist Peter Martin was interviewed by Calvin Wilson of the Post-Dispatch for a preview story about this Sunday's "Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60" concert at the Sheldon.

* In related news, the Sheldon and Metrotix now are offering tickets for the Newport tribute concert for just $25, a significant discount from the advertised prices of $45 and $40. The offer is good at all points of purchase; to get the discount price, use the promo code NEWPORT60.

* The Post-Dispatch's Nick Pistor has an informative look at how the City of St. Louis' proposed deal with music festival producers Summer Rocks compares to similar arrangements in Chicago, Milwaukee and elsewhere. Spoiler: Not that well.

* Meanwhile, the Musicians Association of St. Louis Local 2-197 has a statement on the music festival deal advocating for the employment of local producers, talent and vendors.

* The new Miles Davis CD box set Miles at the Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3, touted in several items here last week, finally has gone on sale. The set (pictured) includes full unedited shows from the Fillmore East in NYC as well as 35 minutes of previously unheard bonus tracks from 1970 and 1971 at the Fillmore West in San Francisco.

* Another recent Davis reissue, the "bonus track version" of 1981's We Want Miles, was reviewed for AllAboutJazz.com by Karl Ackermann.

* Saxophonist and Webster U alum Chris Cheek's new recording with fellow reedman Seamus Blake was reviewed by London Jazz News.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts' next Business Edge workshop will be "Anatomy of A Contract" at 7:00 p.m. this coming Monday, March 31 at the offices of the Regional Arts Commission. Tuition is $10 in advance; to reserve a seat, send an email to vlaa at stlrac dot org.

* Jazz radio update: This Saturday on Radio Arts Foundation-St. Louis' "Somethin' Else," host Calvin Wilson offers some straight-ahead tracks from artists known for crossover success, including saxophonist David Sanborn and pianist Bob James, pianist Joe Sample and saxophonist Michael Brecker.

After that on The Jazz Collective, Jason Church will spin sounds from Chris Standring, David Pack, Citrus Sun, Down To The Bone, Freddie Hubbard, Euge Groove, Aloe Blacc, Stanley Turrentine, Jeff Kashiwa, Pete Belasco, and Joe Mancuso.

Wilson's program airs at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by Church at 9:00 p.m., on 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2, and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* News comes this week of a fund-raising campaign on behalf of pianist and Maplewood native Ray Kennedy (pictured), brother of bassist Tom Kennedy and formerly part of John Pizzarelli's band.

After being diagnosed with the neuro-muscular disease MS a few years ago, Ray Kennedy's condition now has progressed to the point where he no longer is able to perform and earn a living. As a result, friends and fans have set up a fund to assist with medical expenses and support for his family, which includes two young daughters. You can find out more about Ray Kennedy and make a contribution here.

* On a similar note, today's St. Louis Beacon has an article by Terry Perkins about the efforts to help another former St. Louisan, nonagenarian trumpeter Clark Terry, remain in his home by assisting with the cost of his daily home care visits.

* In happier news, The Baylor Project, the new band co-led by St. Louis native and drummer Marcus Baylor and his wife, singer Jean Baylor, has just released an official music video for their debut single "More in Love."

* Meanwhile, drummer and St. Louis native Kimberly Thompson will bring her band to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for the first time in February.

* Pianist Peter Martin spent this Thanksgiving in Germany, performing yesterday with singer Dianne Reeves and the WDR Big Band in a nationwide broadcast from the Köln Philharmonie.

* Trumpeter Jim Manley's new album Short Stories & Tall Tales was reviewed for AllABoutJazz.com by Nicholas F. Mondello.

* The Wee Trio's recent release Live at the Bistro, recorded here in St. Louis by the group featuring native son Dan Loomis on bass, was reviewed by Jazz Weekly blogger George W. Harris.

* Dennis Owsley has a new post up on St. Louis magazine's Look/Listen blog, about seeing a performance by John Coltrane in Los Angeles the night after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

* In this week's Miles Davis news, the CD box-set reissue of Davis' Original Mono Recordings for Columbia/Legacy was reviewed by Music and More blogger Tim Niland, and an article by Sonia Saraiya for the AV Club examines the contrast between Davis' musical excellence and his history of spousal abuse.

* If you're a musician or artist looking for help getting health insurance and understanding the Affordable Care Act, the St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA) and the Community Action Agency of St. Louis (CAASTL) will be offering free, in-person guidance from trained certified application counselors from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar.

The one-on-one sessions are designed to provide unbiased information and de-mystify the Healthcare.gov enrollment process so you can compare plan prices and coverage details and see if you qualify for subsidies. Appointments will be made on a first -come, first-served basis, and reservations are required. To make an appointment, please send an email including your name and phone number to vlaa at stlrac dot org.

* Jazz radio update:  The weekend lineup on WSIE (88.7 FM) now includes "Saturday Night at The Chase Park-Plaza," a weekly broadcast of music from singers of the 1960s and 1970s featuring selections drawn from vinyl albums in the WSIE vault. The program, hosted by Evan Johnson, Kelly Hoffman and John Uzell, airs from 7:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m..

This Saturday on Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis, Calvin Wilson's "Somethin' Else" delves into the Cole Porter songbook with tracks from singer Dianne Reeves, saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and trumpeter Wallace Roney. The program can be heard at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays via 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2 and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Ethan Iverson, pianist with The Bad Plus, will be interviewed at noon today (Friday) on the "Cityscape" program on KWMU (90.7 FM).

Iverson will discuss TBP's visit next week to St. Louis, which includes a series of free public discussions and a concert featuring their interpretation of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. (If you miss the broadcast, "Cityscape" programs are archived online here.)

On the same subject, TBP bassist Reid Anderson talked with the Post-Dispatch's Calvin Wilson for a brief preview story about the various events.

Lastly, one more free public program featuring The Bad Plus has been added to the schedule announced earlier this week. "Bridging the Divide: Where Jazz Meets Classical" will take place at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 1 at the 560 Music Center, and will focus on the group's "approach to integrating two musical art forms often seen as being on the opposite of the spectrum."

* Multi-instrumentalist and St. Louis expat Marty Ehrlich, who's returning his old hometown to play with his Rites Quartet n a concert presented by New Music Circle next Friday at the Kranzberg Arts Center, was interviewed about the concert by the St. Louis American's Chris King.

* Here's an interview with saxophonist and former St. Louisan Oliver Lake previewing his show next week at NYC's Roulette featuring a string quartet and pianist Vijay Iyer. (who recently was named one of the 2013 winners of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant." )

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts has announced their fall slate of educational programs for artists, starting with a workshop called "Get Down to Business: Ask the Music Lawyer" at 7:00 p.m. next Thursday, October 3 at Mangia Italiano, 3145 South Grand. The free event is co-sponsored by KDHX.

SLVAA's "Business Edge" programs this fall will include "Career Planning for Artists" (Monday, October 7), "Getting Your Project Together" (October 14), "Marketing Basics and Professional Presentation" (October 28) "Your Art, Your Brand: An Artist's Guide to Being Noticeable and Getting Noticed" (November 11).

All the "Business Edge" workshops start at 7:00 p.m. and are held at Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar. The cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door, but there are a limited number of scholarships available for those who can't afford to pay. For more information, call SLVAA at 314-863-6930, or you can download a registration form here (.pdf file).

* The Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis award for 2013 were announced this week, with the Bosman Twins (pictured) taking the trophy for "Best Jazz Artist" and Jazz at the Bistro winning "Best Jazz Club." Other winners of interest to local jazz fans include Josh Weinstein's "All Soul No Borders" on KDHX as "Best Radio Show (Music)" and Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center as "Best All-Ages Venue."  You can see the complete list of this year's winners here.

* Jazz radio update: In the latest from Radio Arts Foundation - St. Louis, this Saturday's edition of Calvin Wilson's "Somethin' Else" will feature tracks from notable jazz duos including Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, Benny Green and Russell Malone, and Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden.

Then on Jason Church's "The Jazz Collective," the first hour is all about guitars, with music from Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Count Basic, Eric Clapton, Joyce Cooling and B.D. Lenz. Hour two will present tunes from St. Louis musicians including Tim Cunningham, Jesse Gannon, Jim Manley and the Bosman Twins, plus Ella Fitzgerald, Donald Byrd, the Brand New Heavies, and more.

Wilsons program can be heard at 8:00 p.m. Saturdays, followed by Church's program at 9:00 p.m.,  via 107.3 FM, 96.3 HD-2 and online at http://www.rafstl.org/listen. 

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* Trumpeter and singer Jeremy Davenport (pictured) is the subject of a profile by the Ladue News' Laura Graesser. Davenport will be back in St. Louis next Saturday, February 2 to perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall.

* St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts is offering more "Business Edge" workshops designed for artists, musicians and other creative types starting next month. Topics include "Artist As Bookkeeper" (Monday, February 11); "Art + Business" (Monday, February 25); "Perspectives on Publishing" (Monday, March 18); "Copyright Clinic" (Monday, April 8); and "Anatomy Of A Contract" (Monday, April 15). All workshops will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar. Tuition is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Call 314-863-6930 for more information, or download the enrollment form here

* Speaking of workshops, music marketing consultant Bob Baker will be presenting a "Guerrilla Music Marketing Online Masterclass" at 1:00 p.m. this Saturday, January 26 at Folk School, 3155 Sutton Blvd in Maplewood. The cost is $20 per person. For more information or to sign up, go here.

* Bassist Dave Holland, whose quintet will be in town next week to play Jazz at the Bistro, had a few words with the Post-Dispatch's Calvin Wilson. 

* The book Terry Tunes, which compiles sheet music for the original compositions of Clark Terry as well as technical tips for fellow trumpeters, is back in print and available from JazzCorner.com.

* In this week's Miles Davis news, with Columbia/Legacy set to put out some previously unavailable European bootleg recordings of Davis' "Lost Quintet" of the late 1960s, the label has released on Facebook a video interview with Chick Corea in which the keyboardist discusses his time with Davis. There's also a short performance video excerpt from the accompanying DVD posted online. And while you're watching, perhaps you'd like to snack on chili prepared according to Davis' personal recipe.

* Some websites you may like: Lindy Hop St. Louis' Christian Frommelt is posting videos related to St. Louis jazz and blues on his YouTube channel; information on upcoming noise and experimental music shows in St. Louis is compiled at WrongDivision.com; and singer Joe Mancuso has started a Facebook group dedicated to St. Louis Live Jazz Performances.

* Cabaret Project of St. Louis has planned another "Town Hall" meeting for performers, presenters and fans at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 23 at the Regional Arts Commission. For more information, send an email to info@thecabaretproject.org.

So What: Local News, Notes & Links

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

* DownBeat magazine put online this week a new article by Terry Perkins about trumpeter Terence Blanchard (pictured) and his upcoming project for Opera Theatre St. Louis.  For a slightly more localized take on the subject, also check out Perkins' article for the St. Louis Beacon that went online today.

* Hip 96.3 has posted on their Facebook page an album of photos from last Saturday's U City Jazz Festival. 

* Guitarist John Scofield talked with the Post-Dispatch's Calvin Wilson about this weekend's shows at Jazz at the Bistro.

* Legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry has won this year's Satchmo Award from the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. The award "was created as a tribute to the life and legacy of Louis Armstrong and his passion for jazz and excellence matched only by his joyous love of life and children,” and is accompanied by a check for $5,000.

* Saxophonist Oliver Lake celebrated his 70th birthday last weekend with a series of shows at the Jazz Standard, and you can see a photo set from the festivities here. 

* The St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts are getting ready for another series of "Business Edge" workshops for individual artists, this time covering subjects including "Career Planning for Artists" (Monday, October 8); "Using Time Wisely" (Monday, October 15), and "Marketing & Professional Presentation" (Monday, November 5). The workshops will be held at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar; the cost for each session is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. For more details or to sign up, visit VLAA's website.

VLAA also is teaming up with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri to co-sponsor a series of free workshops for those contemplating starting a not-for-profit organization. The five-part series begins at 12:30 p.m. next Wednesday, October 3 at the St. Louis Public Library's Schlafly branch. Call 314-539-0357 for details.

* Music for Lifelong Achievement kicks off their annual musical instrument drive next Monday, October 1. MFLA is a not-for-profit organization based at the Sheldon Concert Hall that donates used and new musical instruments to school and community music programs serving disadvantaged young people. Local Starbucks stores will serve as collection points for the drive. For more information or to make a donation, call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900 or visit www.supportmfla.org.

Kickstarter rep to present "crowd funding" workshop on Monday, March 19 at RAC

A representative from Kickstarter, the website that bills itself as "the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects," is coming to St. Louis to headline a workshop on "crowd funding" for artists.

Stephanie Pereira, Kickstarter's director of art programs, will be the featured presenter at the event, which will take place at 7:00 p.m., Monday March 19 at the offices of the Regional Arts Commission (RAC), 6128 Delmar (across from the Pageant).

Founded in 2009, Kickstarter says they've helped launch more than 13,000 creative projects so far. For example, saxophonist and St. Louis native Eric Person recently used the site to raise money for his next recording project.

Pereira's presentation will include information on how to structure a project, what kind of rewards to offer supporters, and "other helpful tips and valuable stats." She'll be followed by a panel of three local artists who previously have used Kickstarter for their own projects.

The event is presented by RAC, Contemporary Museum St. Louis and St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, and is free and open to the public.

(Edited after posting to add a link.)