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The 57th Street Art Fair, now in its 62nd year, is the oldest juried art fair in the Midwest, and still alcohol-free and family-friendly. At the fair, located at 57th between Kenwood and Kimbark, more than 250 artists will show and sell works of glass, leather, photography, print-making, painting, sculpture, wood, ceramics and fiber from 11 a.m. to ...

The Greater St. Louis Jazz festival Friday night at the Touhill featured the UM-St. Louis Jazz Ensemble with special guest artists Peter Erskine on drums and Lou Marini on saxophone.

This week, our video spotlight shines on trumpeter Jon Faddis , who will be in St.

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Renowned jazz trumpet player Jon Faddis will perform at the high school's 20th annual Jazz Festival on Thursday.

'Now has some increasingly serious competition from the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival..." - Terry Perkins, Jazz Times 'Madly creative, Pizzarelli's extraordinary musical talents are matched by a wry humor, a quick wit and easygoing manner." - Los Angeles Times Presenters: University of Missouri-St. Louis in association with Contemporary ...

With the St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival looking as if it's a thing of the past, it's good to know that the Greater St.

The Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival has announced its 2009 guest artists, and organizers have booked some well-known musicians this year to serve as clinicians and performers for the three-day event, which will ...

It doesn't get much better than this for jazz lovers. The stage Wednesday night at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival was swinging as Latin Rhythms met Dizzy Gillespie.

Jazz bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding and soul/funk outfit Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are among the seven acts making their debut appearance at the 2009 Playboy Jazz Festival.

Legendary jazz saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master James Moody will headline the annual "Moody & Friends" Benefit Concert for jazz scholarships at Purchase College on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM at B.B. King Blues ...

Artistic Director Jon Faddis and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble continue the celebration of the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series with The Great American Songbook featuring Bobbi Wilsyn, Curtis Fuller and Ron ...

This year's headliner is Dizzy Gillespie-schooled trumpeter Jon Faddis, whose hefty rsum also includes stints with Lionel Hampton and Charles Mingus, ten years as director of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and his ...

Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie introduced his famous composition "A Night in Tunisia" by saying, "It has withstood the vicissitudes of the contingent world and moved in an odyssey into the realm of the ...