Jazz at Lincoln Center

Punk Princes of Jazz: The Bad plus is not a cover band

Finding Hip-Hop in Kazakhstan and Country in India: American Voices Sets Up in St. Louis

Diplomacy between nations doesn't always involve dignitaries or high-level negotiations. A group with a presence in St. Louis engages in "cultural diplomacy," which involves exchanging musical expertise between Americans and countries often hit hard by conflict. Since it became incorporated as a non ... More >>

Sean Jones

8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 through Saturday, May 28. Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Avenue.

Of Montreal, Tombs Lead This Week's New Show Announcements

Todd OwyoungOf Montreal at The Pageant last October. ​ The Luminary Center for the Arts weren't kidding about their "big" announcement yesterday--Of Montreal is the biggest act they've ever booked. The show is July 4th, so while the rest of the nation is celebrating our dubious democracy and t ... More >>

Interview: Max Weinberg on His New Big Band and Feeling "1000 Percent" After Heart-Repair Surgery

courtesy of ​The percussive power of legendary E. Street Band drummer Max Weinberg provides the backbone for an endless soundtrack of Bruce Springsteen classics, the results of a creative partnership that's spanned nearly 40 years. In the early '90s, Weinberg was introduced to a whole new gene ... More >>

Papal Bull

We introduce the highly scientific Marsalis Apostasy Index, teach you how to make your own Irish songs and discover the soundtrack to a vasectomy

Sounds Around Town

Week of February 11, 2004

Sherman Irby

Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 12-15; Jazz at the Bistro

Great Expectations

U. City native Peter Martin releases a live album for local label MaxJazz's new piano series

Giant Steps

Enthusiasm fueled Ken Burns' new documentary on jazz, but the pursuit of profit also looms large

Sound Checks

Gunn Play

Former east St. Louis trumpeter Russell Gunn appears at the Sheldon as his major-label debut, Ethnomusicology, Volume 1, hits the shelves