"250 Years Of St. Louis Music," Phil Dunlap Quintet, Karen Mason, And More

ST. LOUIS JAZZ NOTES BY DEAN MINDERMAN,
Published: 2014-10-16
So what's going on this week with live jazz and creative music in St. Louis? Glad you asked, as we just happen to have some recommendations for you, including the return of a local favorite who's been away for a couple of years, a diverse salute to St. Louis music history, and more. Let's go to the highlights...

Tonight, pianist Reggie Thomas, the former St. Louisan and former faculty member at Michigan State who's back a little closer to home now that he's heading up the jazz program at Northern Illinois University, will be performing with the Mineral Area College Jazz Ensemble and MAC Kicks Band at the college's Fine Arts Theatre down in Park Hills.

STL250 CALENDAR OF EVENTS - http://www.stl250.org/event-calendar.aspx

Also tonight, singer Joe Mancuso and Friends - in this case, guitarist Randy Bahr, bassist Willem von Hombracht, and drummer Gerald Warren - will be at Nathalie’s; and Miss Jubileehas a double-header on tap, with a trio show for happy hour at Magpie's on Main in St. Charles, followed by an evening gig at Thaxton Speakeasy.

Then on Friday, yr. humble StLJN editor must first invoke a disclaimer, as I've been working in my “day job" in recent weeks to help promote the “250 Years of St. Louis Music" concert taking place that evening all over the Sheldon Concert Hall and Galleries.
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