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4:04 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Annual Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Event Celebrates 150th Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary

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An excerpt of an Emancipation Proclamation transcript printed in the September 23, 1862 National Republican, Washington D.C.
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The Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing, on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, will be turned into a Civil War training camp tomorrow at the 11th annual Freedom Crossing Event Celebration.

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Cityscape
4:02 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Brian Owens, Erin Bode And Peter Martin In Kids Rock Cancer Benefit

Credit Mary Edwards
Erin Bode, Brian Owens and Peter Martin at St. Louis Public Radio
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Kids Rock Cancer is an outgrowth of Maryville University’s Music Therapy Program.  Inspired by the program Purple Song Can Fly in Houston, Texas, the Maryville program goes into hospitals and works individually with children with cancer and other blood disorders.  The musical therapist helps the child express a set of thoughts and ideas, turn them into lyrics of a song and compose a tune for the lyrics.  Then the child gets to sing the song into a microphone with instrumental accompaniment.  The result is a CD recording for t

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Jazz Unlimited
8:02 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

The Jazz History Of St. Louis-Part 7: The 1970’s And 1980’s: Dark Times And Rebirth

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Credit Dennis C. Owsley / Copyright Dennis C. Owsley
Paul DeMarinis-1978
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Freddie Washington-1978
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St. Louis Jazz Society Big Band-1978
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Richard Martin
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Johnny O'Neal, John Mixon, Mae Wheeler, David Hines, Ptah Williams
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Quartette Tres Bien and John Mixon (r)
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Jeremy Davenport-2001
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Peter Martin-2006
Credit Dennis C. Owsley / Copyright Dennis C. Owsley
Darryl Mixon-1987
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Ptah Williams-1987
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Art Ensemble of Chicago-Scottish Rite Cathedral-1984
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Willie Akins-2001
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Singleton Palmer-1980
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Leroy Harris-1980
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Gus Perryman-1980
Credit Dennis C. Owsley / Copyright Dennis C. Owsley
Mark Peterson-1988
Credit Dennis C. Owsley / Copyright Dennis C. Owsley
Freddie Washington Group-1988
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Peanuts Whalum-1972
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McClinton Rayford-1972
Credit Photographer Unknown / Courtesy Charlie Menees Collection UMKC
Charlie Menees
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On the May 19 Jazz Unlimited show, we will find out that the jazz scene in St. Louis went through a dark time and the beginnings of a rebirth in the 1970’s and 1980’s.  College and high school jazz programs began and Charlie Menees brought a traditional jazz and swing program to KWMU.  The 1986 University City High School sent their jazz band to the Montreux Jazz Festival and all the member of the 1987 Todd Williams Quintet went on to solid professional careers.  A small group of experimentalists was still in St.

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