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Jazz great David Sanborn, a Kirkwood native, got his start playing teen hangouts and clubs around St. Louis. Jazz St. Louis will honor him with its first lifetime achievement award on Thursday.
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Keyon Harrold mixes jazz, hip-hop and R&B on this third solo album. The Ferguson-born trumpeter’s new songs reflect his quest for inner peace.
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St. Louis’ music scene is flourishing. Here’s how you can find which show to check out next.
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Claire Maue, 20, will lead her quartet at Jazz St. Louis for the first time Wednesday. She dedicated her debut album to her twin sister, Hana, who died last year in a car crash.
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Kendrick Smith wants to support active jazz musicians. His Build a Yes effort could help them gain more chances to perform — and record their music.
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The HEAL Center for the Arts, a nonprofit in Grand Center focused on music education, won a $75,000 grant from the Lewis Music Prize. The organization’s leader plans to hire more visiting artists and serve more students.
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Jazz vocalist Denise Thimes will perform Christmas songs and other favorites when she plays Jazz St. Louis on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Tenor sax player Kamasi Washington and his band are in St. Louis this weekend for Music at the Intersection. For Washington, who has worked with rap and R&B artists and scored a former first lady’s documentary, it’s a chance to bring his artistic vision to life.
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Victor Goines, a longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and distinguished educator, will lead Jazz at St. Louis.
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Native son Keyon Harrold is the new host of St. Louis Public Radio and Jazz St. Louis’ live weekly jazz show, The Next Set: Live From Jazz St. Louis.