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Privy to the entire history of jazz trombone via the technological age in which we live, Wycliffe Gordon seems to have utilized this information in such a way that his own playing displays elements ...

ST. LOUIS — Jazz St. Louis’ 28th season, “Raise The Vibe,” will feature legends, St. Louis classics, holiday performances, and its acclaimed educational outreach programs. According to Victor Goines, ...

If Victor Goines has his way, Jazz St. Louis will be held in the same regard as the esteemed Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City. “The Village Vanguard — that name is on many records,” says ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Victor Goines Jazz St. Louis has a new leader. Jazz musician Victor Goines, a clarinetist and saxophonist, has been named ...

Grand Marshals Herlin Riley and Yolonda Lankford with Jazz St. Louis President and CEO Victor Goines paraded through Grand Center in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Jazz St. Louis on Tuesday.

For Christmas weekend, the nights aren’t entirely silent. Monday, 7 p.m., Fillmore George Porter Jr. is one of the great bass players not just in New Orleans, but in the larger world of popular music.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Victor Goines Jazz is a music that almost everyone has heard of, but not everyone has heard. Some people like the idea of it, but ...

Jazz St. Louis’ 28th season, “Raise The Vibe,” will feature legends, St. Louis classics, holiday performances, and its acclaimed educational outreach programs. According to Victor Goines, Jazz St.