Mae
"Lady Jazz"
Wheeler"
Mae's birthday celebration on Sun May 20th was a virtual
Who's Who of St. Louis music...over 35 musicians and
vocalists joined in the celebration, including Denise Thimes
(just back from DC where she performed for the Queen),
Jeanne Trevor, Peanuts Whalum, Kim Massie and Gene
Lynn. Like "Lady Jazz" said..."It was
magic honey!"
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Oct
2006
RFT: BEST WINGS
June
2006
Alive Magazine
"Hot Spots"
Best People Watching Patio
May 2006
Alive Magazine
Best Place for Live Music
Second year!
Voted Best Jazz Club!
Voted
"Best Jazz Club", AOL City Guide
2005, 2006 & 2007
Listed in
"Where St. Louis"
Annual Hot Picks as
Best Place for Jazz
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Kirk
Whalum
I had an extraordinary live music experience seeing Kirk
Whalum's uncle, Hugh
"Peanuts" Whalum, who played with Count Basie, Nat
King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. Rendezvous
signed Peanuts, who
plays genius sax and piano, and he has a voice like velvet.
His set, was
so amazing that everyone in the room seemed to sigh
collectively and say quietly after each song "oh,
yeah" or "beautiful." Indeed, it was exquisite
and heartbreakingly beautiful. "
Carol Archer
radioandrecords.com
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April 11
Peanuts played the original Red
Carpet Lounge on Gaslight Square in the mid 60s which was
owned by current Brandt's owner, Adam Brandt's, grandparents
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Rendezvous
Entertainment
Recording Artist
Hugh
"Peanuts"
Whalum
Voted
"Best Lounge Performer 2006
Riverfront Times
(Peanuts has just returned
from performing with Dave Koz, Euge Groove, Jeff Golub,
Jonathon Butler and other jazz greats on two Jazz
Cruises. (see www.jazzcruisellc.com
)
- playŤ
I'll Close My Eyes
- playŤ
Can't Help Falling In Love
- playŤ
It's Always Four A.M.
- playŤ
Beautiful Friendship
for Jazz Cruise info
please click below
www.jazzcruisellc.com
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Best Lounge Act
Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum
As cool and smooth as the perfect martini, Hugh
"Peanuts" Whalum has provided sophisticated
musical entertainment for several generations of St.
Louisans, starting in Gaslight Square and continuing into
the present day. A fine tenor saxophonist as well as a
pianist and singer, Whalum somehow manages to be both
suave and down-home, charming audiences even as he
educates them in the finer points of jazz and the Great
American Songbook. Recently signed to the internationally
distributed Rendezvous Music label, Whalum is getting a
well-deserved late-career chance to reach a wider
audience. We can only hope his future success won't
preclude frequent appearances in the cozy confines of
local spots like Brandt's Red Carpet Lounge, where Whalum
has held forth most Thursdays for the past several years.
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Sat.
April 12
The Groove is back on:
Fri. May 30 |
Blues
Party
@ Brandt's
With
Rough
Grooves
get ready to groove!
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Originating
in St. Louis, Missouri, Rough Grooves creates high energy
blues covering the blues greats and performing original
compositions. From intimate clubs to large festivals, these
musicians have been captivating audiences throughout the
U.S. and Europe for over twenty years. Members of the band
have performed and recorded with the legendary Johnnie
Johnson, Juno Award winners Kenny "Blues Boss"
Wayne and Jim Byrnes and with Bennie Smith, and have opened
for Albert King, Robert Cray, Joe Louis Walker, Chuck Berry,
Bo Didley, Koko Taylor and many others. They have played at
blues festivals in Holland, Germany, Norway and Hungary
along with the Poconos Blues Festival, Mississippi Valley
Blues Festival and the Big Muddy Blues Festival. The best
way to experience this band is from out in the audience.
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Kim
can't make it tonight, but she'll be back on
next Saturday and Fri May 2 & 23!!!
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The Incredible
KIM MASSIE!
Damn
Your Eyes *Click
to Sample*
Dr
Feelgood *Click to Sample*
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"her voice gently grabs
your soul and leads it someplace where inhibitions melt and
smiles are currency.
...she hits notes tenaciously enough to karate chop through
oak and emits chords tender enough to lull a newborn baby."
Debra D. Bass
St. Louis Post Dispatch 4/11/07
At Kim's performance you can jazz
style it with Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why I didn't
Call", Diva dish It with "Better Than Love"
or go to church with her in "just a Closer Walk with
thee". Kim serves up a platter of Jazz and blues
desserts with sweet, sassy, and soulful sounds!
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April 15
Make
Tuesdays your special night out...with St. Louis'
"Legends of Jazz"
Peanuts played the original Red
Carpet Lounge on Gaslight Square in the mid 60s which was
owned by current Brandt's owner, Adam Brandt's, grandparents
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Rendezvous
Entertainment
Recording Artist
Hugh
"Peanuts"
Whalum
Voted
"Best Lounge Performer 2006
Riverfront Times
(Peanuts has just returned
from performing with Dave Koz, Euge Groove, Jeff Golub,
Jonathon Butler and other jazz greats on two Jazz
Cruises. (see www.jazzcruisellc.com
)
- playŤ
I'll Close My Eyes
- playŤ
Can't Help Falling In Love
- playŤ
It's Always Four A.M.
- playŤ
Beautiful Friendship
for Jazz Cruise info
please click below
www.jazzcruisellc.com
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Best Lounge Act
Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum
As cool and smooth as the perfect martini, Hugh
"Peanuts" Whalum has provided sophisticated
musical entertainment for several generations of St.
Louisans, starting in Gaslight Square and continuing into
the present day. A fine tenor saxophonist as well as a
pianist and singer, Whalum somehow manages to be both
suave and down-home, charming audiences even as he
educates them in the finer points of jazz and the Great
American Songbook. Recently signed to the internationally
distributed Rendezvous Music label, Whalum is getting a
well-deserved late-career chance to reach a wider
audience. We can only hope his future success won't
preclude frequent appearances in the cozy confines of
local spots like Brandt's Red Carpet Lounge, where Whalum
has held forth most Thursdays for the past several years.
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Wed.
April 16
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Thurs.
April 17 |
The Josh
Costello Trio
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Fri. April 18
Javier
will be back on Fri May 16
Then
on Thur June 5th he'll have his "bon voyage"
party...he leaves for a month in Spain the next day!
Welcome
Javier home the day after he returns...Sat June 28th!
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...and it all began at Brandt's!
See a lot more Javier at:
www.youtube.com/javiermendozacanas
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April 19
Kim will be back on: Fri May 2 & 23!!!
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The Incredible
KIM MASSIE!
Damn
Your Eyes *Click
to Sample*
Dr
Feelgood *Click to Sample*
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"her voice gently grabs
your soul and leads it someplace where inhibitions melt and
smiles are currency.
...she hits notes tenaciously enough to karate chop through
oak and emits chords tender enough to lull a newborn baby."
Debra D. Bass
St. Louis Post Dispatch 4/11/07
At Kim's performance you can jazz
style it with Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why I didn't
Call", Diva dish It with "Better Than Love"
or go to church with her in "just a Closer Walk with
thee". Kim serves up a platter of Jazz and blues
desserts with sweet, sassy, and soulful sounds!
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April 22
Make
Tuesdays your special night out...with St. Louis'
"Legends of Jazz"
Peanuts played the original Red
Carpet Lounge on Gaslight Square in the mid 60s which was
owned by current Brandt's owner, Adam Brandt's, grandparents
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Rendezvous
Entertainment
Recording Artist
Hugh
"Peanuts"
Whalum
Voted
"Best Lounge Performer 2006
Riverfront Times
(Peanuts has just returned
from performing with Dave Koz, Euge Groove, Jeff Golub,
Jonathon Butler and other jazz greats on two Jazz
Cruises. (see www.jazzcruisellc.com
)
- playŤ
I'll Close My Eyes
- playŤ
Can't Help Falling In Love
- playŤ
It's Always Four A.M.
- playŤ
Beautiful Friendship
for Jazz Cruise info
please click below
www.jazzcruisellc.com
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Best Lounge Act
Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum
As cool and smooth as the perfect martini, Hugh
"Peanuts" Whalum has provided sophisticated
musical entertainment for several generations of St.
Louisans, starting in Gaslight Square and continuing into
the present day. A fine tenor saxophonist as well as a
pianist and singer, Whalum somehow manages to be both
suave and down-home, charming audiences even as he
educates them in the finer points of jazz and the Great
American Songbook. Recently signed to the internationally
distributed Rendezvous Music label, Whalum is getting a
well-deserved late-career chance to reach a wider
audience. We can only hope his future success won't
preclude frequent appearances in the cozy confines of
local spots like Brandt's Red Carpet Lounge, where Whalum
has held forth most Thursdays for the past several years.
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Wed.
April 23
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Thurs.
April 24 |
Guilty
Pleazure
Cassandra Llea |
JEFF
MAK,Lead vocal/keys,is a veteran of the Midwest music scene
& Keyboardist for legendary funk group, Morris Day &
The Time. CASSANDRA LLEA, Lead vocalist, is STL's hottest
new discovery,with various songwriting credits & an
impressive collection of music from her highly anticipated
CD.Mr C.,bass/vocals,is a V.I.P of the STL Funk
Collective,with an extensive production resume with local
& national artists,including a recent collaboration with
Parliament/Funkadelic guitarist Gary Shider.KEVIN
WILLIAMS,drums,is a phenomenal percussionist & studio
musician,providing his brand of explosive drum mastery to
various new projects.Together,GUILTY PLEAZURE ignites the
stage with a fun,sexy,superfly atmosphere 2 pleaze every fan
of 80's Funk hits,as well as current Pop/Dance/Hip-Hop jam |
Fri.
April 25
Make
Tuesdays your special night out with St. Louis' Legends of
Jazz
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Miss
Jeanne Trevor
Spend the evening
with a Legend!
St. Louis City
Mayor Francis Slay has
proclaimed March 18th as "Jeanne Trevor Day"! |
"St.
Louis' First Lady
of Jazz"
St. Louis Post
Dispatch
"One
of St. Louis most exciting jazz talents"
"A St. Louis Jazz legend!"
KTVI TV |
Fri.
April 26
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The
Bottoms Up
Blues Gang
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"There
is a warmth that generates from the stage and makes the
listener feel enveloped in the proceedings; participation is
not an option. A lot of this comes from Kari Liston. As a
front "man," she is the perfect object of
attention and affections. She comes across as that big
"
Jim Dunn
Playback Magazine |
Tues.
April 29
Make
Tuesdays your special night out with St. Louis' Legends of
Jazz
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Miss
Jeanne Trevor
Spend the evening
with a Legend!
St. Louis City
Mayor Francis Slay has
proclaimed March 18th as "Jeanne Trevor Day"! |
"St.
Louis' First Lady
of Jazz"
St. Louis Post
Dispatch
"One
of St. Louis most exciting jazz talents"
"A St. Louis Jazz legend!"
KTVI TV |
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Wed.
April 30
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Thurs.
May 1
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Michael
Kelsey
http://www.myspace.com/michaelkelseymusic
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"Cut from the Leo Kottke mold"
"His live performances are particularly
moving"
"When he hits the stage to perform, he plays
every inch of his guitar"
"naturally soulful vocals"
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Fri.
May 2
TWICE AS MUCH KIM MASSIE!!!
Twice a month
Every month!
Kim
is Back on Fri May 23!
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The Incredible
KIM MASSIE!
Damn
Your Eyes *Click
to Sample*
Dr
Feelgood *Click
to Sample*
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"her voice gently grabs
your soul and leads it someplace where inhibitions melt and
smiles are currency.
...she hits notes tenaciously enough to karate chop through
oak and emits chords tender enough to lull a newborn baby."
Debra D. Bass
St. Louis Post Dispatch 4/11/07
At Kim's performance you can jazz
style it with Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why I didn't
Call", Diva dish It with "Better Than Love"
or go to church with her in "just a Closer Walk with
thee". Kim serves up a platter of Jazz and blues
desserts with sweet, sassy, and soulful sounds!
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Sat.
May 3
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Satin
Motown Review
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Three of
the HOTTEST
female vocalists in town....backed by one of the HOTTEST
bands in town...Get ready to party Motown style!!
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Tues.
May 6
Make
Tuesdays your special night out with St. Louis' Legends of
Jazz |
Trio
Tres Bien
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Brothers
Jeter (piano), Harold (bass) and Howard (drums) Thompson
form one of St. Louis' most revered jazz combos. From
Gaslight Square to the world's stage they have performed
together for over four decades. |
Wed.
May 7
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Thurs.
May 8
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The
Bottoms Up
Blues Gang
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"There
is a warmth that generates from the stage and makes the
listener feel enveloped in the proceedings; participation is
not an option. A lot of this comes from Kari Liston. As a
front "man," she is the perfect object of
attention and affections. She comes across as that big
"
Jim Dunn
Playback Magazine |
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& Sat. May 10 & 11 |
Ricky Nye
Boogie Woogie, Blues & New Orleans
Piano --
Friday & Saturday -- May 9th & 10th
Blues, Boogie Woogie & New Orleans
R&B from this internationally traveled and award-winning
pianist & vocalist- featuring Vince Corkery (upright
bass) & Bob Luther (drums)- some of you may have seen
Ricky @ the recent International Blues Conference in Memphis-
this is his second trip to the St. Louis area- don't miss
this action-packed weekend!
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
314-727-3663
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Back from a week in Paris (March 7-14) playing with Anthony
Stelmaszack (guitar), Thibaut
Chopin (upright bass & harmonica) & Simon "Shuffle" Boyer
(drums)...a gig at the One Way (one of the few existing blues clubs in Paris)
preceded four nights at the legendary Caveau
de la Huchette (located around the corner from the Notre Dame)...this
warmed us up for two days of recording, successfully completing my upcoming CD
release...I couldn't be more excited!! These guys are true "bluesicologists"-
playing and recording with them was an effortless endeavor- on top of that,
they are some of the most gifted and wonderful people I have ever known...
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Sat. May 17
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The Sydney Street
Trio
...Miles, Monk,
Mingus and more!
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with Joe Pastor on vibes...Daryl Mixon on
Bass and James Warfield on Sax!
These guys tore it up on their first visit to
Brandt's last month...don't miss them the second time around!
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May 30 |
Blues
Party
@ Brandt's
With
Rough
Grooves
get ready to groove!
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Originating
in St. Louis, Missouri, Rough Grooves creates high energy
blues covering the blues greats and performing original
compositions. From intimate clubs to large festivals, these
musicians have been captivating audiences throughout the
U.S. and Europe for over twenty years. Members of the band
have performed and recorded with the legendary Johnnie
Johnson, Juno Award winners Kenny "Blues Boss"
Wayne and Jim Byrnes and with Bennie Smith, and have opened
for Albert King, Robert Cray, Joe Louis Walker, Chuck Berry,
Bo Didley, Koko Taylor and many others. They have played at
blues festivals in Holland, Germany, Norway and Hungary
along with the Poconos Blues Festival, Mississippi Valley
Blues Festival and the Big Muddy Blues Festival. The best
way to experience this band is from out in the audience.
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May 31
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Mo
and Dawn
Begin the evening with
The
Acid Lounge Set
End the night with
The
Remix Project |
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Hot
Club Caravan
with
Sandy Weltman
Harmonica
virtuoso Sandy Weltman's talents
are diverse to say
the
least. While at home in the jazz realm, he is equally
skilled in blues, Celtic, Klezmer, Latin and much
more. He has gained international recognition in
the World Harmonica Competitions. Sandy has won numerous
awards and is equally skilled on
the
banjo, with which he fronted his own band called the
SanDroids (see cd entitled "Escape
Velocity").
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Every band Sandy Weltman touches turns to gold! come hear his newest
musical adventure...Gypsy Jazz! Think the gypsy jazz stylings of Django
Rheinhardt!
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the party these guys made happen, you know they'll be back! |
Dub
Kitchen!
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"Dub
Kitchen remains an elusive presence in St. Louis, rarely
playing out and offering only a perfunctory bio on their Web
site. But make no mistake: This is dub reggae as played by a
handful of white twentysomethings who praise Jah
don't pretend to come from funky Kingston. The alternating
male and female vocals come and go in a sweet, unassuming
fashion, but this band's core is their rhythm section.
Stuttering organ chords, rumbling bass lines and sharp snare
hits fall into the cavern of echoing ephemera. The members
of Dub Kitchen are proud students of '70s dub, and they keep
the pot simmering at the perfect temperature."
-Riverfront Times-Music Awards -2006 Nomination |
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Spend
the evening with a Legend!
St. Louis' Legendary Jazz Performer
"Lady Jazz" Mae Wheeler
5-8pm
U. City Mayor Joe Adams
has proclaimed Ms. Wheeler's birthday, May 15th, as
"Lady Jazz Day"
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Soon |
Mary
Dyson
with
Brock Walker
on keyboard
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Mary
Dyson is a presence on stage to be reckoned with. From
the moment she takes the microphone she captivates her
audience and holds them until the last note. Whether
it's the saucy tilt of her signature fedora, the way she
looks her audience in their eyes or the clear, sweet notes
she sings...she's hard to ignore once she's taken stage;
dinner forks stop in midair, conversations cease in
mid-sentence. Her renderings of the Great American
Songbook make old melodies new again...and she doesn't stop
there...from blues to R & B, jazz standards to jazzy pop
her range and repertoire are impressive and completely
entertaining.
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Peanuts
Whalum
St. Louis Jazz
Notes
(June 27th, 2006)
by Dean
Minderman (St.
Louis Jazz Notes)
» view website
A couple of months ago, StLJN had a
brief item about longtime St. Louis mainstay Hugh
"Peanuts" Whalum signing with Rendezvous Music, the
company owned by saxophonist Dave Koz that already included
Whalum's nephew, smooth jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum, on its
roster of artists.
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Now we've found out a bit more about Rendezvous' plans for the
elder Whalum, Rendezvous has reissued
Whalum's eponymous 2001 CD, originally recorded for Top
Drawer, a small custom label established by Kirk Whalum prior
to his signing with Rendezvous. Hugh "Peanuts"
Whalum, the CD, will get new cover artwork and will receive
nationwide distribution under the combined imprint of
Rendezvous/Top Drawer.
It'll be interesting to see how Rendezvous
markets the Whalum CD, as it is very much a straight ahead jazz
recording, rather than one in the smooth jazz that has been the
label's meat and potatoes. Based on a couple of listens, I can
see the material and production style appealing to fans of both
Cole brothers - Nat "King" and Freddy, that is - as
well as to those who enjoy the saloon song stylings of Frank
Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The production by Kirk Whalum is
nicely understated, showing off his uncle's talents as vocalist,
pianist and saxophonist in a program of swing, standards and
ballads.
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Of course, people in St. Louis know what a fine musician and
singer "Peanuts" is, but in today's highly fragmented
and youth-obsessed music marketplace, how does a record company
break a "new" artist who's been in the music business
for a half-century already? It's a challenge, to be sure, but
there's no doubt Hugh Whalum deserves a wider audience, and
perhaps now he'll get it. For now, he can still be heard most
Thursday nights at Brandt's in University City, and will also
make a guest appearance at the Rendezvous All-Stars show at the
Pageant.
Peanuts
Whalum News
Peanuts Whalum on
St. Louis Jazz Notes
Local
Jazz Legend Starts
Music Scholarship
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 home
Brandt's Cafe was proud to Welcome:
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Seven
time Grammy Nominee
Kirk Whalum
"...he's one of his
generation's most inspirational and accomplished jazz
instrumentalists. However, his talent's more than just
saxophone deep. Even with all the remarkable notches on his
resume -- he's played on projects for Whitney Houston, Vince
Gill, Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones and other legends" -- Rolling Stone Magazine
with St. Louis' own
Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum
What a show! Click Kirk's
picture to go to his website and learn more about this
incredible musician! |
7
Time Grammy Nominee
Winner of the
Stellar Award
for Best Gospel Instrumental
65 weeks on Billboard's
Contemporary Jazz Charts
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Javier Mendoza
visit his website
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Brandt's Hall of Fame
It had to begin somewhere...
We're proud these wonderful performers, for a time, called Brandt's "home"!
home |
Erin Bode
click here to listen
click here to read
Erin's Wall Street Journal Review |
