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Brandt's Cafe
"Where the Legends Play and the Stars Shine"
June Lineup
Friday, June 5 -RS Bryan
Saturday, June 6 -TBA
Friday, June 12 -Joe Pastor's Jazz Trinity
Saturday, June 13 -Pat Shook
Friday, June 19 -TBA
Saturday, June 20 -Joe Pastor's Jazz Trinity
Friday, June 26 -Javier Mendoza Visit Javier
Saturday, June 27 -Caleb Travers
Every Thursday at Brandt's -Music by Brown Bottle Fever
July Lineup
Friday, July 3 -TBA
Saturday, July 4 -TBA
Friday, July 10 Javier Mendoza Visit Javier's Site
Saturday, July 11 -TBA
Friday, July 17 -Backstreet Cruisers
Saturday, July 18 -Park the Karma
Friday, July 24 -Kim Massie
Saturday, July 25 -Flaming Pie website
Friday, July 31 -Javier Mendoza
Musicians who frequent Brandt's
Bottoms Up
Blues Gang
"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
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Jim Dunn,
Playback Magazine
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KIM MASSIE
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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!
2008 RFT Reader's Choice for Best Blues
Performer!
Congratulations to both Kim and Rough Grooves ... the BEST
in St. Louis!
Damn
Your Eyes *Click
to Sample*
Dr.
Feelgood *Click to Sample*
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Jeanne Trevor
St. Louis City
Mayor Francis Slay
proclaimed March 18th
"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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Rough
Grooves
Get ready to groove!
RFT's Best Of 2008 - Best Blues Artist
www.myspace.com/roughgrooves
Some say St. Louis has more
working blues musicians than any other city in the USA.
Others in places like Chicago or Austin might find such a
claim statistically suspect, but there's no question the
Gateway City has a wealth of blues talent on display every
weekend in local clubs. With elder statesmen such as Henry
Townsend, Johnnie Johnson, Oliver Sain and Bennie Smith
having passed on in recent years, the spotlight now falls
on the generation of mid-career musicians who are carrying
on the St. Louis blues tradition, as exemplified by the
band Rough Grooves. Guitarist Rich McDonough is considered
one of the top players in town, and singer and harmonica
player Eric McSpadden is equally esteemed for his
authentic yet contemporary approach to the blues. Bassist
and singer Sharon Foehner and drummer Joe Pastor, both
bandleaders in their own right, add additional dimensions
to the music while also providing solid support.
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Hot
Club Caravan
Hot
Club Caravan is wowing audiences with their unique blend of
gypsy jazz, originally made famous by jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and
violinist Stephane Grappelli (1930’s & 1940’s). HCC is led by front man and harmonica player extraordinaire, Sandy
Weltman. The
band also features the amazing Gary
Hunt on
lead guitar along
with a driving rhythm section comprised of Clint
Hasse on guitar and Carl
Caspersen on double bass.
Clint’s rich baritone singing rounds out the swinging musical vibes from this
unique quartet. The
Hot Club Caravan repertoire is comprised of classic Django
arrangements, Django-ized pop tunes (Beatles etc..), along with some tasty
originals sprinkled into the mix.
To view a
few video/audio clips from a live performance , go to:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wa2xwk5txnU&feature=user
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51C3xBOhz1Y
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RFT:
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.
WATCH
Peanuts' VIDEO
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I'll Close My Eyes
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Can't Help Falling In Love
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It's Always Four A.M.
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Beautiful Friendship
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Javier Mendoza
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Brandt's stars ... appearing occasionally |
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Trio
Tres Bien
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.
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Over
the years, guitarist Dave Black has kept himself extremely
busy performing in a wide range of musical
genres spanning from Jazz to Blues to Rock to even
Country & Folk.
He is cofounder of the St. Louis Jazz quartet, Brilliant
Corners, and he has worked with various notables including Richard
"Groove" Holmes, Bucky Pizzerelli, David
Liebman, Fareed
Haque, The Drifters, Little Anthony and the Imperials
among others.
His latest Wildstone Audio CD "Destinations"
features a selection of Dave's latest compositions, ranging
in style from jazz to funk to world beat.
St. Louis stalwart musicians Marc Torlina (bass) and Kevin
Gianino (drums) will be joining Dave.
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The
Urban Groov Project
with Mo Egeston and Lamar Harris
The meeting of two
creative forces, two bandleaders, two genre benders and stylistic innovators.
Composer and Horn man Lamar Harris joins pianist and
producer Mo E to bring forth the next generation of
soul-jazz driven dance and groove music.
house-soul-jazz-funk-electronica-urban grooves
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Cat Sansone
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Contemporary
Soul, R&B, Smooth Jazz and Top 40 Hits.
Her smooth tones and luscious vibrato are sure to melt your musical soul.
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Hugh "Peanuts"
Whalum's
80th Birthday
Miss the party?
and what an
"historic" night of jazz it was! Just a few
of the many wonderful musicians and friends that came to
play and pay tribute were:
saxophonist Kirk Whalum and Stan Coleman, bassist Jeff
Anderson, vocalists Jeanne Trevor, Mae "Lady Jazz"
Wheeler, Gene Lynn, Mary Dyson, Donita Mumford, Trio
Tres Bien, guitarists Eric Slaughter, Dave Black, and
Farshid, pianist James Matthews, drummer Martin Morrison, Jazz
Cruises Michael Lazaroff, MaxJazz's Richard McDonnell "LouRadio.com"
personality, Edie "Bee" Anderson and so many more
that we want to thank for making this one of the most
memorable nights of jazz that any of us could remember!
Brandt's and Jazz Cruises LLC raised $2,000 for the Peanuts Whalum Scholarship
Fund!
Peanuts played the original Red
Carpet Lounge on Gaslight Square in the mid 60's which was
owned by one of Brandt's current owners, Adam Brandt's, grandparents
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Brandt's Honors and Awards
September 2008 RFT's Best Of "Best Bloody Mary"
September 2007 RFT's Best Of "Best Burger-Non Beef"
for the yummy Brandt's Crabcake Burger
October
2006 RFT's Best Of "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 Magazine St. Louis
Annual Hot Picks as
"Best Place for Jazz"
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Brandt's Hall of Fame
It had to begin somewhere...
We're proud these wonderful performers who
for a time, called Brandt's home!
(Some still return to wow us from time to time!)
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Spend
the evening with a Legend!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADY JAZZ!!
St. Louis' Legendary Jazz Performer
"Lady Jazz" Mae Wheeler
U. City Mayor Joe Adams
has proclaimed Ms. Wheeler's
birthday, May 15th, as
"Lady Jazz Day"
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7
Time Grammy Nominee
Winner of the
Stellar Award
for Best Gospel Instrumental
65 weeks on Billboard's
Contemporary Jazz Charts
"...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
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Erin Bode
click here to listen
click here to read
Erin's Wall Street Journal review
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