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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Remembering Charles "Bobo" Shaw

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Remembering Charles "Bobo" Shaw

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Today, let's take a break from previewing upcoming performances here in St. Louis to look at some videos of the late drummer Charles “Bobo" Shaw. Shaw, who died Monday in a St. Louis nursing care facility at age 69, was a founder of the Black Artists Group and played with many well-known jazz and creative musicians of the past 50 years. He had a varied career in music that was sufficiently important that, in addition to his obituary here on ...

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Obituary

Charles "Bobo" Shaw 1947-2017

Charles "Bobo" Shaw 1947-2017

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Charles Wesley “Bobo" Shaw, a St. Louis drummer who helped found the Black Artists Group, co-led the Human Arts Ensemble, and played with many prominent jazz and creative musicians of the past half-century, has died at a nursing care facility in St. Louis. He was 69 years old. St. Louis trumpeter, arts administrator and impresario George Sams, who was friends with Shaw for nearly 60 years, said the drummer had been hospitalized with multiple ailments in early December, first at ...

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STLJN Audio Archive: Charles "Bobo" Shaw and Lester Bowie - Bugle Boy Bop

STLJN Audio Archive: Charles "Bobo" Shaw and Lester Bowie - Bugle Boy Bop

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

For this installment of the StLJN Audio Archive, we tune into Bugle Boy Bop, an album of duos recorded by drummer Charles “Bobo" Shaw and trumpeter Lester Bowie issued on the Muse label in 1983. The original LP (pictured) was recorded live at saxophonist Sam Rivers' NYC loft venue Studio Rivbea on February 5, 1977, with famed producer Michael Cuscuna overseeing the eventual release. Although Bugle Boy Bop never has been reissued on CD, you can still hear it via ...

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Jazz This Week: John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension, Mike Stern, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, and More

Jazz This Week: John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension, Mike Stern, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week's jazz and creative music events in St. Louis include visits from two stellar guitarists known for their electrified explorations; two appearances by the too-rarely-seen drummer Charles “Bobo" Shaw; and lots more. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight through Saturday, guitarist Mike Stern is back at Jazz at the Bistro, accompanied by St. Louisans Dave Weckl on drums and Tom Kennedy on bass, plus tenor saxophonist Bob Malach. Though he's demonstrated considerable versatility over the course of his 30-year ...

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Jazz This Week: Branford Marsalis, Douglas Ewart, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, and More

Jazz This Week: Branford Marsalis, Douglas Ewart, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

It looks to be a busy few days for live music in St. Louis, with plenty of events this weekend that will be of interest to fans of jazz and creative music. Let's go to the highlights:Tonight, saxophonist Dave Stone and trumpeter Randy Holmes play the music of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry in a free concert for Washington University's Jazz at Holmes series. Also, actress and singer Tyne Daly, accompanied by pianist and St. Louis native John ...

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