Ramsey Lewis and Dawn Weber in Concert Jazzing Up The STL!

Ramsey Lewis Electric Band “Sun Goddess Tour” @ Jazz at the Bistro
When: Four Shows We thru Sa! 11.30, 12.01, 12.02 & 12.03
Where: Jazz at the Bistro
Address: 3536 Washington Ave – St. Louis, 63103
How Much: $20 Students Call 314-289-4030 / Reg $35-40 @ MetroTix

Grammy Award winning songwriter, composer and pianist, Ramsey Lewis will bring his five-piece band to St. Louis to reprise his outstanding “Sun Goddess” recording as well as new compositions. The new 2011 band supporting Ramsey Lewis is composed of Chicago area musicians Henry Johnson on guitar, Tim Gant on Keyboards, Joshua Ramos on bass and Charles Heath on drums. Many, including my self, came to know the song “Sun Goddess”, when it appeared on the December 1975 Earth, Wind & Fire album release “Gratitude”. Ramsey Lewis originally released the album of the same name in 1974, which did feature Maurice and Verdine White as well as Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire. Some reports have Michael Logan on keys, but it is Tim Gant on the tour. The “Sun Goddess Tour” has been an international success which is what Ramsey Lewis’s music has been for the last 50 years.

Dawn Weber & Friends Christmas Jazz & Dessert Concert @Third Baptist Church
When: Su, 12.04 7PM
Where: Johnson Theater, Third Baptist Church
Address: 620 North Grand Blvd @ Washington Ave
How Much: $15 Door / $15 + $2.50 MetroTix

The exceptionally talented songwriter, singer, and trumpeter,Dawn Weber and a few of her friends will perform Jazz with a lot of Christmas flavor at the Johnson Theater within Third Baptist Church. Most know Third Baptist Church as the huge cathedral just north of the Fabulous Fox Theater on Grand Ave. Well Dawn Weber and a few good friends will be jazz up the first Sunday in December. The friends on stage will include Farshid Soltanshahi and Mark Youngbauer on guitar, Nick Schlueter on piano, Scott Rice on drums/percussion and Carl Casoerson bass.  This is a forget-your-diet-and-enjoy show featuring some of the top musicians in the St. Louis area. The show will feature various combinations including trios, quartets, quintets as well as a few jazz arrangements featuring the whole cast of musicians. Seating is open at floor level tables unless you purchase a full table at once. Music will be focused on holiday classics with gourmet desserts, coffee, tea and hot chocolate.