AMEREN STAGE: FRIDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT – 8/23
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Sweetie & The Toothaches
WE ARE ST. LOUIS’ PREMIER JUMP BLUES BAND!
Get ready for a total knockout as St. Louis heavy hitters Sweetie & The Toothaches give you ring side seats to the best Jump Blues in the Midwest! Specializing in 1940’s through 1960’s R&B, jump blues and blues ballads, St. Louis’ premier jump blues band, Sweetie & The Toothaches will have you stomping your feet and shaking your hips when you hear powerhouse vocalist and band leader Emilie “Sweetie” Richard belt out tunes such as “Farewell Blues” and “Bigger Fool” alongside her phenomenal Toothaches. Be prepared to sink your teeth into this hot jump blues bands personal brand of fresh smoked rhythms, sweet & salty harmonies and lip sizzling solos. There’s no doubt that after you hear this bands monster swinging energy that you’ll be left with a permanent sweet tooth!
AMEREN STAGE: SATURDAY ENTERTAINMENT – 8/24
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Bill Puhse
1:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Little Known Fact
Little Known Fact band featuring originals, blues, rock, country with sultry vocals plus harmonies.
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Dusty James & Abalone Pearl
Both Dusty and Pearl began playing as teens in folk venues and coffee houses where they honed their instrumental skills and the art of crafting tight vocal harmonies. Each possesses in-depth knowledge of the music in their repertoire. The styles are varied and include traditional folk, roots, singer-songwriter, classic country, Americana, original songs and surprises. They invite the audience in by conveying the joy that goes with performing tunes that hold special significance for them. The duo was named top finalists in the 2021 Great American Song Contest for the lyrics to “Here You See Me Standing” and were named top finalists again in the 2023 contest for the lyrics and melody to the same song. The Great American Song Contest is one of the biggest song writing competitions in the USA, with 1900 songs entered from 42 countries. The same song was also a finalist in the international Talent Is Timeless contest. Dusty James (guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, vocals) started playing and singing when he was very young. His influences included Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt and Merle Travis. Over the years, he has appeared in numerous settings, both locally and nationally, including A Prairie Home Companion and CBS Radio and he has had the privilege of performing on stage with the likes of Doc Watson and Roland White, among others. Abalone Pearl (guitar, banjo, autoharp, dulcimer, vocals) started playing guitar at age 12 when she was inspired by Bob Dylan, Jean Ritchie, Mike Seeger, Memphis Minnie, The Carter Family, Robert Johnson and the folk movement of the 1960s. She became a professional musician at age 15, playing in coffee houses and other venues. Pearl has had a long and abiding interest in music history and owned a popular record/CD store for many years.
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Janet Evra
Janet Evra is an international jazz vocalist, bassist, and bandleader from England now based in St. Louis in the USA.
Evra performs on premier stages across the USA and Europe, with recent international appearances at the Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales, the Deva Jazz Festival in Romania, the Linna Jazz Festival in Finland, among others.
AMEREN STAGE: SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT – 8/25
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Jay Dover
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble
The Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble is a group of 11 professional enlisted musicians whose repertoire ranges from traditional big band jazz, to bebop and swing, to modern jazz. At one of their concerts you are just as likely to hear the music of contemporary composers as you would the classic sounds of Count Basie or Glenn Miller. Several of the band’s members are also gifted composers and arrangers, and their compositions are often featured in concert.
3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Mark Beihl
Mark Biehl presents cinematic music of travel and adventure, along with other explorations of world rhythms and jazz improvisation on soprano saxophone, flute, and keyboards. Joining Mark is Matthew Clark on a wide variety of hand drums and percussion instruments.
“This is music woven by a wonderful loom to create a tapestry of sound – a sound characterized by lush arrangements, rich textures and intricate rhythms. Mark Biehl has shown great ingenuity and inventiveness on several artistic levels…”
– World Music Magazine
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