Win! a FRONT ROW table for 4 and valet parking for our Jazz St. Louis ticket giveaway

by Grayling Holmes

You and your friends could win a night out at Jazz St. Louis on Wednesday, June 21st. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. If you win, you’ll get a FRONT ROW table for FOUR and a valet parking pass. Make sure you enter by Wednesday, June 7th. Tickets are to the final Jazz St. Louis performance of a 5-night run of the acclaimed duo Kenny Barron and Benny Green.

To enter the drawing, just click this link: JAZZ STL TICKETS FOR 4.

On the subject line of the email just enter the text JAZZ STL TICKETS . And you can win. You’ll be notified on June 7th, two weeks in advance of the show — plenty of time to gather your jazz-loving friends and plan your night out.

Pictured here is your front row table for four. Dinner and cocktails are available but not not included with your tickets.

Again, performing that night will be Kenny Barron and Benny Green. The accomplished musicians join forces for a very rare piano duo set. They conclude a 5-night run that evening, so they will be sure to let loose in a not-to-be-missed show. Kenny will also be celebrating his 80th birthday, so these performances will be extra special.

Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, twelve-time GRAMMY™ nominee Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies, and infectious rhythms. A true legend of the music, Barron brings his sophisticated and energy-filled style to the forefront.

Benny Green is an American hard-bop jazz pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been compared to Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson in style and counts them as influences. The New York City native grew up in Berkeley, California, and studied classical piano from the age of seven. He was also interested in jazz from an early point, as his father was a jazz tenor saxophone player. Green worked in a quintet led by Eddie Henderson while still in his teens. Green joined Betty Carter's band in April, 1983, and since 1991 he has led his own trio. He has recorded for Blue Note, Telarc, and Criss Cross. Green frequently teaches in workshops across the United States, such as Jazz Camp West in California, and Centrum/Jazz Port Townsend in Washington.

For nearly three decades, Jazz St. Louis has been the foremost jazz presenter in St. Louis and throughout the region. They are dedicated to preserving the legacy of this musical genre. Hundreds of local and nationally renowned musicians, such as Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr., and Al Jarreau have graced their stage. Their state-of-the-art Ferring Jazz Bistro has earned praise from artists and patrons alike as one of the best listening rooms in the country. Year after year, Jazz St. Louis strives to be the leader in showcasing unique and diverse jazz performers and preserves the shared cultural heritage embodied in jazz music through their educational programs.

Food and drinks by Birch Culinary are available for purchase at all Jazz St. Louis performances. Ordering is available throughout the concerts with the kitchen closing 30 minutes after the last set begins.

You can drink cocktails and eat delicious food right at your table and savor every delicious “bite” of what is sure to be a memorable show.

Guests enjoy dinner and cocktails and peruse a copy of Sophisticated Living.

Connect with old friends. Oftentimes, movers and shakers from St. Louis society pepper the audience. Or make new friends. Jazz lovers flock to this place.

It’ll be a night to remember. But, as they say, you can’t win, if you don’t play. So, let’s play! Pun intended.