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St. Louis shares a dynamic musical heritage with our sister Mississippi River city of New Orleans. And, some of the great musicians who created signature sounds in
St. Louis,including Ike Turner and the late, great Little Milton and Oliver Sain, are natives of Mississippi and the Gulf Coast.

To honor this shared roots music heritage and to raise money to help, Jazz at the Bistro, one of St. Louis’ premiere music venues, presents a Katrina Relief Benefit Concert for the Tipitina’s Foundation on Sunday, September 18 from 2 to 6 p.m. The foundation, named for one of the Big Easy’s great music venues, is helping displaced and out-of-work musicians from New Orleans’ vast entertainment community.

Taking the stage at the popular jazz club are noted St. Louis jazz artists including Erin Bode, Dave Venn, Montez Coleman, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, Willie Akins and Gene Dobbs Bradford. Jazz at the Bistro is located at 3536 Washington Avenue in St. Louis’ Grand Center arts and entertainment district. For details, click on www.jatb.org.