March 30, 2016
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Photo by Ray Rockwell The local musician Johnny Chase (right) performs in Terminal 2 at St. Louis Lambert Airport on March 25.
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Local musicians perform for arrivals and departures at Lambert Airport By Sara Hardin Some of the best names in the St. Louis music scene are making appearances at Lambert Airport as part of its Live Spring Music Series. The series was launched Feb. 18 and will run through May 20, with performances taking place in the concourses on Thursdays and Fridays from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Jeff Lea, Lambert Public Information Manager, says that providing travelers to the entertaining performances is an ideal way to expose them to St. Louis’ rich music culture. “We know from experiences in our own airport and traveling in other airports that music is a great way to both welcome and send off passengers,” said Lea. “It’s a way to introduce folks to a taste of the St. Louis culture through music. The airport can be kind of a stressful place, and to have live music is a way to sort of offset that. It’s also a way of introducing music as an art in an unexpected place.” Jeremy Segel-Moss, guitar player for The Bottoms Up Blues Gang, is scheduled to make two appearances in the series alongside the group’s singer Kari
Liston. Through their soulful renditions of both original and cover songs in styles ranging from blues, folk, rock and jazz, Segel-Moss hopes that passengers will observe what the city has to offer in music and performance. “St. Louis is one of the greatest music cities in the world, and I think it’s really important to have music at the airport because it’s a great reminder of how great we have it here,” said SegelMoss. “There’s an incredible music scene here. Being visible to people coming in from out of town might turn them onto what’s going on at clubs and venues throughout the city.” Although the program is only scheduled to run through May, Lea says that the series’ excellent reception from airport passengers and staff will likely mean similar, more extended programs at Lambert in the near future. “We’re going to see if there’s way we can extend it or do a larger campaign this year,” said Lea. “We’ve gotten a tremendous response from our passengers, many that have time before
their flight and will hang out and listen. We have varying acts from blues to jazz, soft to rock and pop, to covers. We’re getting a taste of a little bit of everything. So far everyone exposed has been very pleased with the series.”
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