The Sheldon Art Galleries brought music and art together in the History of Jazz Gallery on October 20 with “Musicians and Makers,” a panel discussion on the history and impact of St. Louis blues music on the larger world. The standing room only event coincided with the current exhibition on view in the gallery, Legends of St. Louis Blues Music.
Moderated by Dr. Johnathan Smith, Ph.D., St. Louis University Department of American Studies, the panel included Bob Koester, founder of Delmark Records and Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, KDHX programmer Art Dwyer, Charley Taylor of the St. Louis Blues Society, and Kevin Belford, author of Devil at the Confluence.
The panel discussion is just one of many events that the Sheldon Art Galleries will host in conjunction with the exhibit this year.