“Live At The Last Hotel”, the upcoming release from John Covelli’s Hard Bop Messengers, is a jazz album that literally tells a story The visionary, original, genre-defying musical journey that reminds you of what jazz can be, was born from a residency at the REAL Last Hotel in downtown St Louis Each song paints a picture with bounce and bustle, that takes you to a place and time that somehow feels both nostalgic and modern The lyrics tell the story of the trials and tribulations of a fictional hotel through the eyes of its employees.