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Lucy Wijnands @ The Blue Room March 17
Daughter of pianist, Bram Wijnands (Why-Nands) Lucy Wijnands has been exploring music and art in New York City for the past few years and...
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- Feb 8
- 2 min
Hermon Mehari-Asmara Folly Theatre February 18
7:00 pmJazz Talk 8:00 pm-Concert Like many other Mid-Mo students, Hermon Mehari attended grade school and high school. Then, wanting to...
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- Feb 2
- 3 min
Jazz & Live Music Revival: Alan Stribling—Uptown Lounge
The new Uptown Lounge in Midtown Kansas City is the brainchild of Alan Stribling. Alan was born in South Carolina and transplanted to...
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- Feb 2
- 2 min
Women in Jazz Month at Knuckleheads Direct from Germany
Deborah Brown Present Blues Treasure Janice (Jan) Harrington Thursday, March 23, 8:00 pm On the website of Janice (Jan) Harrington you...
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- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
Adam Larson: Driven, With Love
It is admirable to meet a musician as focused and hard-working as saxophonist Adam Larson. His vision of releasing 3 major label albums...
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- Dec 13, 2022
- 5 min
Brant Jester: Kid From Ozark Growing up in Kansas City
How did you survive the 2 year COVID Period: During COVID I was still in Springfield, MO. I grew up near Ozark, MO. During that time, I...
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- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
A Way Forward Comes From Our Past
Practically everything is cyclical. Like the Bobby Watson composition, ‘A Wheel Within A Wheel” everything comes back around. It’s how we...
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 6 min
Brian Baggett Trio—Groovin’ and Swingin’ At Green Lady Lounge CD Review & Interview
By Dr. Wayne Goins “When I put the group together, I used the atmosphere of the club to dictate the vibe of the group, letting the room...
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- Nov 3, 2022
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Sister Cities Jazz in KC: Hannover Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Lothar Krist
The October 17th through 24th visit of the Hannover Jazz Orchestra to Kansas City, part of a Sister City jazz exchange program between...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Sister Cities Jazz Comes to KC: Hannover Big Band Under the Direction of Lothar Krist
The October 14-24 visit, part of a Sister City jazz exchange program between the cities of Hannover, Germany, and Kansas City is upon us....
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
Trumpeter Daniel Dissmore: Destiny and Fitting Into a Scene
Kansas City Trumpeter Daniel Dissmore is a restless soul. He found our time with COVID-19 a comforting time, a time to slow it all down....
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Eddie Moore at Prairie Village Jazz Fest
Noted pianist and composer Eddie Moore will be unveiling songs from his latest recording, Intuition at the Prairie Village Jazz Festival...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Yoko Takemura, Kansas City Jazz Ambassador
Each year, on August 29th Yoko Takemura places a beautiful bouquet of cut flowers on Bird’s grave. She does this from her home in Tokyo,...
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 4 min
Morgan Faw: Keeping the KC Jazz Flame Brightly Lit
Morgan Faw is a rising Kansas City star. The KC saxophonist and bandleader is a strong product of the KC jazz system, a protégé of Bobby...
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
From the Heart of the Hood to the Pinnacle of Paris
by Steve Penn When Leon Brady left Sumner High School in 1978, there should have been a major sendoff for someone of his stature. Yet,...
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- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Pianist and Singer Alyssa Murray Had a Plan for the Pandemic Blues
by Joe Dimino It was another Spring Thursday at Noon off 18th and Vine at the Historic Blue Room and KC Pianist Alyssa Murray was at the...
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- Jul 8, 2022
- 4 min
Angela Ward: Kansas City Jazz-All in the Family
The Kansas City jazz community is routinely applauded for fostering a supportive musical environment. Musicians say it is a sort of...
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- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
Hamburger Mary Lou Williams Night
Hamburger Mary’s raises $1,200 for Musicians Assistance Fund On June 15, the popular eatery at 37th and Broadway became Hamburger Mary...
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- Jun 6, 2022
- 5 min
Ben Allison: Moments Inside
The New Haven born native has released a consistently high level of solo albums on various labels since his Seven Arrows release on...
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- Jun 6, 2022
- 2 min
Back Alley Brass Band: 8 Horns and a Drummer
With their self-titled Band Camp release, and several live gigs booked, the Back Alley Brass Band is ready to kick this thing off . . ....
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