I’ve been watching Arny Young perform live for decades. Fear is the Mind Killer appears to be one of his most innovative enterprises. It...

Bassist, bandleader, and composer Riley Day and his band Daydream have a new album, “Squiggle.” A hit live, this new album is full of the...

Guitarist, bandleader, and composer Dave Stryker’s new album is a bright delight. It’s peopled with icons and luminaries (John Patitucci,...

Following on the heels of his successful Visions debut album in 2018, tenor saxophonist Stephen Martin has just released High Plains, his...

The Adam Larson Trio: With Love from Chicago (11 Feb. 2022) REVIEW Saxophonist/bandleader/composer/(UMKC) educator Adam Larson has a new...

Chuck Lamb and Peter Mack: Exit 33 (Nov. 2021) REVIEW Chuck Lamb (piano) and Peter Mack (bass) joined forces to create a fabulous duo...

The Album Release Debut of a KC Old Soul bandleader, composer & musician Chalis O'Neal How does it feel to release this debut now? It...

John Armato’s new album is a gem. Get it. Give it a listen. You may think, “Oh, an album of ballads. Let’s take a nap.” But it’s anything...

Trumpeter/composer/bandleader Chalis O’Neal and crew bring a bright new, contemporary album to light—one that is lively and strong both...

Sometimes I wonder where contemporary jazz is, what’s it really sounds like now? This is it. Trumpeter Hermon Mehari’s new album is...

Ron Carlson’s album features an all-KC cast, with the addition of Roger Rosenberg, (baritone sax for Steely Dan) and Rob Scheps, who is...

In the 1980s, Pianist Steve Million lived in a modest neighborhood that is now home to the beautiful Kauffman Gardens in Kansas City....

During the quiet time of the pandemic’s core, veteran KC jazzer E. E. Pointer chose to make music. His home group, River Cow Orchestra,...

Guitarist John Stein, born and raised in KC, now internationally renowned, has aired a new album, one chiefly of classic jazz standards....

Meet the oldest up and coming star the world of jazz music has ever seen! His name is Vinnie Riccitelli and he's the veritable...

Review Rob Scheps is an occasional staple on the KC scene, so he is likely familiar to KC jazz fans. Scheps, on sax and flute, always...

Cynthia van Roden, a local with a KC cast, fits the bill. It’s soulful and heartfelt. Some of the time when I hear someone sing, I can...

RE: something for everyone in this one The Freedom Affair's new album, "Freedom is Love," is about the coolest, hippest popular album out...

When a group of musicians from Warsaw, Poland, led by Sylwester Ostrowski (tenor sax), make the pilgrimage to the KC jazz district in...

There is a unified sound to EE's new album. EE combines the trumpet stylings of Miles's electric years with straight-forward (but...