Fear Is the Mind Killer Arnold Young and the Roughtet
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...
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Apr 1, 20224 min
Daydream: Squiggle
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...
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Apr 1, 20222 min
Dave Stryker As We Are
Guitarist, bandleader, and composer Dave Stryker’s new album is a bright delight. It’s peopled with icons and luminaries (John Patitucci,...
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Mar 4, 20225 min
Stephen Martin High Plains
Following on the heels of his successful Visions debut album in 2018, tenor saxophonist Stephen Martin has just released High Plains, his...
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Feb 5, 20224 min
Adam Larson Jazz Ginger
The Adam Larson Trio: With Love from Chicago (11 Feb. 2022) REVIEW Saxophonist/bandleader/composer/(UMKC) educator Adam Larson has a new...
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Feb 4, 20222 min
Chuck Lamb and Peter Mack: Exit 33
Chuck Lamb and Peter Mack: Exit 33 (Nov. 2021) REVIEW Chuck Lamb (piano) and Peter Mack (bass) joined forces to create a fabulous duo...
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Feb 4, 20223 min
The Album Release Debut of a KC Old Soul
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...
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Jan 2, 20223 min
John Armato The Drummer Loves Ballads (2021) Review
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...
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Jan 2, 20222 min
Chalis O’Neal: Flirting
Trumpeter/composer/bandleader Chalis O’Neal and crew bring a bright new, contemporary album to light—one that is lively and strong both...
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Nov 4, 20212 min
Hermon Mehari: Arc Fiction
Sometimes I wonder where contemporary jazz is, what’s it really sounds like now? This is it. Trumpeter Hermon Mehari’s new album is...
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Oct 6, 20212 min
"Kind Folk" by Ron Carlson — REVIEW
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...
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Sep 15, 20212 min
“What I Meant to Say” Steve Million Origin Records – REVIEW
In the 1980s, Pianist Steve Million lived in a modest neighborhood that is now home to the beautiful Kauffman Gardens in Kansas City....
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Aug 2, 20212 min
E. E. Pointer: “Quarantine Dreams” (2021) Review
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,...
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Jul 4, 20212 min
John Stein: Serendipity
Guitarist John Stein, born and raised in KC, now internationally renowned, has aired a new album, one chiefly of classic jazz standards....
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Jun 5, 20212 min
"94 and Swingin'" - Meet Alto Saxophonist & Composer Vinnie Riccitelli
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...
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Jun 5, 20212 min
Rob Scheps & the TBA Band: Live at the Churchill School
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...
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May 4, 20213 min
Cynthia van Roden: Lost Verses (Dec. 2019)
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...
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Mar 31, 20212 min
The Freedom Affair: Freedom is Love (Sunflower Soul Records, KC, 2021)
RE: something for everyone in this one The Freedom Affair's new album, "Freedom is Love," is about the coolest, hippest popular album out...
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Mar 2, 20213 min
Jammin' with KC: Sylwester Ostrowski & Jazz Forum Talents, featuring Bobby Watson, Logan Richardson,
When a group of musicians from Warsaw, Poland, led by Sylwester Ostrowski (tenor sax), make the pilgrimage to the KC jazz district in...
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Feb 1, 20214 min
EE Pointer—Dialogues
There is a unified sound to EE's new album. EE combines the trumpet stylings of Miles's electric years with straight-forward (but...
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