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Jazz Education
JAM Magazine is focusing on Jazz Education in May. A subject that takes on many forms. We have NOT covered it all, we’ve simply touched...
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Mar 31, 20231 min
SFJAZZ Collective in KC! April 1
Act fast for tickets to join us for our next Jammin’ at the Gem concert on Saturd ay, April 1st featuring SFJAZZ Collective. Founded by...
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Mar 31, 20232 min
2023 Recipients of the Woody Herman Award for Excellence in Jazz Education
For more than 50 years, vocalist and saxophonist Woody Herman, led his Thundering Herd—a popular swing era big band, and one of the first...
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Mar 31, 20231 min
Future of Jazz Concert Series Concludes with UMKC Ensemble
KC Jazz Ambassadors’ Future of Jazz series winds up its 2022-23 season with two sets featuring UMKC’s renowned Jazz Ensemble under the...
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Mar 31, 20231 min
We Always Swing Presents Vibraphonist Joel Ross
The Good Vibes Quartet Tuesday, April 18th as part of many Jazz Appreciation Month Events Joel Ross has taken the New York scene by...
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Mar 31, 20231 min
Folly Double Header
Booker T. Jones April 21 Folly Bridge Americana Series 90.9 The Bridge Booker T and the MGs were created to back-up the wonderful R&B...
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Mar 11, 20231 min
Samara Joy @ Murray's in Columbia, MO May 7, 2023
You may be thinking, wait a minute, it’s only March! But if you’ve ever ventured to Columbia for the We Always Swing series shows, you...
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Mar 11, 20232 min
Winterlude March 19, 7:00 p.m. KC Jazz Disciples
The concept of a Jazz Winterlude has worked very well at Johnson County Community College. The series is a good respite from the winter...
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Mar 11, 20231 min
Folly Theater 2023
Oleta Adams March 11 Tia Fuller April 22 The many changes at the Folly Theater have given the place new life. This season’s jazz series...
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Feb 2, 20231 min
KC's Favorite Jazz Artists Win Jam 2022 Awards
The 2022 KC Jazz Ambassadors JAM Musician Awards were announced on Tuesday, December 13 at the Ambassadors’ annual meeting at Johnnie’s...
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Feb 2, 20231 min
Future of Jazz Concerts Continue with February 8th Showcase
KC Jazz Ambassadors’ Future of Jazz series continues Wednesday, February 8 at Johnnie’s Jazz Club, 14th and Main in downtown Kansas City....
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Feb 2, 20232 min
Jazz Winterlude @ JCCC Midwest Trust Center
The concept of a Jazz Winterlude has worked very well at Johnson County Community College. The series is a good respite from the winter...
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Feb 2, 20232 min
Bassist Tim Brewer and Large Group to Premiere Three River Scenes February 19, 2023
The world premiere of Three River Scenes, a musical characterization of a day in a city, on a river, will be presented on Saturday,...
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Feb 2, 20231 min
UMKC Jazz Studies Concerts
February 21st & 22nd in White Hall OLSEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER On Tuesday, February 21st, the University of Missouri, Kansas City Jazz...
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Dec 13, 20222 min
Najee Jammin' at the Gem
Jammin’ At The Gem 2022-2023 Najee – December 17, 2022 When a beloved concert series disappears in a town the size of Kansas City a major...
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Dec 13, 20222 min
Folly Jazz Series: Miguel Zenón
Friday January 20th, 2023 “This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of...
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Dec 13, 20221 min
This Month's Future of Jazz Showcases UMKC Ensemble JAM Award Winners
On Wednesday, December 14, the KC Jazz Ambassadors present the UMKC Jazz Ensemble from 7 to 9pm at Johnnie’s Jazz Club, 14th and Main in...
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Dec 13, 20222 min
Bobby Watson Winterlude at Midwest Trust Center
January 15th, 2023, 7:00 pm We are fortunate to have a jazz talent like Bobby Watson in our midst. Bobby helped shape the world of jazz....
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Nov 3, 20221 min
November Future of Jazz performance Features JCCC Ensemble November 9
Wednesday, November 9 brings more fresh new jazz faces to the KC Jazz Ambassador’s monthly concert series at Johnnie’s Jazz Club, 14th...
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Nov 3, 20222 min
Metamorphosis Folly Style
Bright Moments abound at the Folly Theater. No matter your taste in music or architecture, chances are you can conger up a favorite Folly...
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