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Ron McCurdy

Third Annual Charlie Parker Celebration - August 18 through August 27 - in Kansas City

August 7, 2016

The Celebration of “Bird" in Kansas City Continues KC Jazz Clubs, American Jazz Museum, 18th & Vine Jazz District, Lincoln Cemetery (Parker gravesite) and other historical KC locations. The 3rd Annual Kansas City Charlie Parker Celebration (CPC) will again explore and recognize the legacy of one the most influential saxophonists and jazz icons to ever perform. ...

Rap Legend Ice-T and Jazz Trumpeter Ron McCurdy Debut The Langston Hughes Project At The Barbican On November 21, 2016 At 7:30pm!

November 17, 2015

Rap Legend and actor Ice-T joins musical director and trumpeter Ron McCurdy, along with the Ron McCurdy Quartet, to bring a brilliant 21st century realization of American icon Langston Hughes’ creative masterpiece, the epic twelve-part jazz poem: Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz. A homage in verse, music, and multi-media to the struggle for artistic ...

Once Again for the First Time

By Ron McCurdy

Label: Innova Recordings
Released: 2002
Track listing: Once Again for the First Time; Twin Pine; Blackbird; Madeleine's Lullaby; Barry's Tune; I Told You So; Wee Small Hours; And Your Point Would Be...?; Our Love is Here to Stay.

Ron McCurdy Quintet: Once Again for the First Time

by Geoff Barber
November 3, 2002

Usually when I see the title of doctor (Dr.) next to a person's name, thoughts of intellectual elitism cross my mind. Here, however, the title asserts a knowledge that transfers nimbly into catchy and sincere tunes. Dr. Ron McCurdy, having taught jazz for the last 15 years, finally decided to jump into the fray and record ...