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The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Weekly Line Up June 25th-30th
Kansas City, MO: The Blue Room, one of DownBeat Magazine’s top 100 Jazz Clubs, continues to bring in top notch acts. Kicking off Monday June 25th we have an open jam session with Horace Washington. When asked about the upcoming gig, Washing said, “I’m going to be there doing my usual thing, a mix of jazz ...
Ty's Take: From The Farm To Fame: Lisa Engelken
Lisa Engelken (pronounced EN-gel-ken) is preparing to drop her second album this year and has set the sights even higher for her newest project, “Little Warrior: anima explorations” than she did for her critically acclaimed and well received first album, “Caravan.” “With ‘Little Warrior’ I hope to build upon the momentum of my last album ‘Caravan’,” ...
The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Weekly Line Up
The Blue Room’s weekly line up for the June 18th-23rd Kansas City, Mo June 15, 2012- The Blue Room, one of DownBeat Magazine’s top 100 Jazz Clubs, is continuing bringing in top notch acts. Lisa Engelken one of the top current female vocalist in Jazz will be performing on Friday June 22nd . Come see the ...
2012 Rhythm & Ribs Jazz And Blues Festival Press Conference is Tuesday, June 19th At 10:00 Am In The Blue Room
Headline Talent will be announced and Official Poster will be presented - Media Kits on flash drives will be distributed American Jazz Museum Board of Directors Chairman, Al Pearson will welcome distinguished guests and attendees. American Jazz Museum CEO, Greg Carroll will announce the 2012 Headline Talent, Vendor Information and recognize 2012 Sponsors. Both, gentlemen will ...
Ty's Take: Darryl White Quartet Featuring Bobby Watson
During the Jazz heyday of Kansas City in the 1930’s I would be looked at as such a square for not going to my first Jazz concert until I was 25. And quite frankly after spending Saturday night at the Blue Room I would have to agree. The Darryl White Quartet featuring saxophone legend Bobby Watson ...
American Jazz Museum Awarded 2012 National Endowment For The Arts - Art Works Grant
The American Jazz Museum is pleased to announce the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS has released its 2012 Art Works Grant Awards Recipient listing. The American Jazz Museum is honored to be among those recipients. Specifically, the American Jazz Museum has received $16,000 to support the 2012 Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival. The Rhythm ...
Ramsey Lewis Sun Goddess Tour Closes Gem Theater Season May 19
The Sun Goddess Tour featuring Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band will close out the 2011-2012 Jammin' at the Gem concert series with a performance in the historic Gem Theater in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 8:00 PM. With the release of “Ramsey, Taking Another Look" Ramsey started touring last summer with ...
Jazz Poetry Pioneers at Jammin' at the Gem in February
The next concert in the Jammin' at the Gem series features Valentine and Black History Month and a Salute to Jazz Poetry. The Jazz Poetry Jams program at the American Jazz Museum is in its 9th year. The combining of jazz music performance and jazz poetry on the Gem Theater stage in concert is scheduled for ...
American Jazz Museum's Blue Room Named Among Down Beat's Top International Jazz Venues
The American Jazz Museum's Blue Room jazz club is the first among two Kansas City venues to be named to Down Beat Magazine's “212 Great Jazz Rooms—An International Listing of the Best Places to See and Hear Live Jazz." The Blue Room was also distinguished by a gold highlighted listing. “We are pleased, humbled and grateful ...
Kansas City's 2011 Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival is October 8th
The American Jazz Museum at 18th & Vine in Kansas City, Missouri will present its annual Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, October 8, 2011. The one day event features headliners Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Artist-In-Resident); the legendary Bobby “Blue" Bland (Blues Headliner); and, the band WAR (Festival Headliner). The all-day event ...
