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12 Oclock Jump Public Radio's New Jazz, Blues and Comedy Variety Hour, Live! From the Building Where Dizzy Met the Bird
Public radio has a new jazz, blues and comedy hour. 12 OCLOCK JUMP broadcasts live from the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City's 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District-- where Basie tickled the ivories and Dizzy Gillespie was introduced to Charlie Parker. Produced by Theater League, the show is broadcast live on KCUR-FM 89.3 in Kansas ...
Brian Holland and Jeff Barnhart: Kansas City Ragtime Revelry on November 15th
If the upbeat strains of “Fats" Waller, Willie “The Lion" Smith and James P. Johnson get your mojo working, check out the concert Kansas City Ragtime Revelry is presenting on Saturday, November 15th at 7:30 pm at the Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St. KC MO on the Plaza. Brian Holland and Jeff Barnhart are two ...
Frankye Kelly and Friends at Yoshi's in Oakland
PCAMI* is proud to announce the addition of Frankye Kelly, jazz vocalist, songwriter and band leader to our prolific musical family. Frankye Kelly lives in San Francisco, California and is one of the top jazz vocalists in the Bay Area. She has over 25 years of national and international experience touring and performing as a solo ...
'ASR Records Artist Doug Pierce Appearing at the Jazz Lives in Syria Festival, July 2-12
KANSAS CITY USA -- 6/15/2007 - 'ASR Records Recording Artist, Doug Pierce is performing at the Jazz Lives in Syria festival from July 2nd through July 12th at Damascus and Aleppo Syria. Prof. Pierce is one of the featured artists and soloists performing with the Syrian/Swiss Jazz Orchestra under the direction of the talented trombonist and ...
'ASR Records Signs Count Basie Orchestra Guitarist, Will Matthews
Kansas City USA -- -- ASR RECORDS announces that Will Matthews has officially joined its Roster of Artists and Producers. Matthews, who is the guitarist for the world-famous Count Basie Orchestra, contacted 'ASR RECORDS Co-founder, Alaadeen on May 7 inquiring about joining the label. Alaadeen immediately approved the deal. “... I'm looking forward to being a ...
18th & Vine Comes to Johnson County
Bacchanalia Hosts a Benefit for The Mutual Musicians Foundation Overland Park, KS. - The Mutual Musicians Foundation has been operating in the 18th & Vine Jazz District since 1917. Many call it the cradle of Kansas City Jazz. On April 13 and 14th, Bacchanalia, brings the music to 124th and Newton in Johnson County. The Mutual ...
Kansas City Jazz Legend Jay McShann Passes at 90
Kansas City, MO. (December 8, 2006) - Jay McShann, the veteran pianist closely identified with the Kansas City tradition of jazz and blues, passed away yesterday at the age of 90 at St. Luke's Hospital. A master of many styles, McShann established an evolutionary bridge between traditional Kansas City jazz, renowned for a swinging, rhythmic sensibility, ...
Josephine Baker Honored at American Jazz Museum in Kansas City
Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses and no-holds-barred dance routines, her exotic beauty, magical stage presence and energetic performances charmed audiences for over 50 years. From her early years as a Paris celebrity, to her participation in ...
