*KC Jazz Lark suggests that the audience at last month’s Prairie Village Jazz Festival numbered 5,000 in the text accompanying a second photo set documenting the event,
*Michael Pagán is among Joe Dimino’s recent interview subjects.
*Ryan Heinlein was interviewed by Wichita’s NPR station.
*A blogger shares his notes about his favorite R&B and blues performances at the 18th & Vine Jazz and Blues Festival. A commenter disagreed with the plea for more jazz: "To much Jazz outside stage, needed more up beat music… Seemed like to much music for such a small attendance."
*A video for “Slow” provides another preview of Logan Richardson’s forthcoming album Shift.
*Angela Hagenbach is participating in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
*Dominique Sanders has released X-Life, a collaboration with Leonard Dstroy that’s billed as “an amazing journey between Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul, and R&B."
*Tweet o’ the Week: John Hilderbrand- A belated RIP to Larry Rosen. I was such a huge fan of GRP Records.
*Comment o’ the Week: Anonymous: I don't get it. Conrad Herwig is one heck of a trombonist but he is not going to sell a single ticket to the 18th and Vine Festival. Well, maybe one or two and thats a big maybe.
*From Ron Carlson: The new seven part Fall Jazz Series starts this week at The Art Factory! The Art Factory is located at 5621 W 135th St in Overland Park, KS (at the SouthWest corner of 135th and Nall Ave). Bob Bowman is featured on four of the seven events, each time with different groups. The full calendar is available at The Art Factory.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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