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The last concert I attended before the coronavirus lockdown was Luciana Souza’s appearance in the Folly Jazz Series on March 7.  The Kans...

*Rashida Phillips of the American Jazz Museum chatted with Mike Shanin on KCPT’s Ruckus . *Five musicians representing the Kansas City ...

*Rashida Phillips is the new Executive Director of the American Jazz Museum.  A press release is excerpted below. *The impetus behind M...

Karrin Allyson doesn’t lack ambition.  The jazz-oriented artist who rose to prominence while based in Kansas City collaborates with an im...

*A television station’s report about the American Jazz Museum amplifies the talking points of the institution’s interim director Ralph Ca...

*Yoko Takemura recounts the backstory of the release of Jay McShann’s new Live in Tokyo album for Jazz Tokyo . *Selections by Karrin A...

Kansas City’s jazz scene isn’t merely haunted by its illustrious history.  The formidable legacy of past masters often seems to suffocate...

Even by the standards of an admirably restless artist, Karrin Allyson ’s 2014 concert at the Folly Theater was a startling surprise.  She...

*Logan Richardson’s Blues People is selected as the third best jazz album of 2018 by The New York Times ’ Giovanni Russonel...

Let’s play a jazz version of the “would you rather” parlor game.  Would you rather receive a cumulative 250 spins a week on ...

*Karrin Allyson’s new album Some of That Sunshine was released last week. *Lonnie McFadden was interviewed by Joe Dimino. ...

*Karrin Allyson will perform a free concert during Topeka’s Sunflower Music Festival on Monday, June 12.  Her tour itinerary...

Favorite Performances by Kansas City Artists 1. Marilyn Maye- Quality Hill Playhouse 2. Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle- Ta...

* Soul Jazz Fridays , the new album by Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7, was reviewed by KCUR. *Kemet “The Phantom” Coleman wro...

*Joe Klopus highlights forthcoming concerts by bands led by Karrin Allyson and Bobby Watson in his latest column. *Chepttoo K...

The American Jazz Museum unveiled its forthcoming concert season at the Gem Theater last week.  Formerly known as Jammin’ at ...

*KCUR published a detailed examination of a new collection of 58 previously unreleased Charlie Parker recordings.  * The ...

*Eddie Moore reports that his group’s third album will be issued by Ropeadope . *KC Jazz Lark has a fevered holiday vision . ...

* The Kansas City Star reports that EBT restaurant will close at the end of the month.  The establishment's lounge ha...

Karrin Allyson performed a concert of adult pop at the Folly Theater ten months ago.  I expected her next release to sound ...