Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Confirmation: Weekly News & Notes






















*This site is dedicated to music. Nevertheless, when a horrific and mysterious crime scene is discovered just a block from the American Jazz Museum at the Jazz District Apartments, it merits a mention in this space.

*KCUR's KC Currents talked to local jazz fan Elmer Jackson. Download the program here. The jazz segment begins around the 44:00 mark. Look for Plastic Sax's assessment of the Blue Note Records listening party at the Blue Room in a post next week.

*Of the seven Kansas City-related jazz nominees at this year's Grammy Awards, only Bob Brookmeyer triumphed Sunday. He contributed to the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's Monday Night Live.

(Original image by Plastic Sax.)

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks for the mention, Bill! People are welcome to listen to the whole show, but there's also a direct link to the Elmer Jackson story here:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kcur/.artsmain/article/11/77/1467819/KCUR.Arts./Blue.Note.Records.Through.the.Years/

Take care,
Sylvia, KC Currents

Happy In Bag said...

Thanks, Sylvia. Sorry I didn't get to say hello to you at the Blue Room on Tuesday. I was too portly to navigate the tight quarters to reach you at that back table.

Unknown said...

Yeah . . . I was wedged in pretty far back! Didn't see you . . .