*The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra's 2013-14 season has been announced.
*The Pitch reports that the Broadway Jazz Club will open this fall.
*KC Jazz Lark explains how the lineup for the forthcoming Prairie Village Jazz Festival was assembled.
*The goal of a Kickstarter campaign for a musical about Myra Taylor is $14,000.
*Steve Lambert is the latest musician to be interviewed by Joe Dimino for Neon Jazz.
*The Green Lady Lounge has a Tumblr account.
*Here's an early review of Chuck Haddix's Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker.
*The Pitch reminds readers that Lonnie McFadden appears every Friday at the Phoenix.
*The gist of a press release issued by the American Jazz Museum: "A portion of the proceeds" of the 2014 Jazz Cruise "will support The American Jazz Museum."
*Tweet o' the Week: kcjazzlark- No empty seats at Take Five for Andy McGhie, sax, Hermon Mehari, trumpet, Peter Schlamb, vibes, Karl McComas-Reichl, bass, Ryan Lee, drums
*Comment o' the Week: tjjazzpiano- Awesome line up at the PV festival. It's nice to see a great mix of local and national talent.
*From a press release: Few artists could record two albums over the course of one week in different musical genres, with disparate personnel, and at separate studios. Yet New York City-based pianist Eldar Djangirov has done just that, and proven himself musically ambidextrous as evidenced by two remarkable, self-produced recordings for his debut on the maverick, multi-Grammy nominated Motéma Music this April and May. Eldar's Breakthrough, recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City, releases April 9. Like the 26-year-old's 2009 disc Virtue, it features his long-standing touring trio with bassist Armando Gola and drummer Ludwig Afonso. Breakthrough breaks through to reinforce just how powerful and poignant a road tested jazz trio of young lions can be… Bach/Brahms/Prokofiev, recorded solo at Manhattan Center Studios and available May 14, marks the pianist's second solo release, and his debut album in the classical genre.
*From a press release: Alaadeen Enterprises Inc. (AEI) Jazz Education Re-Launch, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, (the late and world renowned Alaadeen’s 79th birthday), under a tent next to the Charlie Parker Memorial at 18th and Vine. This FREE event will have performances + a jam session (7 p.m.) + Najee, Kevin Mahogany & Matt Kane Skyping. Others: Luqman Hamza, Bobby Watson, Dennis Winslett, Harold O’Neal, youth & many more esteemed musicians + Mayor Sly James + a Who’s Who of the cultural arts community. Hot tunes & cool tents for shade! Announcing major educational initiatives for music students.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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