*Details about the Mutual Musicians Foundation's “Jazz: No Language Required Bloggers Tour" are available here. KC Jazz Lark opines on the event.
*The Kansas City Star notes the new legal status of The Ship.
*Doug Talley reports that The Chess Players: The Music of Wayne Shorter, his quartet's fifth album, will be released on June 21. The band performs at Zona Rosa on Thursday, June 19, at Take Five Coffee + Bar on Saturday, June 21, and at the Blue Room on July 5.
*The Pitch recommends Brian Steever's gig at Westport Coffee House.
*Clint Ashlock posted another interesting entry to his blog.
*Earlier this week, Chris Burnett advised Plastic Sax that "(w)e are going into the studio this morning. We will begin recording my new CD."
*Todd Wilkinson uploaded a 53-minute video of a 1998 Boko Maru performance at Fedora's to YouTube.
*KCUR offers a timeline of the Black Archives of Mid-America.
*Joe Dimino interviewed Tampa-based vocalist for his Neon Jazz podcast.
*Tweet o' the Week: Ryan Heinlein- Wow! @PorchFestKC was wonderful. Highlight of the year for us. It was everything we love about our city. Thank you for having us!
*Comment o' the Week: Gary- it's a weekly hour but below it states the event is 7:30-9, the time must fly!
*From a press release: This summer nineteen University of Kansas students will share their extraordinary talents on the international stage when they embark on a whirlwind European tour. In early July, KU Jazz Ensemble I will play eight shows in eleven days, with dates in France, Germany and Switzerland - including appearances by invitation at two of the world’s most prestigious jazz festivals - the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Jazz À Vienne Festival. The ensemble and its director, Dan Gailey, will be joined on all performances by two very special guests - celebrated Kansas City-based jazz vocalist Deborah Brown and Steve Leisring, world-renowned trumpeter and KU faculty. Local audiences can preview selections from the repertoire for the European dates at a special kick-off concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3 at the Lied Center of Kansas, sponsored by the KU School of Music and the Lied Center of Kansas. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required…
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
Nice pic of one of Big John's yard sculptures, but maybe a little too close?
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite tunes on the ipod is dan gailey's "point, no point." I think KU's band is exceptional... and we can see them for free? on the eve of day off from work? count me in! - mike t.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe not close enough.
ReplyDeletei keep waiting for his army to wake up and take over one day.. but they're all good protectors who like human I think
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