Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Confirmation: Weekly News & Notes
*KC Jazz Lark documents the debut of the People's Liberation Big Band at Take Five Coffee + Bar's new location.
*Anita Dixon made a television appearance to promote the centennial anniversary of the Mutual Musicians Foundation.
*Jazz students representing UMKC's Conservatory of Music and Dance perform at the 3:50 mark on a televised news program.
*"A Risk I Take" , another track from Chris Burnett's forthcoming album, is available at CDBaby.
*The Pitch cosigns Rob Scheps' latest barnstorming tour of the Kansas City area.
*Christ Community church hosts the Brookside Jazz Festival on Friday, November 7.
*Joe Dimino interviewed Bob Mintzer for his Neon Jazz podcast.
*Tweet o' the Week: Pete Weber- Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub were excellent on our show, and incredibly great guys off stage. #jazz #guitar
*From Fanny Dunfee: Jazz musician, composer, educator Donivan Bailey has been selected as a Master educator in the Alaadeen Jazz Master/Apprentice Program for 2014/2015. Bailey has chosen and begun work with his Apprentice Jarred Stangohr. The Master/Apprentice pair has established a learning agreement to guide their work together through the Apprenticeship Program with activities scheduled throughout the year, based on the Alaadeen Method Of Instruction™... The 2013 Program sponsored Donivan Bailey and Dennis Winslett as Masters.
*From Johnson County Community College: Chris Botti, who won a Grammy in 2013 for best pop instrumental album, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Johnson County Community College… Tickets… are $120, $60 and $50… Botti is a multiple gold and platinum performer who has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. He has recorded and performed with artists who include Sting, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael BublĂ©, Paul Smith, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Frank Sinatra.
*The Kansas City Jazz Calendar has been updated.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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