*KC Jazz Lark lambasts the flippant rejection of jazz in the press release that announces the end of the Jazz in the Woods festival and the debut of SoJo Summerfest.
*Matt Otto’s new album Soliloquy is reviewed by a critic for KCUR.
*Joe Klopus previewed Ernie Krivda’s performance at the Blue Room for The Kansas City Star. The Pitch also touts the gig.
*Bobby Watson surveys Kansas City’s music scene in a trailer for a new documentary.
*An Associated Press feature promotes the Blue Room.
*Matt Hopper is part of a crowdfunding campaign to finance a trip to Brazil.
*Tweet o’ the Week: Graveley Lab- Favorite new jazz album…Logan Richardson’s “Shift”. wicked good!
*Comment o’ the Week: Anonymous- I presume the eight musicians split the door to make a whopping fifty bucks each. "Pro Musicians" should stop working for less than $100 per performance. Musicians accepting this INSULT for the last twenty years has lowered the bar for every player to come from now on.
*From a press release: Congregation Beth Torah proudly announces a performance by Dan Thomas and some of KC’s finest jazz musicians featuring the music of Fiddler on the Roof. June 18th, 2016 at 7:30 pm… The performance will be held at Congregation Beth Torah, as a fundraiser for the Congregation… Tickets are available for patrons at $100/ticket, and general admission is $50/ticket.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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