*The Kansas City Star and KCUR reported on the death of Kevin Mahogany.
*The 2018 edition of the Jazz in the Woods festival has been canceled. Event organizers blame the setback on “funding restrictions.”
*Stan Kessler was interviewed by Joe Dimino.
*The Kansas City Star provides footage of a “Merry Bassmass” event at the Black Dolphin.
*Michael Pagán, the Music Department Chair at Ottawa University, discusses the institution’s “All-Steinway” designation.
*The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra’s annual holiday concert was previewed in KCUR’s Band of the Week segment.
*Mike Corrigan created a crowd-funding campaign to acquire John Jackson’s saxophone.
*Tweet o’ the Week: Marcus Lewis- Who said Jazz is Dead? #mlbb #brassandboujee
*Comment o’ the Week: Anonymous- Good choice. John Scott has done so much to invigorate the scene... and despite what some cynics will say, it's not all B3!
*From a press release: World-traveled vocalist Deborah Brown will be the Jan. 28 featured artist as part of the Carlsen Center Presents series at Johnson County Community College… Brown has recorded 16 CD’s under her own name... Performing with her in Polsky Theatre are… Rod Fleeman, guitar; Joe Cartwright, piano; Ben Leifer, bass; and Michael Warren, drums.
(Original image of the Hermon Mehari Quintet performing at Polsky Theatre on Sunday by Plastic Sax.)
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