*An event billed as A Yardbird Homecoming is slated for Friday, August 3. A complete collection of the Dial Records catalog amassed by DeBorah "Dee" Williams will be displayed in the atrium of the American Jazz Museum. Williams, Jayne McShann and Jermaine Reed will speak. Jason Goudeau’s Little Big Band will perform.
*The Marcus Lewis Big Band created a music video for “All Day”.
*Stephen Martin was interviewed by Joe Dimino.
*The editorial board of The Kansas City Star questions why “Kansas City is striding boldly back into the concert game” after the financial debacle that followed last year’s Kansas City Jazz & Heritage Festival.
*Details about next month’s Charlie Parker Celebration continue to be added to the event’s site.
*Tim Whitmer & the KC Express, the Wild Women of Kansas City, B.M.W. and J Love provide the jazz component of the ninth annual Phoenix Fest at The Phoenix on Saturday, July 28.
*The Kansas City Star reports that the Wheatley-Provident hospital building in the Jazz District is slated for renovation.
*The 2018 edition of New York’s annual Charlie Parker Festival includes performances by Charles Tolliver, Gary Bartz, the Bad Plus and Catherine Russell.
*Tweet o’ the Week: Terra Brister- “Yes the community is safe, it’s the people that come into the community that are not safe!” -Jazz Museum, Kansas City
*From a press release: KC Area Youth Jazz is pleased to announce the addition of Media Relations Expert and Kansas City area Radio and Television Personality, Joel Nichols as an official Spokesperson, Concert Emcee, and Media Consultant.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
No comments:
Post a Comment