*A critic for a British newspaper praises Hermon Mehari in a concert review that suggests “our side of the pond is where jazz is at in 2019.”
*Marilyn Maye’s new show in New York is titled “I Wish I Were 90 Again!”.
* Drew Williams and Ben Leifer chatted with Joe Dimino.
*Jazz St. Louis is presenting April and May performances by the Branford Marsalis Quartet, Marcus Strickland with Ron Miles and Matt Wilson, the Brad Mehldau Trio, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Arturo O’Farrill, Jazzmeia Horn and the John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell. Not one of these stars is slated to appear in Kansas City.
*Tweet o’ the Week: UMKC MNL- Are you around campus this week? Check out one (or all) of our exhibits! Floor G: Focusing on Faces, A Life in a Year Part 3 Floor 3: Jay McShann's Kansas City Floor 4: Poetics of Invention, a traveling exhibit from OU
*April’s gig listings are posted at The Kansas City Jazz Calendar.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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