Plastic Sax
An irreverent and opinionated guide to jazz in Kansas City.
Friday, August 28, 2020
Plastic Sax Has Moved
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New Plastic Sax posts are here .
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Confirmation: Weekly News & Notes
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*Eddie Moore, Hermon Mehari and Jackie Myers are among the musicians paying tribute to Charlie Parker in an episode of Eight One Sixty. *T...
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Call Me Karen
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I was taken aback when I tuned in to a livestream of a jazz gig at a Kansas City nightclub last week. None of the musicians wore masks. Ne...
Friday, August 21, 2020
Now's the Time: Charlie Parker
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One of the most telling indications of Charlie Parker’s status as a pariah during his lifetime is the scarcity of video footage documenting ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Confirmation: Weekly News & Notes
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*Chuck Haddix and Jon McGraw chatted with Steve Kraske about the Charlie Parker centennial for 17 minutes. McGraw also reviewed his initi...
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Double Dealing
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The politician representing the Jazz District on the Kansas City City Council mistakenly cited the Mississippi bluesman Big Joe Williams as ...
Friday, August 14, 2020
Now's the Time: Ben Kynard
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I’m fairly certain the longtime Kansas City resident Ben Kynard is part of the saxophone section of Lionel Hampton’s big band in this lively...
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