Plastic Sax

Esperanza Spalding returns to Kansas City on Friday as a member of Joe Lovano 's US 5. It's the bassist's first appearance in ...

* The Star reports that Skies and Benton's, two hotel restaurants that featured jazz musicians but didn't actively promote the mus...

I gladly paid the five dollar price of admission at a music venue this weekend. Misery ensued. I don't expect to be presented with an aw...

Colorado-based Aakash Mittal performs with his quartet Monday, October 17, at The Blue Room. Without the lovely dancer in tow, Mittal'...

*Black House Improvisors' Collective offers a free download of its most recent performance. * The Star provides a ...

Imagine you intended to form a jazz-based band in Kansas City. Who would you pick to join your ensemble? Jeff Davis chose wisely. The ver...

Do you like New York City? Are you partial to audacious concepts? How do you feel about Dutch saxophonists? This clever Ben Van Gelder ...