Plastic Sax

An irreverent and opinionated guide to jazz in Kansas City.

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Now's the Time: "Big Bands Are Better"

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The starpower at Kansas City jazz clubs will be slightly dimmer than usual for much of February.  Many of the town’s heavy hitters are part...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Confirmation: Weekly News & Notes

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*Lori Chandler ponders the relationship between jazz performers and audiences. *An outing by Havilah Bruders and Charles Williams is p...
Sunday, January 27, 2019

Fake Fest

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What would an optimal three-day festival consisting of jazz artists based in or affiliated with Kansas City look lik...
Thursday, January 24, 2019

Now's the Time: Havilah Bruders

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Havilah Bruders is among the many Kansas City musicians who flit between genres.  The vocalist is known to the rock community as a member o...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Confirmation: Weekly News & Notes

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*Karen E. Griffin of the American Jazz Museum hosts Kansas City’s “The Weekly Report” video communiqué. * The Leavenworth...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Concert Review: Al Foster's 75th Birthday Party at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

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I hugged Al Foster last night.  Anyone familiar with my Asperger’s-like traits knows such embraces are out of character for ...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Now's the Time: Lisa Henry

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Vocalist Lisa Henry will join a quartet led by keyboardist Eddie Moore at Polsky Theatre on Sunday, January 20.  The concert is part of t...
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