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Kansas at The NYCB Theatre At Westbury
by Mike Perciaccante
Kansas with special guests Arc & Stones The NYCB Theatre At Westbury Westbury, NY May 29, 2014 In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kansas, with its Americana-heartland-meets-classical-with-a-dash-of-prog-rock sound, owned a large portion of AOR FM airplay. Songs such as Carry On Wayward Son," Song For America," Point Of Know Return," and Dust In The Wind" could be heard blaring from car radios and boom boxes across the country. Touring in celebration of ...
read moreKansas: Proto-Kaw: Early Recordings from Kansas 1971-1973
by Glenn Astarita
Kansas had a multitude of chart topping singles and LPs during the '70s. And were known for melding progressive rock with catchy twists and melodic hooks. However, this recording represents the band during the formative years, consisting of live and studio tracks. While the group’s founder and leader, guitarist Kerry Livgren lays it all out rather nicely in the liners.
The musicians’ midwestern roots presented a fish-out-of-water syndrome. Especially, when considering the period - and the band’s ...
read moreKansas: Somewhere to Elsewhere
by Michael Askounes
After having gone through more roster changes during the 90's than the Pittsburgh Pirates, those old champions of American progressive music - Kansas - have returned with a new CD titled Somewhere to Elsewhere. This version of Kansas contains seven members (Earth, Wind and Fire - call your offices), most notably the distinctive violins of Robby Steinnhardt, Steve Walsh on vox, and hard rockin' Richard Williams on guitar. But the major player in this incarnation of the band is most ...
read moreKansas City Jazz ALIVE Hosts 'Scarcity vs Abundance Mentality' Panel Discussion on March 10th
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Michael Ricci
Join us for lunch Friday, March 10th! Scarcity Mentality vs Abundance Mentality in Jazz Wrapping It All Up! Moving the Kansas City jazz scene into a tangible model 12pm-1:15pm at Westport Coffeehouse Scarcity Mentality is the zero-sum paradigm of life. People with a Scarcity Mentality have a very difficult time sharing recognition and credit, power or profit—even with those who help in the production. They also have a very hard time being genuinely happy for the successes ...
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Kansas City Trombonist And Composer Brian Scarborough Sees His Seeds Of Creativity Bloom With His Debut Album, “Sunflower Song.” Drops August 7th, 2020!
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Outside in Music
Trombonist, composer, and Kansas City native Brian Scarborough releases his debut album, Sunflower Song, a monument to chronicle and celebrate the growth of his musical voice, and mark the beginnings of a group whose identity will only bloom further. Sunflower Song sees the fruition of a composer and improvisor whose voice has grown organically from seeds of inspiration scattered throughout various influences, and spotlights the development of a sound and style as awe-inspiring as the blossoms from which the album ...
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Joel Nichols Joins Kansas City Area Youth Jazz As Spokesperson, Emcee, Consultant
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Christopher Burnett
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. “I’ve known Christopher [Burnett] for many years and look forward to working with KC Area Youth Jazz,” Nichols said. “I’m looking forward to serving the organization as an official spokesperson, concert emcee, and consultant.” An assistant professor of broadcasting for 25 years, Nichols knows the value of ...
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Third Annual Charlie Parker Celebration - August 18 through August 27 - in Kansas City
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All About Jazz
The Celebration of Bird" in Kansas City Continues KC Jazz Clubs, American Jazz Museum, 18th & Vine Jazz District, Lincoln Cemetery (Parker gravesite) and other historical KC locations. The 3rd Annual Kansas City Charlie Parker Celebration (CPC) will again explore and recognize the legacy of one the most influential saxophonists and jazz icons to ever perform. The Celebration, a comprehensive Charlie Parker tribute, continues to grow locally and gain recognition through the U.S. Parker was born in 1920 in Kansas ...
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$27.6 Million Proposed for 18th and Vine in Kansas City
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KCJazzLark By Larry Kopitnik
Probably the earliest efforts to build a jazz hall of fame in Kansas City date to 1969. That group envisioned it near 12th and The Paseo. In 1997, following decades of fits and starts, feints and fights, the jazz museum opened, along with the Negro Leagues museum, the Black Archives and a rebuilt Gem Theater, at a cost of $32 million. The city has contributed ongoing support in the decades since, and rightly so. The Kansas City Museum and Liberty ...
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Kansas City's 18th & Vine Jazz And Blues Festival Talent Line Up Announced
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Artists Recording Collective, LLC
Saturday, October 11 presents the 2014 edition of Kansas City’s 18th & Vine Jazz and Blues Festival. The initial American Jazz Museum Press Conference held on July 23 presented the Official Festival Poster designed by David Terrill; and, announced Headliner Talent featuring Lucky Peterson (Blues), Meshell Ndegeocello (Neo-Soul), Roy Hargrove (Jazz), Midnight Star (R&B Party Band). Announced this week, the festival also features a host of outstanding regional and local talent on a variety of great stages: Main Stage, Gem Theater ...
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Firebird (Single Release) By Kansas City-Based Saxophonist/Composer Christopher Burnett
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Artists Recording Collective, LLC
jny: Kansas City, MO: BurnettMusic.com and the Artists Recording Collective LLC are pleased to present Firebird" (single release) ARC-2581 from the forthcoming album by Christopher L. Burnett, BMI. “Firebird”, the first single, was released on Monday, September 1st exclusively at iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and CD Baby. The CD Baby download features the highly recommended MP3 320 and FLAC lossless audio file formats for discriminating listners. Featuring: Christopher Burnett: alto saxophone/composition; Roger Wilder: piano; Jeff Harshbarger: bass; Clarence Smith: ...
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Jazz Town: Kansas City jazz community looks for ways to improve the scene
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Michael Ricci
They come into jazz with impressive skills and big dreams. But what happens to young musicians when reality catches up to them? There are so many good young players and singers who want to perform jazz, with more coming in all the time. And the veteran performers still need their hard-earned pieces of the pie. As a result, there’s not enough room on the scene—in jny: Kansas City or elsewhere—for all of them to get paid doing it. (That’s just ...
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Kansas City’s jazz community works to hook the next generation
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Michael Ricci
A steady thump of bass quiets the wiggling toddlers and preschoolers gathered in the atrium of the American Jazz Museum. Two-year-old Isaac Newcomer, who’s here from Overland Park with his mom, settles his little legs, too. From up front, close to the upright bass and drums, jazz singer and storyteller Lisa Henry scans the crowd. “Raise your hand if it’s your first time,” she says. “Well, here’s what we do... We move and we groove and we scat and we ...
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Najee To Perform Concert And Tribute In Kansas City
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Artists Recording Collective, LLC
The American Jazz Museum continues on Saturday, February 15th with the second concert in its Jammin' at the Gem" performance series 2013-2014 season with two-time Grammy Award Nominee, the internationally known jazz saxophonist and flautist, Najee, who will perform work from his latest album The Morning After". The full title, The Morning After - A Musical Love Journey (in short “The Morning After”) released by Shanachie Entertainment October 23, 2013, debuted #1 Contemporary Jazz Album on Billboard. As one of ...
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