Category Archives: Jazz

Year-End Specials!

Posted on 26 December 2010 by Don Adams

You may have read my excuses elsewhere on the Web: school has crowded out other forms of cultural life for me since August. But I — and you! — have a chance to make up for it this week, as … Continue reading →

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Snuff Jazz Hosts Sait Arat

Posted on 14 October 2010 by Don Adams

One of Kansas City’s most creative musicians I try not to miss, Mark Southerland often produces performances under the rubric Snuff Jazz. Last time I caught him — he performs so often, I fail in my ambition — was at … Continue reading →

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Do you hear The Sound?

Posted on 2 September 2010 by Don Adams

Was it the heat? The fact that I was dashing to get into grad school — then reading my first 1,000 pages? (Gulp!) Hitting the bottom of my personal recession? (One hopes…) Getting put back into a cast for last … Continue reading →

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Ahmad Alaadeen R.I.P.

Posted on 15 August 2010 by Don Adams

This just announced by the Mutual Musicians Foundation: Memorial Services for Ahmad Alaadeen Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at 10 A.M. Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel 4000 Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard 816-861-3030 12:30 P.M. Graveside and Internment at the National Cemetery in … Continue reading →

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Alternative Jazz @ the RecordBar: Sailing Twice a Month,

Posted on 8 June 2010 by Don Adams

Two Sundays each month, I make my way to the recordBar for the “Alternative Jazz Series” programmed by bassist Jeff Harshbarger: once for People’s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City, and a second time for — well, that depends; … Continue reading →

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New Jazz Order: Does Size Matter?

Posted on 26 May 2010 by Don Adams

Whenever you’re not scheduled on Tuesday night: go here! Continue reading →

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Pablo Sanhueza Latin Jazz Quintet — Plus One

Posted on 22 May 2010 by Don Adams

Destiny led me to the Afro-Latin jazz ensemble, Makusa, less than two weeks after I drove into Kansas City from California in 2008. That, and the Rhythm & Ribs jazz festival (canceled in 2009, due to a shortfall in local … Continue reading →

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Shay Estes and Trio ALL

Posted on 22 May 2010 by Don Adams

Just a few months ago, someone new (to me) came into my sights: the gifted and versatile keyboardist, Mark Lowrey. He’ll be popping up often in KC Performs! But since I’m starting up now, I’m focusing first on his latest … Continue reading →

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“Battleship Potemkin” Brought to Life by People’s Liberation Big Band

Posted on 2 May 2010 by Don Adams

OK, I was a sucker for the name; but as soon as I heard there was a “People’s Liberation Big Band” in Kansas City, I had to hear them!  Better yet, they performed most regularly within walking distance of my … Continue reading →

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