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Concert Review: Dawson Jones at Green Lady Lounge

March 16, 2025 William Brownlee

Original image of Dawson Jones and Pete Fucinaro by Plastic Sax.

While the Phoenix has long served up jazz-ish brunches, Green Lady Lounge recently resumed offering performances of undiluted jazz on Saturday mornings. Saturday appearances by vibraphonist Dawson Jones currently run from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. 

With no televisions, bright lights or rambunctious children to interfere with recovery from Friday night revelries, Green Lady Lounge is an ideal place to ease into Saturday. The heavenly sound of vibraphone provides a comforting soundtrack for indulging in the hair of the dog or merely sipping coffee.

Dawson’s conception differs from the approaches taken by the prominent Kansas City vibraphonists Mike Dillon, Isaiah Petrie and Peter Schlamb. Accompanied by bassist Andrew Voggesser on March 8 and saxophonist Pete Fucinaro on March 15, Dawson’s sublime sound is reminiscent of Gary Burton.

Voggessor’s aggressiveness waylaid any opportunity for tweeness on material including an imaginative contrafact of Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation.” A week later, Fucinaro tackled a contrafact of “How Deep is the Ocean” as if his life depended on it.

The performances merited rousing ovations. Yet only a pair of diehards showed up to the opening sets. Not only were the regulars present for an experience unique to Kansas City, they knew that the good times were just getting started. The room gradually fills up before the final notes are played at 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Tags Kansas City, jazz, Green Lady Lounge, Dawson Jones, Pete Fucinaro, The Phoenix

Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

August 17, 2022 William Brownlee

Original image by Plastic Sax.

*The Spotlight: Charlie Parker initiative tops The Kansas City Star’s weekly entertainment advisory.

*David Basse is teaching an online course about Kansas City jazz at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University.

*Kansas City’s Aryana Nemati receives a credit on a sanctioned live recording by singer-songwriter Father John Misty.

*Joe Dimino shares conversations with Daniel Dissmore and Dawson Jones.

*The jazz portion of the lineup of the San Jose Summer Fest boasts saxophone heavyweights Gary Bartz, Donald Harrison Jr., Charles McPherson and Bobby Watson.  A preview published by radio station KQED suggests that the event is a de facto tribute to Charlie Parker.

*Tweet of the Week: Jeff Zdanowicz- The Black Dolphin and the Green Lady Lounge. Nothing but good cocktails and great jazz! You should check it out!

Tags Kansas City, jazz, Charlie Parker, David Basse, Aryana Nemati, Daniel Dissmore, Dawson Jones, Green Lady Lounge, Black Dolphin