Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

*Jazz at Lincoln Center created a 17-minute video portrait of Kansas City’s jazz scene.

*Adam Larson was interviewed by Nick Spacek for The Pitch.

*Jon Poses, the raconteur behind the We Always Swing concert series in Columbia, Missouri, is the subject of an All About Jazz feature.

*Joe Dimino captured footage of a Lynn Zimmer performance.

*Details about the Hannover Jazz Orchestra’s forthcoming visit to Kansas City are here.

*Tweet of the Week: MCC Kansas City- Jazz in the Valley, a free festival at MCC-Penn Valley, will be held rain/shine, 6-9 pm, Sept 30. Musicians include: Minus2, Jim Lower Big Band, Eddie Moore and a popup Jazz Academy performance at 5 pm. Free parking. Event will move inside if raining. (link)

Now’s the Time: The Jim Lower Trio

Aficionados of mainstream swing can ring in the new year with the Jim Lower Trio in the Orion Room at Green Lady Lounge on Friday, December 31.  

Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

*A Condé Nast Traveler feature suggests Green Lady Lounge is “arguably the best place to catch live jazz in the city.”

*Nate Nall shared a track from his forthcoming album.

*Joe Dimino interviewed Jim Lower and Tim Reid, Jr.

*Tweet of the Week: American Jazz Museum: JOB ALERT The American Jazz Museum is officially hiring the following positions: Grant Writer (Contract); External Affairs/Membership & Donor Relations Associate (Part-Time); Museum Accountant (Part-Time). More information here.