Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

*The American Jazz Museum’s Rashida Phillips was interviewed by Northeast News and KC Studio.

*Ken Lovern remembers the late Joe Miquelon in a conversation with Joe Dimino.

*The New York Times notes the ongoing interest in Mary Lou Williams’ “Zodiac Suite.”

*Tweet of the Week: Pat Metheny- Today @librarycongress @LibnOfCongress Carla Hayden named ‘Bright Size Life’ among 25 selections as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage. #NatRecRegistry

Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

*Logan Richardson recommends “six albums of endless transformative influence” at the conclusion of an interview with Chris May.

*Gambit checks in with Mike Dillon.

*Tweet of the Week: American Jazz Museum- We've experienced a deep loss in the jazz community, and this one breaks our heart. On Friday, March 6th, Kansas City keyboardist/saxophonist Joe Miquelon passed away. He was in many music ensembles in addition to being an instructor in our Kansas City Jazz Academy program.

*The man behind Plastic Sax has a new podcast.  The first episode of In My Headache includes a discussion of the latest album by the Robert Glasper-led band R+R=Now.

*From KCUR: We're so excited to let you know about our new show! Hermon Mehari, world-renowned jazz musician from the Kansas City area, is bringing his voice and record collection to KCUR's airwaves. The Session with Hermon Mehari is an hour long show that will feature jazz, hip-hop, soul, R&B and beyond. In each episode, Hermon will explore the musical roots of the African diaspora with a curated playlist of songs that influence and inspire him. Jazz fans will feel at home, and the "jazz curious" feel invited. The Session will premiere this Saturday, March 13, at 7 p.m. on KCUR 89.3 We hope you'll tune in!