Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

*The Kansas City musician Marvin Jones has died.

*Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grille in downtown Kansas City will transform into a Harry Potter-themed space for seven days in April.

*Steve Paul filmed a portion of Steve Cardenas’ appearance at recordBar.  Joe Dimino documented Angela Ward Trio’s recent midday show at the Blue Room.

*Marc Myers admires Frank Foster at JazzWax.

*Tweet of the Week: Michael Eaton- I'm in Kansas City on April 20, playing with Second Nature Ensemble for the EMAS series at @CharlotteStreetaround 8:30pm. A great concert series worth your support! SN is a mix of free jazz, new music, and electronic music, aiming to do something different in KC jazz + improv.

Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes

*Joe Dimino filmed portions of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra’s “Bird Lives” concert.

*A television station noted the opening of Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grille in downtown Kansas City.

*The man behind Plastic Sax raves about the latest release by Moor Mother in the new episode of his In My Headache podcast.

*Tweet of the Week: Count Basie Orchestra- Count Basie was a member of Walter Page’s Blue Devils, as well as Bennie Moten’s Orchestra, the band with which Basie first recorded in October 1929.