The Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra, one of the region’s most robust party bands, performs at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa, Kansas, on Sunday, September 15. The ensemble interprets a classic Tito Puente selection in the embedded video.
Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes
Original image by Plastic Sax.
*The Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra is the subject of a KCUR audio feature.
*Nina Cherry checks in with Chris Hazelton on behalf of Kansas City magazine.
*Joe Dimino interviewed Roberto Magris and Paul Collins of JMood Records.
Now’s the Time: The Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra
Jazz is underrepresented at the Crossroads Music Fest on Saturday, August 26. The presence of the Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra at the annual one-day event helps compensate for the slight. The ensemble’s set was a highlight of the Boulevardia festival in June.
Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes
Original image by Plastic Sax.
*Matt Otto told The Pitch about his new album.
*Dunn Deal, a restaurant operated by Gerald Dunn of the American Jazz Museum, is slated to open in August.
*Reed Jackson reviewed Pat Metheny’s concert at Muriel Kauffman Theatre.
*Dave Scott chatted with Joe Dimino.
*Julie Denesha interviewed Donald Harrison and Stephon Alexander in advance of an event at the Folly Theater.
*Outings by Peter Schlamb’s Electric Tinks and the Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra are included in a recap of the Boulevardia festival.