Vine Street Rumble, the longstanding big band led by Kent Rausch, returns to Shawnee Town 1929 on Wednesday, June 24.
Confirmation: Weekly News and Notes
Original image by Plastic Sax.
*A band led by Hermon Mehari performed for the influential Seattle radio station KEXP.
*Late Night Basie, an all-star reimagining of the music of Count Basie, will be released on April 7.
*Butch Miles, a longtime drummer for the Count Basie Orchestra, has died.
*Tweet of the Week: MidContinent Library- Explore the “golden era” of Kansas City Jazz through historic images and audio recordings with Kent Rausch of the Vine Street Rumble Jazz Orchestra. Learn how unique circumstances in the 1930s and 40s led to an enduring Kansas City legacy….Jazz! Register: (link)