JAM Magazine: August/September 1998 Issue: Summer Jazz II

It's (Still)
SUMMERTIME!
And The Jazz in Kansas City is (Always) Sizzlin'
And you thought a summer of hot jazz in KC was coming to a close?

No way. There's still much more in store. Here's Part II of our annual summer roundup.

SUMMIT FEST
WHEN: Friday, August 14, 6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
WHERE: William B. Howard Station Park (downtown Lee's Summit)
TICKETS: Free Admission
INFO: 969-7494

PERFORMERS: Carl Bender Quintet (6:00 p.m.), The Evan Dease Band (6:45), Lee's Summit Citizens Band (7:15), Jazz Plus w/Rosemary Robinson and Mama Ray (8:45), and Pat Morrissey & the Shakehouse Horns (10:00)
The 15th Annual
KC SPIRIT FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, September 4-6
WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park
TICKETS: $8.00 (per day) when purchased in advance at area Texaco Star Marts (while supplies last); $10 per day at the festival gate.
INFO: Spirit Fest Hotline, 1-800-366-FEST(3378); web site: www.spiritfest.org

PERFORMERS: Various Kansas City jazz groups at the Jazz Pavilion; on Sunday's Showcase Stage: Brian Culberston, Rick Braun and KC's Max Groove
The 2nd Annual
18TH & VINE GALA CELEBRATION
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, September 11-12
WHERE: The 18th & Vine Historic District
INFO: 474-VINE

SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
Friday, Sept. 11 (private fund-raising gala) -- Harry Belafonte and Danny Glover (hosts), Ray Charles, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Oleta Adams, Bobby Watson, Mike Metheny, Ahmad Alaadeen, the George Duke Orchestra.
Saturday, Sept. 12 (free, public outdoor concert) -- Patti Austin, Oleta Adams, Bobby Watson, Mike Metheny, the George Duke Orchestra, plus Kansas City jazz musicians TBA.

(Schedules and acts for these events are subject to change.)






	Search our site:		It's (Still) SUMMERTIME! And The Jazz in Kansas City is (Always) Sizzlin' And you thought a summer of hot jazz in KC was coming to a close? No way. There's still much more in store. Here's Part II of our annual summer roundup. SUMMIT FEST WHEN: Friday, August 14, 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. WHERE: William B. Howard Station Park (downtown Lee's Summit) TICKETS: Free Admission INFO: 969-7494 PERFORMERS: Carl Bender Quintet (6:00 p.m.), The Evan Dease Band (6:45), Lee's Summit Citizens Band (7:15), Jazz Plus w/Rosemary Robinson and Mama Ray (8:45), and Pat Morrissey & the Shakehouse Horns (10:00) The 15th Annual KC SPIRIT FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Sunday, September 4-6 WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park TICKETS: $8.00 (per day) when purchased in advance at area Texaco Star Marts (while supplies last); $10 per day at the festival gate. INFO: Spirit Fest Hotline, 1-800-366-FEST(3378); web site: www.spiritfest.org PERFORMERS: Various Kansas City jazz groups at the Jazz Pavilion; on Sunday's Showcase Stage: Brian Culberston, Rick Braun and KC's Max Groove The 2nd Annual 18TH & VINE GALA CELEBRATION WHEN: Friday-Saturday, September 11-12 WHERE: The 18th & Vine Historic District INFO: 474-VINE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR: Friday, Sept. 11 (private fund-raising gala) -- Harry Belafonte and Danny Glover (hosts), Ray Charles, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Oleta Adams, Bobby Watson, Mike Metheny, Ahmad Alaadeen, the George Duke Orchestra. Saturday, Sept. 12 (free, public outdoor concert) -- Patti Austin, Oleta Adams, Bobby Watson, Mike Metheny, the George Duke Orchestra, plus Kansas City jazz musicians TBA. (Schedules and acts for these events are subject to change.) RETURN TO AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1998 MAIN INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors 1996-2001. All rights reserved.