JAM Magazine: June/July 1999 Issue: KC's Hot Summer Sounds

It's Time To
Get Jazzed!
ON KC'S HOT SUMMER SOUNDS

Summer is a great time to be in Kansas City. Especially if you're big on music. Several notable jazz-related events are on tap for the summer of '99. Here's a look at what's in store.

THE CORPORATE WOODS JAZZ FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 11-13
WHERE: Corporate Woods Park (North)
TICKETS: Free admission
INFO: 234-STAR(7827); enter "JAZZ" (5299)

Friday, June 11
5:30 - 11:00 p.m.
Ervin Brown Quartet, The New Red Onion Jazz Babies, Boko Maru
Saturday, June 12
5:30 - 11:00 p.m.
Doug Talley Quartet, Dan Doran Group, Sharon James/Lloyd Schad/Vince Bilardo Big Band
Sunday, June 13
3:30 - 9:00 p.m.
South Overland Park Rotary All-Star Youth Jazz Band, Sons of Brasil, Ida McBeth

THE PARKVILLE JAZZ & FINE ARTS RIVER JAM
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, June 18-19
WHERE: English Landing Park (Parkville)
TICKETS: Free admission
INFO: 505-2227

Friday, June 18
6:00 - 11:30 p.m.
Pete Eye Trio w/Rob Richardson, James Whitney & the Salt & Pepper Band, Hal Wakes
Saturday, June 19
2:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Parkville Community Band, Tim Whitmer & the KC Express, Max Groove, Pat Morrissey w/Boko Maru & the Shake House Horns, Dan Doran

THE JAZZ LOVER'S PUB CRAWL (R)
WHEN: Thursday, June 24, 8:00 p.m. to midnight
WHERE: Multiple venues in & around KC
TICKETS: Ticketmaster at 931-3330 or at participating clubs
BUS INFO: They start rolling at 8:00 p.m. from designated hubs

Featured performers include: Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Boko Maru, Lonnie McFadden, Queen Bey, Paul Smith, Max Groove, Everette DeVan, Soul Bandit, Angela Hagenbach, Mama Ray, Rich Van Sant, Luqman Hamza and others. See full page ad in this issue for complete details.

THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 25-27
WHERE: Crown Center
TICKETS/Central Ticket Office: 816-235-2700
UPDATES & INFO/Sprint Hotline: 1-888-Fest-111
PATRON TICKETS, PARTY TENTS, VIP AREAS & GENERAL INFO: 816-931-2022

Friday, June 25
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Norman Hedman's Tropique, Karrin Allyson, Chick Corea & Origin
Saturday, June 26
2:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble, Gerald Spaits, Dena DeRose, David Sanchez Quintet, Chucho Valdes, Kenny Garrett Quintet, Bobby McFerrin w/Astral Project
Sunday, June 27
2:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Junk Jam '99 w/Don Knaack the Junkman, Dunn/Freeman Mix, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Turre w/strings, Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau, Kevin Mahogany

THE KANSAS CITY BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, July 16-18
WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park
INFO/TO ORDER TICKETS: 800-530-KCMO
WEB SITE/TICKET PURCHASE/INFO: http://www.kcbluesjazz.org

JAZZ STAGE
Friday, June 16
6:00 p.m. - TBA
7:10 p.m. - Boko Maru
8:25 p.m. - Diana Krall
10:10 p.m. - Cubanisimo
Saturday, June 17
1:15 p.m. - TBA
2:25 p.m. - TBA
3:40 p.m. - Max Groove
5:05 p.m. - Lee Oskar
6:30 p.m. - Wayman Tisdale
8:15 p.m. - Mighty Blue Kings
10:00 p.m. - Illinois Jacquet Big Band
Sunday, June 18
1:00 p.m. - TBA
2:10 p.m. - Alaadeen & Group 21
3:20 p.m. - TBA
4:40 p.m. - Astral Project
6:25 p.m. - Joe Sample
8:10 p.m. - Michael Franks

BLUES STAGE
Friday, June 16
6:00 p.m. - Fast Johnny Ricker
7:10 p.m. - Jimmy D. Lane
8:30 p.m. - Boozoo Chavis
10:00 p.m. - TBA
Saturday, June 17
1:00 p.m. - Blues Society Winner
2:10 p.m. - TBA
3:25 p.m. - Lionel Young Band
4:40 p.m. - TBA
6:00 p.m. - Magic Slim & the Teardrops
7:45 p.m. - Otis Rush
9:30 p.m. - Staple Singers
Sunday, June 18
1:15 p.m. - TBA
2:25 p.m. - TBA
3:40 p.m. - Kelley Hunt
5:05 p.m. - Tommy Castro
6:50 p.m. - The Ike Turner Revue
8:35 p.m. - Bobby Womack

HERITAGE STAGE
Friday, June 16
6:15 p.m. - Mayfield Towns Allstar Youth Band
7:30 p.m. - Brody Buster
9:00 p.m. - Claude "Fiddler" Williams
Saturday, June 17
5:05 p.m. - Logan Richarson Quintet
6:05 p.m. - De Ja Vouz
7:10 p.m. - John Mooney
8:30 p.m. - Joshua Nelson & Michael Charles
Sunday, June 18
5:05 p.m. - Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble
6:05 p.m. - Myra Taylor
7:10 p.m. - Frankie Lee
8:30 p.m. - Heavenly Bound Travelers & & Joshua Nelson

SOUL SCHOOL
Saturday, June 17
1:30 p.m. - TBA
2:30 p.m. - Honeyboy Edwards
4:00 p.m. - Jimmy D. Lane
Sunday, June 18
1:30 p.m. - TBA
2:30 p.m. - Lee Oskar
4:00 p.m. - Alaadeen w/Paseo Academy Trio

SUMMIT FEST
WHEN: Friday, August 13
WHERE: William B. Howard Park (Lee's Summit)
TICKETS: Free Admission
INFO: 969-7494

6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Boulevard Big Band, Ervin Brown Quartet w/Lisa Thomas, Evan Dease Band, Boko Maru; (the Brad Votava Quartet performs between each set)

THE KC SPIRIT FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, September 3-5
WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park
INFO: 221-4444
WEB SITE: www.spiritfest.org
Featured performers include: David Sanborn, Buckwheat Zydeco and others.

...AND IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR SOME JAZZY SUMMER DAY-TRIPS

June 5 (11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.) -- The 4th Annual Coleman Hawkins Neighborhood Festival (Topeka, KS) featuring Marcus Belgrave, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Dan St. Marseille, Dennis Mitchelltree, Dan Kozak and others. Call 785-234-0430.
June 10-13 -- The Smokey Hill River Festival (Salina, KS) featuring Bela Fleck and others. Call 785-826-7410.
June 12 (noon-10:30 p.m.) -- The 1st Annual Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival (St. Joseph, MO) featuring Lisa Henry, Everette DeVan, Boko Maru, Horace Washington, Frank Smith and others. Call 816-233-4640.
Sept. 5-6 (Labor Day Weekend) -- The 4th Annual Greater Des Moines Good Times Jazz Festival (Des Moines, IA) featuring KC's New Red Onion Jazz Babies, The Cakewalkin' Jass Band (Toledo, OH), The Party Gras Dixieland Band (Des Moines, IA/host band) and others. Free admission. Call 515-271-7563.
Sept. 16-19 -- The Eureka Springs Jazz Festival (Eureka Springs, AR) featuring (tentatively) Claude "Fiddler" Williams, the Afro-Rican Ensemble, the Jack Mitchell Big Band and others. Call 501-253-6258.

(Schedules and acts for the above events are subject to change. Call listed phone numbers for the most current information. -- Ed.)

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	Search our site:		It's Time To Get Jazzed! ON KC'S HOT SUMMER SOUNDS Summer is a great time to be in Kansas City. Especially if you're big on music. Several notable jazz-related events are on tap for the summer of '99. Here's a look at what's in store. THE CORPORATE WOODS JAZZ FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 11-13 WHERE: Corporate Woods Park (North) TICKETS: Free admission INFO: 234-STAR(7827); enter "JAZZ" (5299) Friday, June 11 5:30 - 11:00 p.m. Ervin Brown Quartet, The New Red Onion Jazz Babies, Boko Maru Saturday, June 12 5:30 - 11:00 p.m. Doug Talley Quartet, Dan Doran Group, Sharon James/Lloyd Schad/Vince Bilardo Big Band Sunday, June 13 3:30 - 9:00 p.m. South Overland Park Rotary All-Star Youth Jazz Band, Sons of Brasil, Ida McBeth THE PARKVILLE JAZZ & FINE ARTS RIVER JAM WHEN: Friday-Saturday, June 18-19 WHERE: English Landing Park (Parkville) TICKETS: Free admission INFO: 505-2227 Friday, June 18 6:00 - 11:30 p.m. Pete Eye Trio w/Rob Richardson, James Whitney & the Salt & Pepper Band, Hal Wakes Saturday, June 19 2:00 - 11:00 p.m. Parkville Community Band, Tim Whitmer & the KC Express, Max Groove, Pat Morrissey w/Boko Maru & the Shake House Horns, Dan Doran THE JAZZ LOVER'S PUB CRAWL (R) WHEN: Thursday, June 24, 8:00 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Multiple venues in & around KC TICKETS: Ticketmaster at 931-3330 or at participating clubs BUS INFO: They start rolling at 8:00 p.m. from designated hubs Featured performers include: Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Boko Maru, Lonnie McFadden, Queen Bey, Paul Smith, Max Groove, Everette DeVan, Soul Bandit, Angela Hagenbach, Mama Ray, Rich Van Sant, Luqman Hamza and others. See full page ad in this issue for complete details. THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 25-27 WHERE: Crown Center TICKETS/Central Ticket Office: 816-235-2700 UPDATES & INFO/Sprint Hotline: 1-888-Fest-111 PATRON TICKETS, PARTY TENTS, VIP AREAS & GENERAL INFO: 816-931-2022 Friday, June 25 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. Norman Hedman's Tropique, Karrin Allyson, Chick Corea & Origin Saturday, June 26 2:00 - 11:00 p.m. Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble, Gerald Spaits, Dena DeRose, David Sanchez Quintet, Chucho Valdes, Kenny Garrett Quintet, Bobby McFerrin w/Astral Project Sunday, June 27 2:00 - 11:00 p.m. Junk Jam '99 w/Don Knaack the Junkman, Dunn/Freeman Mix, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Turre w/strings, Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau, Kevin Mahogany THE KANSAS CITY BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Sunday, July 16-18 WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park INFO/TO ORDER TICKETS: 800-530-KCMO WEB SITE/TICKET PURCHASE/INFO: http://www.kcbluesjazz.org JAZZ STAGE Friday, June 16 6:00 p.m. - TBA 7:10 p.m. - Boko Maru 8:25 p.m. - Diana Krall 10:10 p.m. - Cubanisimo Saturday, June 17 1:15 p.m. - TBA 2:25 p.m. - TBA 3:40 p.m. - Max Groove 5:05 p.m. - Lee Oskar 6:30 p.m. - Wayman Tisdale 8:15 p.m. - Mighty Blue Kings 10:00 p.m. - Illinois Jacquet Big Band Sunday, June 18 1:00 p.m. - TBA 2:10 p.m. - Alaadeen & Group 21 3:20 p.m. - TBA 4:40 p.m. - Astral Project 6:25 p.m. - Joe Sample 8:10 p.m. - Michael Franks BLUES STAGE Friday, June 16 6:00 p.m. - Fast Johnny Ricker 7:10 p.m. - Jimmy D. Lane 8:30 p.m. - Boozoo Chavis 10:00 p.m. - TBA Saturday, June 17 1:00 p.m. - Blues Society Winner 2:10 p.m. - TBA 3:25 p.m. - Lionel Young Band 4:40 p.m. - TBA 6:00 p.m. - Magic Slim & the Teardrops 7:45 p.m. - Otis Rush 9:30 p.m. - Staple Singers Sunday, June 18 1:15 p.m. - TBA 2:25 p.m. - TBA 3:40 p.m. - Kelley Hunt 5:05 p.m. - Tommy Castro 6:50 p.m. - The Ike Turner Revue 8:35 p.m. - Bobby Womack HERITAGE STAGE Friday, June 16 6:15 p.m. - Mayfield Towns Allstar Youth Band 7:30 p.m. - Brody Buster 9:00 p.m. - Claude "Fiddler" Williams Saturday, June 17 5:05 p.m. - Logan Richarson Quintet 6:05 p.m. - De Ja Vouz 7:10 p.m. - John Mooney 8:30 p.m. - Joshua Nelson & Michael Charles Sunday, June 18 5:05 p.m. - Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble 6:05 p.m. - Myra Taylor 7:10 p.m. - Frankie Lee 8:30 p.m. - Heavenly Bound Travelers & & Joshua Nelson SOUL SCHOOL Saturday, June 17 1:30 p.m. - TBA 2:30 p.m. - Honeyboy Edwards 4:00 p.m. - Jimmy D. Lane Sunday, June 18 1:30 p.m. - TBA 2:30 p.m. - Lee Oskar 4:00 p.m. - Alaadeen w/Paseo Academy Trio SUMMIT FEST WHEN: Friday, August 13 WHERE: William B. Howard Park (Lee's Summit) TICKETS: Free Admission INFO: 969-7494 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. Boulevard Big Band, Ervin Brown Quartet w/Lisa Thomas, Evan Dease Band, Boko Maru; (the Brad Votava Quartet performs between each set) THE KC SPIRIT FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Sunday, September 3-5 WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park INFO: 221-4444 WEB SITE: www.spiritfest.org Featured performers include: David Sanborn, Buckwheat Zydeco and others. ...AND IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR SOME JAZZY SUMMER DAY-TRIPS June 5 (11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.) -- The 4th Annual Coleman Hawkins Neighborhood Festival (Topeka, KS) featuring Marcus Belgrave, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Dan St. Marseille, Dennis Mitchelltree, Dan Kozak and others. Call 785-234-0430. June 10-13 -- The Smokey Hill River Festival (Salina, KS) featuring Bela Fleck and others. Call 785-826-7410. June 12 (noon-10:30 p.m.) -- The 1st Annual Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival (St. Joseph, MO) featuring Lisa Henry, Everette DeVan, Boko Maru, Horace Washington, Frank Smith and others. Call 816-233-4640. Sept. 5-6 (Labor Day Weekend) -- The 4th Annual Greater Des Moines Good Times Jazz Festival (Des Moines, IA) featuring KC's New Red Onion Jazz Babies, The Cakewalkin' Jass Band (Toledo, OH), The Party Gras Dixieland Band (Des Moines, IA/host band) and others. Free admission. Call 515-271-7563. Sept. 16-19 -- The Eureka Springs Jazz Festival (Eureka Springs, AR) featuring (tentatively) Claude "Fiddler" Williams, the Afro-Rican Ensemble, the Jack Mitchell Big Band and others. Call 501-253-6258. (Schedules and acts for the above events are subject to change. Call listed phone numbers for the most current information. -- Ed.) RETURN TO JUNE 1999 MAIN INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors 1996-2001. 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