Limited edition: ensure your vinyl copy by pre-ordering today. Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, The Horn featuring Sean Jones, Sept. Closed Saturday & Sunday For performances, the ticket office opens 90 minutes prior to showtime. As we move beyond the first twenty years of KCJO’s exis tence and into the next, the future is bright with possibilities of how Kansas City’s jazz tradition will continue to grow,” says Ashlock. 1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108 816.994.7222 Contact Us Ticket Office Hours: Monday Thursday: 10 a.m. With “Moten Swing” as the only song from yesteryear, KCJO’s family of artists penned tunes that are steeped in the riffy, bluesy regional language and also reflective of the creative energy of today. The former carries a lot of weight in the Kansas City jazz community, but with In The Key of KC, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra (KCJO) is paying homage to the past through the creation of new big band works. "At times, jazz is a measured balance of tradition and innovation. This approach allows the band to pay homage to the architects of the Kansas City sound from years past, while concurrently introducing new sonorities informed by the evolution of big band jazz in the 21st century. KCJO's fourth studio presents, for the first time, an album of arrangements by current members of the ensemble, with all but one track an original composition. The official album release party will be held the following night, Saturday, September 23, at the Kauffman Center, kicking off the 2023-24 Signature Series, alongside guest vocalist Eboni Fondren. KCJO sizzles with Wycliffe Gordon by KCMETROPOLIS.Artistic Director Clint Ashlock has announced the upcoming album release of In the Key of KC, Friday September 22, 2023, a project to commemorate the KCJO's twenty y ear anniversary.The orchestra embarked on its first international tour in May 2018, performing at the Swinging Hannover festival in Germany and other concerts in Poland. Since spring of 2013 the orchestra is directed by Clint Ashlock, who succeeded Kerry Strayer. As of 2018, the concert season is held at the large Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. They had played at Unity Temple on the Kansas City Plaza for most of their concerts, but after 5 years they grew to the Folly Theater as well. They connected with audiences through their tributes to Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Woody Herman, and even Kansas City jazz great Count Basie. The state-of-the-art 326 million Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. īy 2008, the orchestra was an 18-piece band. In Kansas City's downtown core, the city expanded the Bartle Hall Convention. In addition to their regular venue, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. To that end, the orchestra incorporated youth outreach and education into their strategy, an initiative entitled JazzWorks! They co-sponsored the third annual Kansas City Kansas Community College Jazz Camp and held clinics at Kansas City schools. Ashlock says this is the first year the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra will be performing in two locations. "Our vision for the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is to be on the same cultural plane as the symphony, the ballet, and the Lyric opera," said Mair when elaborating on a strategy to grow the Orchestra and attract young audiences and musicians," said Mair. In the beginning of the orchestra's performing schedule, they regularly drew audiences of up to 1,000 people. They began with theme-based concerts and a two-concert subscription season. The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra had their debut performance was in 2003. Read more about Kansas City Jazz Orchestra PresentsThe Horn featuring Sean Jones. Mary Mair took the helm as the first executive director. Jim's wife, Mary Mair, was also integral in getting the orchestra started. The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) 1 big band jazz orchestra based in the Kansas City metropolitan area and part of the Kansas City jazz music scene. The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra was founded by Jim Mair and Gene Hall in Kansas City in May 2003 after being inspired by similar jazz orchestras across the United States, though it was primarily modeled after the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) big band jazz orchestra based in the Kansas City metropolitan area and part of the Kansas City jazz music scene. She was a dynamic speaker and she even gave two tickets away (congrats Larabe Joe Alexander) to the upcoming Kansas City Jazz Orchestra performance at the.
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