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Summer may be the slow season for jazz, but already the seeds of a great fall, winter and spring for jazz in Kansas City have been planted. /p p The Folly Jazz Series has been unveiled, and it #x2019;s a strong one, with some exciting surprises. And the Folly Theater also has an off-series jazz concert that #x2019;s guaranteed to please. But we #x2019;ll tell you about that one after we talk about the series. The offerings are: /p p bull; nbsp; span class= bold Vijay Iyer Trio, /span Oct. 19: Pianist and composer Iyer is one of the most striking accommodation holidays majorca creative forces to emerge in the last decade. His music is intricate yet soulful #x2014; it might seem strange at first, but you #x2019;ll warm to it considerably with a little listening. Don #x2019;t miss this one. /p p bull; nbsp; span class= bold Anat Cohen Quartet, /span Dec. 14: Cohen is a gifted reed artist from Tel Aviv via New York, and a member of a musical family that also includes the busy trumpeter Avishai accommodation holidays majorca Cohen. She #x2019;s made a splash on tenor saxophone and a much bigger splash on clarinet. /p p span class= bold bull; nbsp;James Carter Organ Trio, /span Jan. 25: Multi-reedman Carter can evoke the whole history of the saxophone in one solo. This trio, with organ and drums, is a lean and mean vehicle that should be perfect for his shouting, singing horns. /p p span class= accommodation holidays majorca bold bull; nbsp;Kenny Garrett accommodation holidays majorca Quartet, /span Feb. 15: The fiery alto saxophonist returns. He was one a young lion with Art Blakey and Miles Davis, but now he #x2019;s an influence in his own right. /p p bull; nbsp; span class= bold Matthew Rybicki Trio, /span March 9: Bassist Rybicki seems like the #x201C;unknown #x201D; accommodation holidays majorca of the bunch, but he may not seem that way for long. He #x2019;s a strong player and composer associated with Jazz at Lincoln Center. He #x2019;s promised to invite some Kansas City guest musicians. /p p bull; nbsp; span class= bold Eliane Elias, /span April 13: The pianist and vocalist from Brazil is now one of the principal figures in Brazilian jazz. Now the delicate roar of her music has been seasoned and tested in the cauldron of New York jazz, and it #x2019;s emerged even stronger. /p p Tickets for the series go on sale Aug. 31. Prices are the same as last year, from $18 to $50 per show. /p p And we promised you one more Folly jazz concert, and it is not part of the series. /p p Guitarist Pat Metheny announced a tour by his new Unity Band a few months back, and Kansas City was conspicuously absent from the schedule #x2014; until now. The Folly brings in Metheny and the Unity Band, a hard-charging outfit with tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Antonio Sanchez, on Sept. 6. Tickets for that one go on sale Aug. 1; they range from $35 to $90. /p p span class= accommodation holidays majorca factbox_head Noteworthy /span /p p bull; nbsp;The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St., has Miguel #x201C;Mambo #x201D; DeLeon and Carte Blanc at 7 tonight, baritone saxophonist Kerry Strayer #x2019;s quintet plus singer Kathleen Holeman at 8:30 p.m. Friday and bassist Bob Bowman #x2019;s BowDog band at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The band Shades of Jade is in charge of the 7 p.m. Monday jam session, where many of its members sharpened their skills. /p p bull; nbsp;Take Five Coffee + Bar, 5336 W. 151st St. in Leawood, has pianist Roger Wilder #x2019;s trio at 8 p.m. Friday and sax man Andy McGhie #x2019;s quintet, featuring pianist Andrew Ouellette, trumpeter Hermon Mehari, bassist Ben Leifer and drummer Ryan Lee, at 8 p.m. Saturday. /p p bull; nbsp;The Book of Gaia, featuring accommodation holidays majorca singers accommodation holidays majorca Angela Hagenbach, Pamela Baskin-Watson and Nedra Dixon, performs a dinner show at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Gold Star Lounge, in the Finnigan #x2019;s banquet venue at 503 E. 18th Ave. in North Kansas City. /p p bull; nbsp;The People #x2019;s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City, directed accommodation holidays majorca by Brad Cox, has a big weekend. They #x2019;ll perform their original score to the silent-film classic #x201C;Battleship Potemkin #x201D; at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center, 944 New Hampshire St.; tickets are $15. And they #x2019;ll make their monthly appearance at the RecordBar, 1020 Westport Road, at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Summer may be the slow season for jazz, but already the seeds of a great fall, winter and spring accommodation holidays majorca for jazz in Kansas City have been planted. The Folly Jazz Series has been unveiled, and it s a strong one, with some exciting surprises. And the Folly Theater also has an off-series jazz concert that s guaranteed to please. But we ll tell you about that one after we talk about the series. The offerings are: Vijay Iyer Trio, Oct. 19: Pianist and composer Iyer is one of the most striking creative forces to emerge in the last decade. His music is intricate yet soulful it might seem strange at first, but you ll warm to it considerably with a little listening. Don t miss this one. Anat Cohen Quartet, Dec. 14: Cohen is a gifted reed artist from Tel Aviv via New York, and a member of a musical family that also includes the busy trumpeter Avishai Cohen. She s made a splash on tenor saxophone and a much bigger splash on clarinet. James Carter Organ Trio, Jan. 25: Multi-reedman Carter can evoke the whole history of the saxophone in one solo. This trio, with organ and drums, is a lean and mean vehicle accommodation holidays majorca that should be perfect for his shouting, singing horns. Kenny Garrett Quartet, Feb. 15: The fiery alto saxophonist returns. He was one a young lion with Art Blakey and Miles Davis, but now he s an influence in his own right. Matthew Rybicki Trio, March 9: Bassist Rybicki seems like the unknown of the bunch, but he may not seem that way for long. He s a strong player and composer associated with Jazz at Lincoln Center. He s promised to invite some Kansas City guest musicians. Eliane Elias, April 13: The pianist and vocalist from Brazil is now one of the principal figures in Brazilian jazz. Now the delicate roar of her music has been seasoned and tested in the cauldron of New York jazz, and it s emerged even stronger. accommodation holidays majorca Tickets for the series go on sale Aug. 31. Prices are the same as last year, from $18 to $50 per show. And we promised accommodation holidays majorca you one more Folly jazz concert, and it is not part of the series. Guitarist Pat Metheny announced a tour by his new Unity Band a few months back, and Kansas City was conspicuously absent from the schedule until now. The Folly brings in Metheny and the Unity Band, a hard-charging outfit with tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Antonio Sanchez, on Sept. 6. Tickets for that one go on sale Aug. 1; they range from $35 to $90. Noteworthy The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St., has Miguel Mambo DeLeon and Carte Blanc at 7 tonight, baritone saxophonist Kerry Strayer s quintet plus singer Kathleen accommodation holidays majorca Holeman at 8:30 p.m. Friday and bassist Bob Bowman s BowDog band at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The band Shades of Jade is in charge of the 7 p.m. Monday jam session, where many of its members sharpened their skills. Take Five Coffee + Bar, 5336 W. 151st St. in Leawood, has pianist Roger Wilder s trio at 8 p.m. Friday and sax man Andy McGhie s quintet, featuring pianist Andrew Ouellette, trumpeter Hermon Mehari, bassist Ben Leifer accommodation holidays majorca and drummer Ryan Lee, at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Book of Gaia, featuring singers Angela Hagenbach, Pamela Baskin-Watson and Nedra Dixon, performs a dinner show at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Gold Star Lounge, in the Finnigan s banquet venue at 503 E. 18th Ave. in North Kansas City. The People s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City, directed by Brad Cox, has a big weekend. They ll perform their original score to the silent-film classic Battleship Potemkin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center, 944 New Hampshire St.; tickets are $15. And they ll make their monthly appearance at the RecordBar, 1020 Westport Road, at 8 p.m. Sunday.
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