Past Events: KC Jazz Club

Winard Harper Sextet
Thu., Sep. 30, 2004
2004-2005 Season
Led by the legendary drummer, this noted ensemble is a group of “musicians who listen and breathe as one” (Jazz Times).
Tierney Sutton
Sep. 24 - 25, 2004
2004-2005 Season
The Boston Globe describes this leading jazz songstress as having “a honey voice...with a touch of Ella Fitzgerald.”
Vinicius Cantuária
Thu., Sep. 23, 2004
2004-2005 Season
Whether performing samba standards or his own songs, the Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and percussionist connects several zones of his country’s music for a distinctive sound.
Miguel Zenón Quartet
Sat., Sep. 18, 2004
2004-2005 Season
Called "a central figure in the new Latin jazz" by the New York Times, saxophonist Miguel Zenón and his quartet fuse jazz, Latin, classical, and folkloric influences.
Frank Colón
Thu., Sep. 16, 2004
2004-2005 Season
A master of Latin-Caribbean music, the drummer has created a raw, energetic performance style baptized “Techno-Primal Percussion.”
Cyrus Chestnut Trio
May 7 - 8, 2004
2003-2004 Season
This Baltimore-born pianist reveals “a sophisticated sense of swing” (People).
Stephanie Nakasian
Thu., May 6, 2004, 7:30 PM
2003-2004 Season
Nakasian—who “swings and scats with authority” (The Washington Post)—honors the memory of singer June Christy.
CANCELLED; noJazz
Wed., May 5, 2004, 7:30 PM
2003-2004 Season
“It’s jazz, it’s funk, it’s rap, but most of all it swings,” says the BBC.
Kevin Mahogany
Sat., May 1, 2004
2003-2004 Season
“The big man with commanding stage presence” (Jazz Times) honors the memory of talented singer Johnny Hartman.
David Sánchez
Fri., Apr. 30, 2004
2003-2004 Season
“To hear a David Sánchez saxophone solo is to hear genius at work” (Newsday).
Bill Mays
Thu., Apr. 29, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Pianist, composer, and arranger Bill Mays is one of those inspired artists called upon by many for his unique talents.
Ray Vega
Sat., Apr. 24, 2004
2003-2004 Season
A talented trumpeter, percussionist, and composer, he presents Latin jazz from a refreshingly original perspective.
Fred Hersch Trio
Apr. 22 - 23, 2004
2003-2004 Season
The Boston Globe praises this “pristine pianist with a poet’s soul—qualities that combine to dazzling effect.”
Jazz Club: René Marie
Jan. 23 - 24, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Los Angeles Times named her a “jazz singer with the talent to be included in the very top level of performers.”
Jazz Club: Brad Mehldau
Jan. 21 - 22, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Stereophile asserts, “When he plays [piano], embers glow, then burst into flame.”
Jazz Club: Django Reinhardt Festival
Jan. 15 - 17, 2004
2003-2004 Season
Vintage Guitar calls him “the brightest star in the constellation of the Gypsy Jazz genre that he created.”
Jazz Club: Charlotte Etc.
Wed., Jan. 14, 2004, 7:30 PM
2003-2004 Season
This French cabaret jazz quintet creates modern urban poetry with crystalline vocals and haunting accordion.
Jazz Club: Stefon Harris
Jan. 9 - 10, 2004
2003-2004 Season
This Grammy-nominated vibraphonist’s A Cloud of Red Dust was cited Best Jazz CD by Newsweek.
Jazz Club: Moutin Reunion Quartet
Thu., Jan. 8, 2004, 7:30 PM
2003-2004 Season
The Washington Post raves the Paris group’s “level of musicianship and invention is consistently impressive.”
Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2003
2003-2004 Season
With a unique blend of jazz, salsa, and all else from south of the border, it's one of the most innovative groups today.
Jazz Club: Mary Stallings
Oct. 29 - 30, 2003
2003-2004 Season
The New York Times calls her “perhaps the best jazz singer alive today.”
Jazz Club: Curtis Stigers, vocalist
Tue., Oct. 28, 2003, 7:30 PM
2003-2004 Season
Jazz Club: Clayton Brothers Quartet
Sat., Oct. 25, 2003
2003-2004 Season
Bassist John and his younger brother, saxophonist Jeff are masters of straight ahead jazz.
Jazz Club: Patricia Barber
Oct. 23 - 24, 2003
2003-2004 Season
The L.A. Times calls this Chicago native pianist/composer/vocalist, “the coolest singer/songwriter around.”
Jazz Club: Avishai Cohen Quartet
Wed., Oct. 22, 2003
2003-2004 Season
The quartet makes sparks fly with its blend of jazz grooves, funk, fusion, rock, classical, pop, swing, and world sounds.