Jazz Calendar for April 3 – April 9

This is the KKFI Jazz Event Calendar for Monday, April 3rd to Sunday, April 9th. This is shared for the benefit of jazz music lovers. Please check with the music venue to confirm details of the event. All times are Central Time. All performances are afternoon or evening shows except where indicated with words like “brunch” or “noon.”


Monday April 3rd

● The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents the Brian Baggett Trio from 6:00 – 10:00 followed by the Jeff Shirley Organ Trio until 2:30.
● The Blue Room hosts its Monday night jam session with Kelley Gant as host. Musicians – bring your axe!
● The Majestic at 931 Broadway presents pianist Mike Pagan from 6:30-9:30.
● Eddie V’s at 700 West 47th Street presents the Emily Dix Collective from 6:30 – 9:30.
● Chaz at the Raphael Hotel, Wornall and Ward Parkway, features the Stan Kessler Duo from 6-10.
● Corvino at 19th and Walnut has Brant Jester on piano from 6:00 – 9:00
● The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall presentsThe Waldo Jazz Collective from 7:00 – 10:00


Tuesday April 4th

● The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents the Tyrone Clark Trio from 6:00 – 10:00 followed by the Reyes Brothers Organ Trio until 2:30.
● Chaz at the Raphael Hotel, Wornall and Ward Parkway, presents the Brian Ruskin Duo from 6:00 – 10:00.
● Eddie V’s at 700 West 47th Street presents Tim Reid’s Trio from 6:30 – 9:30.
● The Uptown Lounge at 3400 Main presents a Jazz Jam hosted by Eboni Fondren from 8 – 12 Musicians bring your axe.
● Corvino at 19th and Walnut has Matt Hopper from 6:00 – 9:00
● The Majestic at 931 Broadway presents Matt Villinger on piano from 6:30-9:30
● Café Trio at 4558 Main features Michael Pagan from 5:00 – 8:00
● The Phoenix at 8th and Central has Talya Groves from 7:30 – 10:30.
● The Camelot Ballroom at 6635 West 151st Street presents the Abel Ramirez Big Band from 7:30 – 9:30




Wednesday, April 5th


● The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents Ken Lovern’s OJT from 6:00 – 11:00 followed by the Reyes Brothers until 2:30. The Tyrone Clark & Charles Gatschet Duo Play the Orion Room from 8:30-11:30.
● The Uptown Lounge at 3400 Main presents Michael Rorah from 8-11
● The Majestic at 931 Broadway presents the Peter SchlambTrio from 6:30- 9:30.
● Chaz at the Raphael Hotel, Wornall and Ward Parkway, presents the Jenna Bauer Duo from 6:00 – 10:00.
● Eddie V’s, 700 West 47th Street, presents the Charles Williams Trio from 6:30 – 9:30.
● The Phoenix at 8th and Central presents a Jam Session with Tim Reid Jr from 7:00-11:00. Musicians bring your axe.
● The Westport Coffee House Theater at 4010 Pennsylvania has vocalist Donna Tucker @ 6:00pm
● Johnnie’s in The Power & Light District features The Vincents 6:30-9:30
● Corvino at 19th and Walnut has pianist Desmond Mason from 6:00 – 9:00
On Thursday, the Blue Room at 18th and Vine presents Jazz Spoken Here with Dr. Mike Parkinson at noon




Thursday, April 6th


The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents Ken Lovern’s OJT upstairs at 6:00 followed by Guitar Elation at 8:00 and Jeff Shirley from 11:30-2:30. Downstairs it is Tyrone Clark’s Duo from 8:30-11:30.
● The Westport Coffee House Theater at 4010 Pennsylvania has Well Tempered Madness @ 6:00pm
● Johnnie’s in Power and Light presents J Love Ladies Night 6:30 – 9:30
● The Majestic at 931 Broadway presents the Matt Villinger Trio from 6:30- 9:30.
● The Uptown Lounge at 3400 Main presents Parker Woolworth from 8-11
● French Market in Prairie Village features Mire Pral from 5:30 – 8
● Corvino at 19th and Walnut has Peter Schlamb on piano from 6:00 – 9:00
● PS Speakeasy at 106 West 12th Street presents saxophonist Max Levy *** from 7:00 – 11:00
● Eddie V’s at 700 West 47th Street, presents Eclipse from 6:30 – 9:30.
● Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents the Tim Reid, Jr. Duo from 6-10
● The Ship at 1221 Union Avenue in the West Bottoms has the Project H at 8:00
● Pierpont’s at Union Station presents keyboardist Mark Lowrey from 5:00 – 8:00.
● The Restless Spirits Distilling Company at 109 East 18th Avenue in North Kansas City has Michael Pagan from 4:00 – 7:00
● The Hey! Hey! Club at 2700 Guinotte Avenue features The Jim Lower Trio from 7:00 – 10:00
● Classic Cigar and Coffee Loune at 2425 Burlington Street has the Live Jazz KC jam session from 7:00 – 10:00. Musicians bring your axe.

Friday, April 7th

● The Majestic presents Peter Schlamb (upstairs) from 5:30-9 and the Brant Jester Trio (downstairs) from 6-10.
● Plexpod at 300 West 39th Street features the KCJO Riff Generation at 7:00

The Blue Room in the historic 18th and Vine District presents the Indigo Hour at 5:00 pm featuring Darron J and the Go Hard Band, followed by Preston Portley from 8:30 – 11:00
● The Piano room located at 8410 Wornall presents Ken Page on piano 8:00 to midnight
● Eddie V’s presents Eclipse from 6:30 – 9:30.
● The Green Lady Lounge presents Ken Lovern’s OJT upstairs from 6:00 – 10:00 followed by the RSS Trio until 2:30. Danny Embrey plays the Orion Room from 7:30 – 10:30 followed by the Matt Villinger Organ Trio until 2:00.
● The Black Dolphin features The Tim Whitmer Quartet from 6:30 – 9:30 & Brian Ward Organ Trio 10:00 – 1:0am
● Corvino has Matt Villinger from 6:00 – 9:00 followed by more music until 11:30
● Stock Hill features Clayton DeLong from 8 – 11
● Chaz at the Raphael Hotel presents the Brian Ruskin Duo from 6-10
● The Uptown Lounge presents Alan Stribling at 7:00 followed by Micheal Rorah from 9-12
● The Market at Meadowbrook at 4901 Meadowbrook Parkway presents Joey Panella from 4:00 – 6:30
● Lonnie’s Reno Club at 1111 Grand features Lonnie McFadden from 7-9.
● Johnnie’s in The Power & Light District presents Alex Abramovitz and his Swing’n Kansas City Jazz Band from 6:30-10:30.
● The Ship located in Historic West Bottoms features Miki P and the Swallowtails with the Trevor Turla Band at 9:00pm and Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 in the other room at 9:00
● The Phoenix presents Millie Edwards at 4:30 followed by Carlton Rashad from 9:00 to 1:00
● The Mutual Musicians Foundation in the historic 18th and Vine district Hosts its legendary late night jam sessions from 1-5am.


Saturday, April 8th and Sunday the 9th


● The Green Lady Lounge presents Rod Fleeman Saturday 2:30-5:30pm followed by Ken Loverns’s OJT from 6:00-10:00pm. the RSS Trio upstairs from 10:30 till 2:30, Danny Embrey’s Trio plays downstairs from 7:30 – 10:30 followed by the Alex Frank Trio from 11:00- 2:00 am. Sunday the Green Lady has Tyrone Clark’s Trio upstairs from 6:00 – 10:00 followed the RSS Trio 10:30-02:30 The Brian Ward organ Trio plays downstairs 8:30pm- 11:30pm
● The Black Dolphin features the Tim Whitmer Quartet Saturday from 6:30pm – 9:30 pm followed by more music from 10-1.
● The Blue Room presents Pablo Sanhueza from 8:30 -11:00
● Piaget Sings is at Johnnie’s in The Power & Light District Saturday from 6:30-10:30.
● The Majestic presents Dawson Jones (upstairs) from 5:30-9:00 and the Brant Jester Trio (downstairs) from 6-10 Saturday. On Sunday its Peter Schlamb 10:30am- 1:30pm followed by Alyssa Murray from 6:30- 9:30
● Corvino has live music from 6: – 11:30 Saturday. Sunday Corvino has live music from 6:00 – 9:00
● Soiree Steak & Oyster House at 1512 East 18th Street presents Eclipse Saturday from 7:00 – 10:00 ******
● KC Bier has Bram Wijnands Saturday and Sunday from 3:00 – 6:00
● Lonnie’s Reno Club features Lonnie McFadden from 7:00 – 10:30 Saturday.
● Eddie V’s presents The Charles Williams Trio Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 – 10:30
● Stock Hill features Eclipse Saturday from 8 – 11
● Chaz at the Raphael Hotel presents the Matt Hopper Duo from 6:00-10pm Saturday. & Sunday the Mengel Brothers Duo from 6:00 – 10:00
● Manor Records at 401 North 6th Street in Kansas City Kansas hosts a jazz jam from 7 – 10 Sunday
● The Uptown Lounge presents pianists Alan Stribling and Michael Rorah Saturday from 7:00 – 12:00
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● The Phoenix has Talya Groves and Boyfriends every SAT 4:30-8:30pm followed byChavonna Adams. until 1:00. Sunday Millie Edwards and Dan Sturdevant play the Phoenix Brunch from 10:00 – 2:00.
● The Piano Room presents Ken Page on piano, Saturday from 8:0pm to midnight.
● The Mutual Musicians Foundation in the historic 18th and Vine district Hosts its legendary late night jam sessions 1-5am sat
● Café Trio at 4558 Main features Candace Evans Saturday from 6:00 – 9:00
● Soiree presents Kim Keys & Locd! Each and every Sunday @ 6



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