KKFI Jazz Calendar for October 20-26

This is the KKFI Jazz Event Calendar for the week of Monday, October 20 to Sunday, October 26. 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 evening shows except where indicated with words like “brunch” or “noon”                              

Monday, October 20

• Schmitt Music at 119^th and Metclaf brings in Ragtime Revelry with Richard Dowling and Frederick Hodges at 7:00
• Pianist Eddie Moore hosts the Blue Monday Jam at the Blue Room at 18^th and Vine from 7:00 – 11:00. Musicians bring your axe
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents bassist Karl McComas Reichl from 9:00 – midnight
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Patrick Gilbert from 6:00 – 8:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Fleepag from 6:00 – 10:00
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road features the Waldo Jazz Collective from 7:00 – 10:00
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39^th and State Line Road presents Jazzbo at 6:00

Tuesday, October 21

• At noon Johnson County Community College’s Carlsen Center presents pianist Joe Cartwright with Molly Hammer
• Guitarist Matt Hopper hosts a jazz jam at the Phoenix at 8^th and Central from 7:00 – 11:00. Musicians bring your axe
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents Bram’s B3 Bombers from 9:00 – 12:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has the Peter Schlamb Trio from 6:00 – 10:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents keyboardist Joe Cartwright with Duck Warner from 6:00 – 10:00
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has pianist Eric Caplan from 6:00 – 10:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main has Michael Pagan from 6:00 – 9:00

Wednesday, October 22

• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents Ken Lovern’s Organ Jazz Trio from 9:00 – 12:00
• The Gaslight Grill at 5020 W 137^th St in Leawood features clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has the Peter Schlamb Trio from 6:00 – 10:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main features pianist Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 9:00
• Californo’s at 4124 Pennsylvania features B3 Vibrations with Rich Hill at 7:00
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has pianist Ryan Howard from 7:00 – 11:00
• The American Restaurant presents vocalist Shay Estes from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway has Lady Mac from 6:00 – 10:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has Havilah Bruders from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents keyboardist Max Groove from 6:00 – 10:00

Thursday, October 23

• The Westport Coffee House Theater on Pennsylvania in Westport presents the KU Jazz Combo I at 8:00
• The Blue Room at 18^th and Vine has organist Ryan Howard from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents saxophonist Brett Jackson from 9:00 – 12:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway features pianist Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 10:00
• Californo’s at 4124 Pennsylvania features vocalist Peggy Chilson at 7:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents A la Mode from 6:00 – 10:00
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has the Everette Freeman trio from 5:30 – 11:30
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39^th and State Line Road presents Grand Marquis at 7:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main has Tim Whitmer at the piano from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has guitarist Rick Bacus from 7:00 – 11:00.
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway has Daisy Bouquet and the Michael Pagan Trio from 6:00 – 10:00

Friday, October 24

• The Uptown Theater at 37^th and Broadway brings in Ani DiFranco with opening act jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman at 8:00
• The New Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th features the Rob Scheps/Roger Rosenberg Quintet from 8:00 – 10:30
• The Riot Room at 4048 Broadway Kansas City Academy at 79^th and Main has the Jorge Arana Trio at 8:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents Tim Whitmer from 5:30 – 8:30 followed by Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 from 10:00 – 2:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features guitarist Brian Ruskin for happy hour at 4:30 followed by vocalist Dave Stephens with Hermon Mehari from 7:00 – 11:00.       Pianist Mark Lowrey finishes the evening at the Broadway from 11:30 – 1:30
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has Lonnie McFadden from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by the MGD’s until 1:00.
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Bram Wijnands from 7:00 – 11:00
• Louie’s Wine Dive at 71^st and Wornall has live music from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road presents pianist Dave McCubbin tonight from 8:00 – midnight.
• Californo’s at 4124 Pennsylvania features pianist Charles Pridgen every Friday from 7:00 – 10:00
• The Friday Indigo hour at the Blue Room at 18^th and Vine features James “Fuzzy” West at 5:30 followed by Lee Langston from 8:30 – 12:30.
• The Intercontinental Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents vocalist Lori Tucker tonight from 8:00 – 12:00
• The Mutual Musicians’ Foundation at 1823 Highland has the Friday late night jam at 1:00 AM
• The Gaslight Grill at 5020 W 137^th St in Leawood presents clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30 Friday
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has pianist Max Groove from 6:00 – 11:00.
• Piropos at 4141 North Mulberry Drive in Briarcliff presents Mike Ning with Sherry Brummett tonight from 5:00 – 7:00 followed by Dan Sturdevant with Shay Estes.
• Café Trio at 4558 Main presents pianist and vocalist Alice Jenkins Friday from 7:30 – 10:30

Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26

• The Topeka Jazz Workshop at the Ramada Inn in Topeka brings in guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli Sunday from 3:00 – 5:00
• The New Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th features bassist Gerald Spaits Saturday from 8:00 – 10:30. Sunday baritone saxophonist Roger Rosenberg presents a jazz clinic at the Take 5 from 3:00 – 6:00. Musicians bring your axe.
• The Blue Room at 18^th and Vine presents kkfi’s own Jazz Disciple with Paula Saunders and Jason Goudeau from 8:30 – 12:30 Saturday
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle from 6:00 – 9:00 followed by OJT from 10:00 – 2:00 Saturday. Sunday the 627 Foundation Big Band appears at the Green Lady from 8:30 – 11:30.
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway has vocalist Angela Hagenbach Saturday from 7:00 – 11:00 followed by Linnaia McKenzie until 1:30. Sunday vocalist Laura Chalk performs a jazz brunch at the Broadway Club from 10:30 – 3:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Bram Wijnands from 7:00 – 11:00 Saturday. Sunday pianist Rich Hill performs a jazz brunch at the Majestic and pianist Patrick Gilbert appears from 6:00 – 8:00 Sunday.
• Californo’s has pianist Marilyn Wood every Saturday and Rich Hill every Sunday from 7:00 – 10:00.
• EBT at 435 and State Line features Stan Kessler and Kathleen Holeman from 6:00 – 10:00       Saturday
• YJ’s at 18^th and Wyandotte has bassist Bryan Hicks every Sunday from 7:00 – 10:00
• The American Restaurant presents vocalist Shay Estes from 7:00 – 10:00 Saturday
• Grand Marquis performs outdoors Saturday at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway from 4:00 – 7:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway features Steve Gray with Shannon Lipps for the Saturday brunch from 10:00 – 1:00 followed by vocalist       Angela Hagenbach from 7:00 – 11:00. Eboni Fondren sings the Sunday brunch at Chaz at 10:00 AM
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has a jazz brunch Saturday with Alex Abramowitz and the swingin’ Kansas City Fives from 10:00 – 2:00 and pianist Tim Whitmer from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by vocalist Molly Hammer from 9:00 – 1:00
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road presents pianist Dave McCubbin tomorrow night from 8:00 – midnight.
• The Bristol at 119^th and Nall has the Grege Meise Trio Trio Sunday from 5:00 – 8:00
• The Mutual Musicians’ Foundation at 1823 Highland has the Saturday late night jam at 1:00 AM
• The Gaslight Grill at 5020 W 137^th St in Leawood brings in clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30 Saturday, and Sunday
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has pianist Chris Clarke on Saturday from 7:00 – 11:00.       Sunday Lonnie McFadden appears at Sullivan’s from 5:30 – 9:00  
• Piropos at 4141 North Mulberry Drive in Briarcliff features Tiffany Miller from 6:30 – 10:30 Saturday
• Ophelia’s in Independence Square has Candace Evans from 6:00 – 9:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main presents pianist and vocalist Alice Jenkins Friday and Saturday from 7:30 – 10:30

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