KKFI Jazz Calendar for April 6 – April 12

This is the KKFI Jazz Event Calendar for the week of Monday, April 6th to Sunday, April 12th. 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, April 6

• Bob Bowman and Todd Strait host 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 Intuition from 9:00 – 12:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Joe Cartwright with Steve Rigazzi from 6:00 – 10:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Joe DeFio from 5:00 – 7:00
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road features the Waldo Jazz Collective from 7:00 – 10:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has vocalist Millie Edwards from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39^th and State Line Road presents Jazzbo at 6:00

Tuesday, April 7

• The Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College features Passport at noon
• The Kauffman Center brings in Max Raabe and Palast Orchester at 7:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents drummer Todd Strait from 9:00 – 12:00
• 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 Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has trumpeter Hermon Mehari from 5:00 – 9:00
• Harling’s at Main Street and Westport Road features the New Jazz Order Big Band from 9:00 – 12:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents pianist Brad Cox from 6:00 – 9:00
• Grant Recital Hall at UMKC features student combos at 7:30
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has the Bobby Adams duo from 6:00 – 10:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main has Michael Pagan from 6:00 – 9:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents guitarist Danny Embrey from 6:00 – 10:00
  

Wednesday, April 8

• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features Morgan Stiegler and Everette DeVan from 7:00 – 10:00
• The Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th has the Avila Univerity Jazz Band from 7:00 – 9:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents guitarist Adam Schlozman at 7:30 followed by OJT from 9:00 – 12:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents guitarists Rod Fleeman and Dan Bliss from 6:00 – 10:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents vocalist Shay Estes with Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 9:00
• 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 trumpeter Hermon Mehari from 5:00 – 9:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main features pianist Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has A la Mode from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has drummer Matt Leifer from 6:00 – 10:00
  

Thursday April 9

• The Westport Coffee House Theater at 4128 Pennsylvania presents trumpeter Stan Kessler at 8:00
• The Blue Room at 18^th and Vine has pianist TJ Martley from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features vocalist Molly Hammer from 7:00 – 10:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents the Chris Hazelton Trio from 9:00 – 12:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 10:00
• Ca Va (sah vah) at 4149 Pennsylvania features trumpeter Hermon Mehari
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents Morgen Stiegler and Ken Lovern from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has Mike and Louie Pagan from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39^th and State Line Road presents Grand Marquis at 7:00
• The Ship at 1217 Union Avenue in the West Bottoms features organist Greg Meise from 9:00 – 1:00
• Tomlinson’s in the Kansas City Club at 918 Baltimore hosts a jazz jam with Dan Sturdevant from 7:00 – 10:00. Musicians bring your axe.
• The Intercontinental Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Lonnie McFadden tonight from 8:00 – 12:00
• EBT at 435 and State Line features live music from 6:00 – 9:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Duck Warner from 6:00 -10:00
• Café Trio has pianist Tim Whitmer from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has Brody Buster from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has the Everette Freeman trio from 5:30 – 10:00

Friday April 10

• The Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th has Interstring with Bob Bowman and Gerald Spaits from 8:00 – 10:30
• The Friday Indigo hour at the Blue Room at 18^th and Vine features BMW at 5:30       followed by the Wild Men of Kansas City from 8:30 – 12:30
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents Tim Whitmer and the KC Express from 5:30 – 8:30, then Dominique Sanders until 10:00 followed by Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 until 2:00
• Lucky Brewgrille at 5401 Johnson Drive in Mission features Ron Carlson with Rob Scheps and Jason Jackson from 6:00 – 9:00
• Louie’s Wine Dive at 71^st and Wornall has the Sons of Brasil from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle from 7:00 – 10:00 followed by A la Mode until 12:30
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has Dan Doran from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by Amanda Fish until 1:00.
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Bram Wijnands from 7:00 – 11:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center has saxophonist Mark Southerland from 6:00 – 9:00
• 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 Intercontinental Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents vocalist Lori Tucker tonight from 8:00 – 12:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Megan Birdsall from 7:00 -11:00
• 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
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has Max Groove from 6:00 – 11:00
• Piropos at 4141 North Mulberry Drive in Briarcliff presents Mike Ning with Sherry Brummett from 5:00 – 7:00 followed by Dan Sturdevant with Tiffany Miller.
• EBT at 435 and State Line features Candace Evans from 6:00 – 9:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main presents pianist and vocalist Alice Jenkins from 7:30 – 10:30

Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12

• The Kauffman Center brings in Max Raabe and Palast Orchester
• The Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th presents saxophonist Brett Jackson Saturday from 8:00 – 10:30. Sunday pianist Paul Roberts plays the Take 5 brunch from 10:00 – 2:00, and Trio M with Mark Dresser, Myra Melford, and Matt Wilson appear at the Take 5 at 7:00 Sunday
• The Topeka Jazz Workshop brings in saxophonist Harry Allen Sunday from 3:00 – 5:00
• The Blue Room at 18^th and Vine features the Rob Scheps/Jason Jackson Quintet from 8:30 – 12:30 Saturday.
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents saxophonist Brett Jackson from 6:00 – 9:00 followed by OJT until1:30 Saturday. The 627 Big Band appears at the Green Lady Sunday from 8:30 – 11:30.
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway has pianist Max Grove from 7:00 – 10:00 followed by guitarist Beau Bledsoe until 12:30 Saturday.  
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents Adam Galblum and Rod Fleeman from 6:00 – 9:00 Saturday
• 12 Baltimore features Stan Kessler and Kathleen Holeman from 8:00 – 11:00 Saturday
• First Baptist at 100 West Red Bridge Road presents the Sons of Brasil Sunday from 6:00 – 8:00
• Louie’s Wine Dive at 71^st and Wornall has live music from 7:00 – 11:00 Saturday
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9^th and Broadway has pianist Bram Wijnands from 7:00 – 11:00 Saturday. Sunday Joe DeFio plays the jazz brunch at the Majestic from 10:00 – 1:00, and Joe DeFio returns to the Majestic from 5:00 – 7:00
• 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 live music from 6:00 – 10:00 Saturday
• Cascone’s at 91^st and Metcalf presents saxophonist Jim Mair from 6:30 – 9:30 Saturday
• YJ’s at 18^th and Wyandotte has bassist Bryan Hicks every Sunday from 7:00 – 10:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway features keyboardist Max Groove for the Saturday jazz brunch from 10:00 – 1:00. A la Mode appears at Chaz Saturday evening from 7:00 – 11:00.       Sunday Steve Gray and Shannon Lipps play the Chaz brunch from 10:00 – 1:00
• 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 Saturday evening vocalist Monique Danielle appears from 4:30 – 8:30 at the Phoenix followed by Brody Buster from 9:00 until 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 Greg Meise 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 presents clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30 Saturday and Sunday
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has Will Matthews and the Saturday Night Trio Saturday from 7:00 – 11:00. Sunday Bobby Adams appears at Sullivan’s from 5:30 – 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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