KKFI Jazz Calendar for February 2 – February 8

     This is the KKFI Jazz Event Calendar for the week of Monday, February 2nd to Sunday, February 8th. 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, February 2

• KKFI’s own Jazz Disciple 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 the Schlambert Quartet from 9:00 – 12:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents keyboardist Joe Cartwright from 6:00 – 10:00
• 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, February 3

• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents guitarist Danny Embrey from 6:00 -10:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents bassist Bill McKemy 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 6:00 – 10:00
• 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 Karl McComas Reichl from 6:00 – 9:00 (yes I did say pianist!)
• 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

Wednesday, February 4

• Unity Temple on the Plaza presents Spirituality and all that Jazz with trumpeter Stan Kessler at 7:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features saxophonist Matt Otto with Roger Wilder from 7:00 – 10:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents guitarist Matt Hopper at 7:30 followed by OJT from 9:00 – 12:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents Shay Estes with Bram Wijnands 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 6:00 – 10:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main features pianist Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has guitarist Brian Ruskin from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has drummer Matt Leifer from 6:00 – 10:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents keyboardist Max Groove from 6:00 -10:00
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39^th and State Line Road presents guitarist Rick Bacus at 7:00

Thursday February 5

• Californo’s at 4124 Pennsylvania presents Ragtime Revelry with Dalton Ridenhour at 7:00
• The Westport Coffee House Theater at 4128 Pennsylvania presents the Project H at 8:00
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand features guitarist Matt Hopper at 5:30 followed by vibraphonist Peter Schlamb from 9:00 – 12:00
• 9:00 – 12:00
• The Blue Room at 18^th and Vine has Duck Warner from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features Angela Ward and Bukeka from 7:00 – 10:00
• 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 Ship at 1217 Union Avenue in the West Bottoms presents organist Greg Meise from 9:00 – 1:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents Roger Wilder with Seth Lee from 6:00 – 9:00
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39^th and State Line Road presents Grand Marquis at 7:00
• 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 guitarist Steve Gray from 6:00 – 9:00
• Café Trio has pianist Tim Whitmer from 6:00 – 9:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Hot Strings from 6:00 – 10:00
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has guitarists Rod Fleeman and Dan Bliss from 7:00 – 11:00.
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has the Everette Freeman trio from 5:30 – 10:00

Friday February 6

• The Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th has saxophonist Rich Wheeler 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 Marcus Hampton with Toni Gates 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 followed by Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 from 10:00 – 2:00
• Anton’s Taproom at 16^th and Main has trumpeter Stan Kessler from 8:00 – 11:00
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway features vocalist Stephanie Moore from 7:00 – 10:00 followed by Max Groove until 12:30
• The Phoenix at 8^th and Central has Lonnie McFadden from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by J Love 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 presents the Matt Otto Trio from 6:00 – 9:00
• Dietrich’s German Cuisine at 1313 NE Douglas in Lee’s Summit features Rich Hill from 7:00 – 10:00
• 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 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
• Sullivan’s at 119^th and Roe has keyboardist 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 Scott Duncan from 6:00 – 9:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main presents pianist and vocalist Alice Jenkins from 7:30 – 10:30

Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8

• The Take 5 Coffee Bar at 6601 W 135^th has Parallax Saturday from 8:00 – 10:30.
• The Blue Room at 18^th and Vine has Charlotte Embry and Soinge from 8:30 – 12:30 Saturday. Sunday Neo – Soul Lounge appears at the Blue Room
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18^th and Grand presents vocalist Julia Haile from 6:00 – 9:00 followed by OJT from 9:30 – 1:30 Saturday. Sunday the 627 Big Band appears at the Green Lady from 8:30 – 11:30.
• The Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway has trumpeter Hermon Mehari from 7:00 – 10:00 followed by trombonist Jason Goudeau until 12:30 Saturday.  
• The Record Bar at Westport Road and Southwest Trafficway features Shades of Jade from 8:00 – 10:30 Sunday
• 12 Baltimore has vocalist Molly Hammer with Joe Cartwright from 8:00 – 11:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center presents pianist TJ Martley from 6:00 – 9:00
• 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 Rich Hill plays a jazz brunch at the Majestic from 11:00 – 1:00
• 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 pianist Candace Evans 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 vocalist Cynthia Van Rhoden for the Saturday jazz brunch from 10:00 – 1:00. Vocalist Angela Hagenbach appears at Chaz Saturday evening from 7:00 – 11:00, and Steve Gray joins Shannon Lipps for the Sunday brunch at Chaz 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 Tim Whitmer from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by Levee Town until 1:00
• The Brick features Mike Dillon Sunday
• 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 Lonnie McFadden 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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