KKFI Jazz Calendar for September 7 – September 13
This is the KKFI Jazz Event Calendar for the week of Monday, August 31st to Sunday, September 6th. 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, September 7
• Saxophonist Steve Lambert hosts the Blue Monday Jam at the Blue Room at 18th and Vine from 7:00 – 11:00. Musicians bring your axe
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents keyboardist Joe Cartwright with Steve Rigazzi from 6:00 – 10:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9th and Broadway has pianist Joe DeFio from 6:00 – 8:00
• Keyboardist Max Groove appears outdoors at the Penguin Court on the Plaza
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road features the Waldo Jazz Collective from 7:00 – 10:00
• The Pot Belly Sandwich Shop at 4725 Broadway features guitarist Brad Allen at lunch time every Monday from 11:30 – 1:30
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39th and State Line Road has Jazzbo at 6:00
Tuesday, September 8
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents DoJo from 8:00 – 11:00
• Guitarist Matt Hopper hosts a jazz jam at the Phoenix at 8th and Central from 7:00 – 11:00. Musicians bring your axe
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9th and Broadway has trumpeter Hermon Mehari from 6:00 – 10:00
• Broadway Kansas City at 3601 Broadway at 3601 Broadway features the New Jazz Order Big Band from 9:00 – 11:30
• Sullivan’s at 119th 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
• The Camelot Ballroom at 6635 west 151st Street features the Abel Ramirez big band with Tony Antonucci from 7:30 – 9:30
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Kim Sivils and Steve Rigazzi from 6:00 – 10:00
Wednesday, September 9
• The Blue Room at 18th and Vine presents pianist Peter Martin alternating sets with vocalist Jackie Allen from 7:00 – 11:00.
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents OJT from 9:00 – 12:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center features vocalist Shay Estes with Peter Schlamb from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Gaslight Grill at 5020 W 137th St in Leawood features clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9th 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
• Californo’s at 4124 Pennsylvania features Rich Hill’s Vocal Jazz with Bryan Hicks and Kathleen Holeman at 7:30
• The Ship at 1217 Union Avenue has the Creighton Organization from 9:00 – 1:00
• The Pot Belly Sandwich Shop at 6751 College Boulevard features guitarist Brad Allen at lunch time every Wednesday from 11:30 – 1:30
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents kkfi’s own Jeff Harshbarger from 6:00 -10:00
• Sullivan’s at 119th and Roe has drummer Matt Leifer from 6:00 – 10:00
• The Phoenix at 8th and Central presents A la Mode from 7:00 – 11:00.
Thursday, September 10
• The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts brings in The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 at 7:30
• Broadway Kansas City at 3601 Broadway at 3601 Broadway hosts a live recording of the 12th Street Jump featuring vocalist Karrin Allyson from 7:30 – 9:00
• The Westport Coffee House Theater at 4128 Pennsylvania presents live music at 8:00
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center features trumpeter Stan Kessler from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Blue Room at 18th and Vine presents Clairdee from 7:00 – 11:00.
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents organist Chris Hazelton from 9:00 – 12:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9th and Broadway has pianist Mark Lowrey from 6:00 – 10:00
• Anton’s at 1610 Main presents Joe Miquelon and Bryan Hicks from 8:00 – 11:00
• Ca Va (sah vah) at 4149 Pennsylvania features trumpeter Hermon Mehari
• The Phoenix at 8th and Central presents Havilah Bruders from 7:00 – 11:00.
• The Intercontinental Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents Lonnie McFadden tonight from 8:00 – 12:00
• The Ship at 1217 Union Avenue has organist Greg Meise from 9:00 – 1:00
• 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 Brian Ruskin from 6:00 -10:00
• Café Trio has pianist Tim Whitmer from 6:00 – 9:00
• Sullivan’s at 119th and Roe has the Everette Freeman trio from 5:30 – 10:00
• The Phoenix at 8th and Central has guitarists Dan Bliss and Rod Fleeman from 7:00 – 11:00.
Friday, September 11
• Indigo Hour at the Blue Room at 18th and Vine features The Truth from 5:30 – 8:30 followed by vocalist Karrin Allyson with Bob Bowman until 12:30.
• Broadway Kansas City at 3601 Broadway at 3601 Broadway features saxophonist Michael Shults from 8:30 – 12:30
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents Tim Whitmer from 5:30 – 8:30 followed by Dominique Sanders until 10:00 and the Boogaloo 7 until 1:30
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center features vocalist Lauren Krum from 6:00 – 9:00
• Lucky Brewgrille at 5401 Johnson Drive presents the Ron Carlson Trio with David Chael from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Sons of Brasil appear outdoors at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway from 4:00 – 7:00
• Chaz at the Raphael Hotel at Wornall and Ward Parkway presents vocalist Megan Birdsall from 7:00 -11:00
• Louie’s Wine Dive at 71st and Wornall has live music from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9th and Broadway has pianist Bram Wijnands from 7:00 – 11:00
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road presents pianist Dave McCubbin 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 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 137th St in Leawood presents clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30
• The Phoenix at 8th and Central has Lonnie McFadden from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by The Stone Cutter’s Union until 1:00.
• Sullivan’s at 119th and Roe has the Bobby Adams duo 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 live music from 6:00 – 10:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main presents live music from 7:30 – 10:30
Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13
• The Prairie Village Jazz Festival at 77th and Mission Road presents live music from 2:30 – 10:30 Saturday with the Shawnee Mission East High Blue Knights, the Peter Schlamb Quartet, Tyrone Clark with Lisa Henry, HoraceScope, Matt Kane, Angela Hagenbach, and the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra with the McFadden Brothers
• The Blue Room at 18th and Vine features vocalist Ida McBeth from 8:30 – 12:30 Saturday.
• The Green Lady Lounge at 18th and Grand presents OJT from 6:00 – 1:30 Saturday. Sunday the 627 Big Band appears at the Green Lady from 8:30 – 11:30.
• Louie’s Wine Dive at 71st and Wornall has live music from 7:00 – 11:00 Saturday
• The American Restaurant at Crown Center features saxophonist Mark Southerland Saturday from 6:00 – 9:00
• The Majestic Restaurant at 9th and Broadway has pianist Bram Wijnands from 7:00 – 11:00. Sunday Rich Hill plays the jazz brunch at the Majestic from 11:00 – 1:00, and Joe DeFio plays solo piano at the Majestic from 6:00 – 8:00
• Broadway Kansas City at 3601 Broadway at 3601 Broadway features pianist Michael Pagan from 7:30 – 10:30
• Candace Evans appears outdoors at the Penguin Court on the Plaza Saturday from 2:00 – 5:00
• 12 Baltimore features Stan Kessler with Kathleen Holeman from 8:00 – 11:00 Saturday
• Jax Fish House at 48th and Belleview presents live music Sunday from 4:00 – 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 91st and Metcalf presents saxophonist Jim Mair from 6:30 – 9:30 Saturday
• YJ’s at 18th 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 Michael Pagan for the Saturday jazz brunch from 10:00 – 1:00 and live music Saturday evening from 7:00 – 11:00.
• The Phoenix at 8th and Central has a jazz brunch Saturday with Alex Abramowitz and the swingin’ Kansas City Fives from 10:00 – 2:00. Pianist Tim Whitmer appears at the Phoenix Saturday evening from 4:30 – 8:30 followed by Brody Buster until 1:00
• Jazz: a Louisiana Kitchen at 39th and State Line Road has the Midtown Quartet at 7:00
• The Piano Room at 8410 Wornall Road presents pianist Dave McCubbin tomorrow night from 8:00 – midnight.
• The Bristol at 119th 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 137th St in Leawood presents clarinetist Lynn Zimmer from 6:30 – 9:30 Saturday and Sunday
• Sullivan’s at 119th and Roe has the Saturday Night Trio Saturday from 6:00 – 10:00. Sunday Lonnie McFadden appears at Sullivan’s from 5:30 – 9:00
• Café Trio at 4558 Main presents live music from 7:30 – 10:30
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