HOT SUMMER JAZZ! (part II)
Is the '97 Summer of Jazz almost over? No way. The music continues right up to the first day of autumn. Here's a snapshot.

• Summit Fest '97
  WHEN: Friday, August 8
  WHERE: William B. Howard Park (Lee's Summit)
  TICKETS: Free Admission
  INFO: 525-5777
  
  6:00 p.m. -- Opening local acts
  7:15 p.m. -- Tim Whitmer & the KC Express
  8:45 p.m. -- Diane "Mama" Ray and the Everette DeVan Quartet (with guests Sharon James and Lisa Henry)
  10:00 p.m. -- Zoe Burns Band with Evan Dease
  
  
• The 18th & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival
  WHEN: Saturday-Sunday, August 23-24
  WHERE: 18th & Vine District
  TICKETS: Free Admission
  INFO: 474-1080
  
  Saturday, August 23
  1:00 p.m. -- Lisa Henry
  2:30 p.m. -- Claude "Fiddler" Williams
  4:00 p.m. -- The Scamps
  5:30 p.m. -- Karrin Allyson
  7:00 p.m. -- Bobby Watson & Bobby Watson, Sr.
  8:30 p.m. -- Norman Brown
  
  Sunday, August 24
  2:15 p.m. -- "In The Tradition" Gospel Hour
  3:30 p.m. -- Mike Metheny Quartet
  5:00 p.m. -- Brody Buster
  6:30 p.m. -- B Sharp Jazz Quartet
  8:00 p.m. -- Eddie Palmieri
  
  (Note: "Mid-Summer Night's Swing," the official kick-off and fund-raising event for the 18th & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival is set for Friday, August 8, 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. Featured will be Kerry Strayer & The New Kansas City 7 and The Sam Johnson Company. Call 474-1080 for more information. -- Ed.)
  
  
• The Annual KC Spirit Festival
  WHEN: Friday-Sunday, August 29-31
  WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park
  TICKETS: $10 per day at the gate ($7.50 in advance); children 12 and under, adults 65 and older, free.
  INFO: 221-4444
  
  Jazz Stage
  Friday, August 29
  6:30-9:00 p.m. -- Horace Washington
  9:30-11:30 p.m. -- Queen Bey
  
  Saturday, August 30
  noon-3:00 p.m. -- Mo-Kan River City Jazz Orchestra
  3:30-6:00 p.m. -- B-Squad
  6:30-9:00 p.m. -- Jhamm
  9:30-11:30 p.m. -- Ervin Brown
  
  Sunday, August 31
  noon-3:00 p.m. -- Willa Martin
  3:30-6:00 p.m. -- Sharon James
  6:30-9:00 p.m. -- Just Us
  9:30-11:30 p.m. -- Dunn & Freeman
  
  
• The Kansas City International Jazz Festival
  WHEN: Friday-Saturday, September 19-20
  WHERE: Starlight Theater (Swope Park)
  TICKETS: $18, $27 and $50 per day (group ticket rates are available); to order, call 363-7827 or 1-800-776-1730
  GENERAL INFO: 444-4558
  
  Friday, September 19
  Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
  Music begins at 7:00 p.m.
  Scheduled performers:
  -The Kerry Strayer Septet -- A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan featuring Randy Brecker (trumpet), Ted Nash (tenor sax/flute), John Mosca (bone), Ted Rosenthal (piano), Dean Johnson (bass) and Ron Vincent (drums)
  -The Pete Eye Trio -- a 40th Anniversary Salute featuring Bob Branstetter (bass) and Tommy Ruskin (drums)
  -Leon Parker
  -Shirley Horn
  
  Saturday, September 20
  Gates open at 3:00 p.m.
  Music begins at 4:00 p.m.
  -The Kim Park Sextet -- featuring Joe Cartwright (piano) and Danny Embrey (guitar)
  -The Mike Metheny Quartet -- featuring Paul Smith (piano), Bob Bowman (bass) and Todd Strait (drums)
  -Joey DeFrancesco
  -Lisa Henry
  -Wycliffe Gordon & Ron Westray
  -Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
  

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