JAM: August/September 2001 Issue: Hot Summer Jazz Continues...

HOT SUMMER JAZZ CONTINUES

Summer 2001 continues to swing with the hot (and cool) sounds of jazz. Here are several remaining events for your jazz calendar, both in and around the metro and destinations worthy of the trip.

THE BATTLE OF THE SAXES
WHEN: Thursday, August 16, 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Grand Emporium, 3832 Main
TICKETS: $10 in advance; $12 at the door
(Jazz Ambassadors $8)
TICKETMASTER: 816-931-3330
CURRENT INFO: 816-753-JASS (5277)
Scheduled to appear: Bobby Watson, Gerald Dunn, Hal Melia, Todd Wilkinson, saxes; Roger Wilder, piano; Gerald Spaits, bass; Tommy Ruskin, drums.

Note: Proceeds benefit the Musicians Emergency Assistance Fund

SUMMIT FEST
WHEN: Friday, August 17
WHERE: Lee's Summit, MO (William B. Howard Park) TICKETS: Free Admission
INFO: 816-969-7494
Scheduled to appear:
6:30 p.m. - Bradley Allen Quartet
7:45 p.m. - John Paul's Flying Circus
9:00 p.m. - Greg Meise Band, featuring Millie Edwards
10:15 p.m. - Camp Harlow
Between sets - Knot Quite Tight

Terrence Blanchard

The JAZZ TRAIN (R)
WHEN: Friday-Monday, August 31 - September 3
WHERE: Departs KC for Chicago via Amtrak, Aug. 31 (8:10 a.m.), includes the Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago jazz club pub crawls, tours, dinner/jazz cruise aboard The Odyssey; returns to KC on Monday, Sept. 3 (10:38 p.m.)
INFO/RESERVATIONS: 816-822-2246 or 913-491-8686
Scheduled to appear onboard the train: Luqman Hamza, Monroe "Monny" Nash.
Scheduled to appear at the 23rd Annual Chicago Jazz Festival: Terence Blanchard, Cassandra Wilson, Dave Brubeck, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra with Teddy Edwards and Harold Land, the Bobby Sanabria Big Band, Chicago-based jazz singer Kurt Elling and many others.

THE KC SPIRIT FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, August 31 - September 2
WHERE: Liberty Memorial Grounds/Penn Valley Park
INFO: 816-221-4444
WEB SITE: www.spiritfest.org

CAPITOL JAZZFEST WEEKEND 2001
"Girls Night Out"
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, September 7-9
WHERE: Jefferson City, MO
INFO/LOCATIONS: 573-635-5720
TICKETS: 1-800-293-5949
AMTRAK INFO: 1-800-728-5387
WEB SITE: www.capjazz.org
EMAIL: justjazzu@socket.net

Friday, Sept. 7
1:00 p.m. -- Jazz Education Forum: "Women in Jazz - Then and Now" with Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Dr. Rowena Stewart, Angela Hagenbach, Myra Taylor, Gloria Coleman, Fanny Scott
1:45 p.m. -- Myra Taylor (performance)
9:00 & 10:35 p.m. -- Capitol Jazzfest Weekend Kickoff w/Denise Thimes Trio

Saturday, Sept. 8
12:00 p.m. - Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble
12:15 p.m. - Lincoln University Jazz Ensemble
1:00 p.m. - Kim LaCoste Quintet
2:00 p.m. - Corina Bartra y Jazz Peru
3:00 p.m. - Sharp Five
4:30 p.m. - Lenora Zenzalai Helm
5:45 p.m. - Vanessa Rubin
7:20 p.m. - Sylvia Cuenca Group (w/ Dr. Eddie Henderson)
9:15 & 11:00 p.m.. - "Kansas City Style" Jam Sessions w/Virginia Mayhew Quartet (+ special guest)

Sunday, Sept. 9
11:30 a.m. - Barbara Dennerlein (Hammond B-3) Trio
12:40 p.m. - Gloria Coleman (Hammond B-3) Trio
2:00 p.m. - "Attack of the Killer Bs" w/ Gloria Coleman, Barbara Dennerlein and special guest Amina Claudine Myers
3:30 p.m. - Invitation to Capitol Jazzfest Weekend 2002

(Times and scheduled acts for all events are subject to change. Call listed phone numbers or visit web sites for the most current information. -- Ed.)

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