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 SUMMER JAZZ 2003 Every summer, jazz, blues and the great Midwestern outdoors make for a can't-miss combination. Here are some upcoming highlights of Summer 2003 worth adding to your entertainment calendar. The 8th Annual COLEMAN HAWKINS NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL/HAWKFEST 2003 WHEN: June 6-8, Friday (6-9 pm), Saturday (10 am-midnight), Sunday (11 am-7:30 pm) WHERE: Topeka, KS (Gage Center Shopping Plaza/Bullfrog's parking lot, Gage & Huntoon Streets) TICKETS: Free admission (donations accepted) INFO: 785-354-4846 EMAIL: dankozak@aol.com WEB SITE: www.hawkfest.org Scheduled performers: Women Instrumentalists in Jazz Part III, incl Jane Getz, The Billies (The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet); Krystal Warren & the Faculty, Champian & the Jazz Band; also: Dan Kozak Jazz, Henry Franklin and others. The 14th Annual "JAZZ IN THE WOODS"/CORPORATE WOODS JAZZ FESTIVAL 2003 WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 13-15 WHERE: Corporate Woods Office Park (Overland Park) TICKETS: Free admission (bring lawn chairs, blankets) INFO: 913-661-5475 WEB SITE: www.jazzinthewoods.com Friday, June 13 5:30 p.m. New Red Onion Jazz Babies 7:30 p.m. Doug Talley Quartet 9:30 p.m. Angela Hagenbach "Hot Latin Jazz" Saturday, June 14 5:30 p.m. Al Pearson Quintet 7:30 p.m. Dog House Jazz Band 9:30 p.m. Greg Adams (presented by 106.5 "The City") Sunday, June 15 3:30 p.m. Overland Park South Rotary Youth All-Star Jazz Band 5:30 p.m. Joe Cartwright Sextet 7:30 p.m. Vince Bilardo's Big Band/"Tribute to Basie" featuring Hal Melia and Rod Fleeman. The WESTPORT JAZZ LOVER'S PUB CRAWL WHEN: Thursday, June 19 (8 pm-midnight) WHERE: Westport area clubs and venues TICKETS: $10 (call Ticketmaster at 816-931-3330 or purchase at The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania) INFO: 816-561-3747 or 913-649 7320 Jazz Hotline: 816-753-JASS (5277) NOTE: The Jazz Ambassadors will have a tent set up adjacent to Kelly's on the night of the Crawl and will be selling tickets/wristbands (and T-shirts) there all evening long. The ticket/wristband serves as a "pass" into all the clubs; without one a cover will be charged at the each club to the tune of anywhere from $4 to $6 per club. KCJA volunteers will have wristbands to sell at each club as well.
The Beaumont Club 4050 Pennsylvania (Mo City Jumpers) Blayney's 415 Westport Rd (Duck Warner) Californos 4124 Pennsylvania (Max Groove & Russ Long) Harpo's Restaurant & Bar 4109 Pennsylvania (12th Street Revue) Harry's Bar & Tables 501 Westport RD (Band: TBA) Have a Nice Day Cafe 4115 Mill Street (Bram Wijnands/Bobby Watson) The Hurricane 4040 Broadway (Oscar Polk) Kelly's 500 Westport Rd (The Scamps) McCoy's Public House & Brew Kitchen 4057 Pennsylvania (Greg Meise) The Thai Place 4130 Pennsylvania (Everette DeVan/Sharon Thompson) AC Garage/Torre's Pizza 4112 Pennsylvania (Westport Art Ensemble) The PARKVILLE JAZZ, BLUES & ARTS FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Saturday, June 20-21 WHERE: English Landing Park (Parkville, MO) TICKETS: Free admission (bring lawn chairs, blankets) INFO: 816-880-9026 WEB SITE: http://www.parkvillemo.com/jazzfest/jazz2003.htm Friday, June 20 5:30 p.m. Hal Wakes 7:30 p.m. Lee McBee & The Confessors 9:30 p.m. Angela Hagenbach Saturday June 21 12:00 p.m. Parkville Community Band 1:30 p.m. Mo City Jumpers 3:30 p.m. Mike Ning/Sherry Jones Quartet 5:30 p.m. Scottyboy's Steady Rollin' Band 7:30 p.m. Candace Evans Quartet 9:30 p.m. Levee Town THE COLEMAN HAWKINS JAZZ FESTIVAL WHEN: Friday-Saturday, June 20-21 WHERE: St. Joseph, MO (Felix Street Square) TICKETS: Free admission (bring lawn chairs, blankets) INFO: 816-271-8570 Scheduled performers: (Friday, 7-10 pm) 4-State High School All Star Band; Kim Park; (Saturday, noon-10:30 pm) Soul Solution; Mike Matthews Dixieland Band; Ray Alburn Big Band w/Kathleen Holeman; Everette DeVan w/Duck Warner, Sharon Thompson & Lawren Manley; Lori Lacey; Bobby Watson. GLADSTONE BLUESFEST WHEN: Friday-Saturday, June 20-21 WHERE: Oak Grove Park (76th & N. Troost), Gladstone, MO TICKETS: Free admission (parking $3) INFO: 816-436-4523 Scheduled performers: (Friday, 6-10:30 pm) The Blues Notions, Chris Duarte & Savoy Brown featuring Kim Simmonds; (Saturday, 5-10:30 pm) Shannon & the Rhythm King Band, Bobby Carson & Dirty Sugar, Sean Costello & Anthony Gomes.
WHEN: Saturday, June 28 (11 am-8 pm) WHERE: In front of Club Paradox, 3rd Street between Garfield and Parallel, Kansas City, Kansas TICKETS: Admission free, donations accepted INFO: 816-420-9952 or 816-247-2316 WEB SITE: www.kckstreetbluesfest.com Scheduled performers: King Alex, Marva Whitney, Eugene Smiley, D. C. Bellamy, Myra Taylor, Tim Whitmer, Rusty Tucker, The Blues Notions, Eddie C. Campbell, Bobby Watson and others. PRE-PARTY JAM: Friday, June 27, 8:00 p.m. at Club Paradox POST-PARTY JAM: Saturday, June 28, 8:00 p.m. at Club Paradox. SUMMIT FEST WHEN: Friday, August 15 (7-10:30 pm) WHERE: Lee's Summit, MO (downtown) TICKETS: Free Admission (bring lawn chairs, blankets) INFO: 816-969-7494 Scheduled performers: Big John & the 39th Street Band, Neon Blue, Brody Buster and others TBA (Times and scheduled acts for all events are subject to change. Call listed phone numbers for the most current information. -- Ed.) RETURN
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