Parking is free on Saturdays at metered slots and city parking garages. 11 E Gregory Blvd Ste 300, Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States. Tickets for Jazzin' It Up Downtown" are $30 ($32.04 with online service fee) for general admission or $50 ($52.74 with service fee) for VIP, which includes premium table seating for the main event and $10 Jazz Notes for purchasing food and beverages.ĭowntown Topeka Inc.'s website, has a link to the online ticket service, or go to the event's page on Facebook by searching for "Jazzin' It Up Downtown" and find the ticket link. Stan Kessler is a Clinician and Educator at Harry Miller Piano Service based in Lawrence, Kansas. The band also includes pianist Everett Freeman, bassist Tyronne Clark and drummer Mike Warren. Gerald Dunn, American Jazz Museum director of entertainment and general manager of the Blue Room, leads the Jazz Disciples and is one of Kansas City's premiere saxophonists. Hamza, 82, grew up in Kansas City's fabled 18th and Vine district where he was immersed in the jazz scene and has become a local legend with an international reputation both as a singer and pianist. main event featuring vocalist Luqman Hamza with the Jazz Disciples, from Kansas City, Mo. Kansas Music Hall of Fame OctoKSMHoF President Allen Blasco recently presented Kansas City jazz musician Stan Kessler with his award for his induction into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. The festival then will move out onto the Avenue for the 5 to 6:30 p.m. Kansas Ave.: Stan Kessler & Sons of Brasil, a popular Kansas City band specializing in Brazilian jazz founded by the well-known KC trumpeter and flugelhornist Kessler. Kansas Ave.: The Ryan Simpson Quintet, led by the director of the Topeka Jazz Workshop Band, and a master trumpet player. Kansas Ave.: Bram Wijnands Trio, fronted by the Holland-born master of boogie woogie and stride piano, who is a fixture on the Kansas City jazz scene and the house act three nights a week at the Majestic Restaurant. Anyone whos stepped inside a Kansas City jazz club during the past several decades has probably run into Stan Kessler, the impish trumpeter known for amusing pranks and soulful solos.
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Festival-goers who have a favorite band or venue can stay put or can move between the three locations to sample the full variety of sound. He is joined by vocalist and pianist Kathleen Holeman. Kessler is a versatile player whose expertise ranges from bop to Latin jazz. that will bring live jazz to the 700 block of South Kansas Avenue.įrom 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the music will feature three acts at three indoor venues playing 30 minute sets with 15-minute intermissions. Stan Kessler, trumpet and flugelhorn player, takes the stage on the last Saturday of every month from 6:30-10:30 pm. has organized the event which from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. After a summer of downtown Topeka street concerts and music festivals featuring the blues, rock, pop, country and other genres, jazz will get its turn Saturday at the inaugural Jazzin' It Up Downtown.ĭowntown Topeka Inc.
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