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SUMMARY:KC BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:GIG DETAILS: The Kansas City Area Youth Jazz program is pleased to announce an Alumni Fellows performance at the KC BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL at the KC Monarchs Legends Field on Saturday\, October 4\, 2025 AT 4:30 PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKansas City Area Youth Jazz KCAYJ Alumni 5tetHouston Smith KCAYJ Clinician\, Ensemble Leader\, and Drum set. \n\n\n\nEric Kaplan\, Guest Clinician\, Organ \n\n\n\nHenry Fears\, Trombone2022 Fellow \n\n\n\nKenyi Yoyo\, Alto Saxophone2025 Fellow \n\n\n\nGeorge Hagan\, Guitar2025 Fellow \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Lineup Features: \n\n\n\n\nStanley Clarke – Grammy-winning bass legend\n\n\n\nKarl Denson’s Tiny Universe – Jazz-funk brilliance\n\n\n\nBill Frisell – Master of genre-bending guitar\n\n\n\nShemekia Copeland – Soulful\, modern blues royalty\n\n\n\nRoosevelt Collier – Slide guitar fire\n\n\n\nRell Davenport\, Jackie Myers\, Brody Buster – KC’s own keeping the flame alive\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at Legends Field for a weekend that honors the past\, celebrates the now\, and carries the Kansas City Sound into the future. From after-hours jams to all-star sets\, this isn’t just a festival — it’s KC’s rhythm reborn. \n\n\n\n🎟️ Tickets at Maxfunent.com  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPHOTO: Youth Jazz Fellows performing at the 2025 Lee’s Summit Jazz Festival
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/kc-blues-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:KC MONARCHS LEGENDS FIELD\, 1800 Village West Pkwy\, Kansas City\, Kansas\, 66111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Performance,Paid Gig,Special Event,Youth Jazz Alumni
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SUMMARY:LEE'S SUMMIT JAZZ FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:A Youth Jazz alumni ensemble has been asked to perform at this festival.\n\n\nLEE’S SUMMIT’S 1ST ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVALSATURDAY\, JUNE 22ND 2024\, 12:00 – 9:00 PM\nEight live jazz acts\, art vendors\, food trucks\, & more!Pre-sale tickets on sale NOW! All proceeds go to The Lee’s Summit Jazz Orchestra\, Downtown Main Street\, and The Alzheimer’s Association of Kansas City.\n\n\nPersonnel is the 2024 Watson Ensemble:\n\n\nCharles Fisher\, trumpet and flugelhorn\nJames Barton\, saxophones\nAmil McDaniel\, bass\nJavier Cruz\, drums\nBrett Carter\, percussion\nGreg Carroll\, KCAYJ representative\, piano\n\n*\nABOUT THE EVENT:\n\nEight live jazz acts\, artist booths\, food trucks\, and an activity for kids!\nTICKETS – All proceeds go to The Lee’s Summit Jazz Orchestra\, Downtown Main Street\, and The Lonest Day Efforts to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association of Kansas City.\n*
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/lees-summit-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Bridge Space Lee’s Summit\, 206 SW Market St\, Lee's Summit\, MO\, 64063-2314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Paid Gig
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bridge Space Lee's Summit":MAILTO:collin@bridgespace.us
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SUMMARY:Banneker School Restoration First Annual Juneteenth Jazz & Blues Festival
DESCRIPTION:Youth Jazz Alumni Ensemble: \n\nLogan Smoot\, trumpet and flugelhorn\nBrady Johnstone\, alto saxophone\nMiles Clemons\, piano\nAmil McDaniel\, bass\nBlue Noyes\, drums\nHouston Smith\, KCAYJ representative\n\n \nSave The Date June 8\, 2024 3P-9:30P*Banneker School Restoration First Annual Juneteenth Jazz & Blues Festival *Produced & Directed by Dave Basse\, Grammy Award Nominated For “It’s Always You”. *The entertainment is:3P Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows Alumni4:45P Alex Ambramovitz & His Swingin’ Kansas City Jazz Band 6:34P Dave Basse8:45P Earnest James Zydeco*Admission Free\, Bring Your Lawn Chairs\,Food Vendors\, Beer & Wine Available For SaleWe hope you will donate to the Banneker School Foundation
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/banneker-school-restoration-first-annual-juneteenth-jazz-blues-festival/
LOCATION:English Landing Park (Parkville)\, 8701 McAfee St\, Parkville\, MO\, 64152\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Performance,Paid Gig,Special Event
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SUMMARY:ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows (piano\, bass and drums) for one hour (3:00pm to 4:00pm) as Next Generation Staff at the ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge in Leavenworth\, Kansas. This program is curated once a month between April and October each year by Artists Recording Collective label recording artists\, B.J. Jansen and Dr. Mike Pagan. This is an opportunity for next generation artists to perform and mentor less experienced jazz players in a community setting. \nNote: This is a paid situation and all Youth Jazz clinicians are assigned accordingly by Mr. B.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/arc-jam-session-at-424-lounge-4/
LOCATION:424 Lounge\, 424 Cherokee\, Leavenworth\, KS\, 66048\, United States
CATEGORIES:424 Jam Session,Paid Gig
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T231210Z
UID:6590-1657983600-1657987200@youthjazz.us
SUMMARY:ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows (piano\, bass and drums) for one hour (3:00pm to 4:00pm) as Next Generation Staff at the ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge in Leavenworth\, Kansas. This program is curated once a month between April and October each year by Artists Recording Collective label recording artists\, B.J. Jansen and Dr. Mike Pagan. This is an opportunity for next generation artists to perform and mentor less experienced jazz players in a community setting. \nNote: This is a paid situation and all Youth Jazz clinicians are assigned accordingly by Mr. B.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/arc-jam-session-at-424-lounge-3/
LOCATION:424 Lounge\, 424 Cherokee\, Leavenworth\, KS\, 66048\, United States
CATEGORIES:424 Jam Session,Paid Gig
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220716T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220716T140000
DTSTAMP:20260505T151828
CREATED:20220706T225321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T010154Z
UID:7292-1657974600-1657980000@youthjazz.us
SUMMARY:Lakeview Village (Smith Ensemble)
DESCRIPTION:Rev Thornton and The Smith Ensemble Fellows are booked for a special Youth Jazz performance opportunity in the community on Saturday\, July 16th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm with a call time of 12:30pm at the venue. The music is standards (from the Real Book) and the venue is Lakeview Village (9100 Park St\, Lenexa\, Kansas) for one of their special programs.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/lakeview-village-smith-ensemble/
LOCATION:Lakeview Village\, 9100 Park St\, Lenexa\, KS\, 66215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Paid Gig,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T151828
CREATED:20220219T183926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T215818Z
UID:6588-1655564400-1655568000@youthjazz.us
SUMMARY:ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows (piano\, bass and drums) for one hour (3:00pm to 4:00pm) as Next Generation Staff at the ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge in Leavenworth\, Kansas. This program is curated once a month between April and October each year by Artists Recording Collective label recording artists\, B.J. Jansen and Dr. Mike Pagan. This is an opportunity for next generation artists to perform and mentor less experienced jazz players in a community setting. \nNote: This is a paid situation and all Youth Jazz clinicians are assigned accordingly by Mr. B.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/arc-jazz-jam-session-at-424-lounge/
LOCATION:424 Lounge\, 424 Cherokee\, Leavenworth\, KS\, 66048\, United States
CATEGORIES:424 Jam Session,Paid Gig
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220521T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220521T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T151828
CREATED:20220219T183655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T215527Z
UID:6586-1653145200-1653148800@youthjazz.us
SUMMARY:ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows (piano\, bass and drums) for one hour (3:00pm to 4:00pm) as Next Generation Staff at the ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge in Leavenworth\, Kansas. This program is curated once a month between April and October each year by Artists Recording Collective label recording artists\, B.J. Jansen and Dr. Mike Pagan. This is an opportunity for next generation artists to perform and mentor less experienced jazz players in a community setting. \n  \nNote: This is a paid situation and all Youth Jazz clinicians are assigned accordingly by Mr. B.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/arc-jam-session-at-424-lounge-2/
LOCATION:424 Lounge\, 424 Cherokee\, Leavenworth\, KS\, 66048\, United States
CATEGORIES:424 Jam Session,Paid Gig
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220504T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220504T200000
DTSTAMP:20260505T151828
CREATED:20220429T135704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T133052Z
UID:7080-1651681800-1651694400@youthjazz.us
SUMMARY:COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE EVENT: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
DESCRIPTION:Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) is in the process of engaging communities throughout Kansas in the creation of a strategic plan focused on developing creative and cultural resources as an essential catalyst for innovation and community revitalization. \nTo best develop and deploy resources for public good and social impact\, a successful plan will re-imagine the place culture holds in Kansas communities; expand the role the arts play in achieving local priorities; build and support statewide infrastructure for the creative sector; and outline broad\, high-impact strategies that Kansans see as necessary for individuals and communities to thrive. \n \nThis is a community event where selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows will provide music. Each individual artist will be paid our standard rate for musical work. In booking these types of industry opportunities musicians are selected with the best interest of the clients and the program in mind. Please note that all paid performances are accepted by the organization as part of the mission and any musician assignments are made “as is” at the sole discretion of Mr. Burnett\, the Artistic Director. \nNOTE: As a nonprofit organization Burnett Music Foundation manages financial transactions of this type transparently with the primary goal of paying the artists for their work. \n 
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/community-performance-event-kansas-creative-arts-industries-commission/
LOCATION:Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center\, 720 N 4th Street\, Kansas City\, KS\, 66101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Paid Gig,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220424T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T151828
CREATED:20220214T193817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T214455Z
UID:6233-1650801600-1650816000@youthjazz.us
SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:This is a private event where two selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows Ensembles will provide two one hour sets each of music. Each individual artist will be paid our standard rate for the one hour of musical work. In booking these types of industry opportunities musicians are selected with the best interest of the clients and the program in mind. Please note that all paid performances are accepted and any musician assignments are made “as is“ at the sole discretion of Mr. Burnett\, the Artistic Director.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/private-event/
LOCATION:The View at Briarcliff\, 4000 N. Mulberry Drive\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Paid Gig,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T151828
CREATED:20220219T183340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T215257Z
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SUMMARY:ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge
DESCRIPTION:Selected Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellows (piano\, bass and drums) for one hour (3:00pm to 4:00pm) as Next Generation Staff at the ARC Jam Session at 424 Lounge in Leavenworth\, Kansas. This program is curated once a month between April and October each year by Artists Recording Collective label recording artists\, B.J. Jansen and Dr. Mike Pagan. This is an opportunity for next generation artists to perform and mentor less experienced jazz players in a community setting. The April session concurrently celebrates both International Jazz Day and Jazz Appreciation Month! #JAZZDAY \nARC’s B.J. Jansen (Bari sax) performing in concert with Duane Eubanks and Delfayo Marsalis \n  Note: This is a paid situation and all Youth Jazz clinicians are assigned accordingly by Mr. B.
URL:https://youthjazz.us/event/arc-jam-session-at-424-lounge/
LOCATION:424 Lounge\, 424 Cherokee\, Leavenworth\, KS\, 66048\, United States
CATEGORIES:424 Jam Session,Paid Gig
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