He was a faculty member of the University of Missouri as well as Ottawa University and leads legendary Kansas City group INTERSTRING and various version of Bowdog. The New Red Onion Jazz Babies will join Lynn Zimmer for special performances at Dick Hawk’s Gaslight Grill on August 6 and August 27, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Kansas City Jazz Academy provides jazz instruction for middle and high school students interested in improving their skills beyond what they receive in a typical school setting. Bob moved to Kansas City in 1988 where he has been a major part of the vibrant jazz scene there. 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. Also he has had a very important musical relationship with Kansas City musicians like Tommy Ruskin, Paul Smith, Mike Ning, Claude “Fiddler” Williams, Jay McShann, Stan Kessler, and many more. Musicians: Stan Kessler, Kathleen Holeman, - order tickets, find location and other info. Bob also had long musical relationships with pianists, composers and arrangers Dan Haerle and Frank Mantooth.īob has toured and recorded with many artists including the legendary Carmen McRae, Pat Coil, Freddie Hubbard, Bud Shank, Karrin Allyson, Steve Houghton, Steve Allee, Bill Mays, Clay Jenkins, Danny Embrey, Todd Strait, Bob Sheppard, Matt Otto, Rod Fleeman, John Stowell, Jerry Hahn, Bobby Watson and others. Stan Kessler and Kathleen Holeman Trio at Chaz On The Plaza, January 5. He is joined by vocalist and pianist Kathleen Holeman.
Kessler is a versatile player whose expertise ranges from bop to Latin jazz.
He recorded numerous albums as a member of this band, many of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Stan Kessler, trumpet and flugelhorn player, takes the stage on the last Saturday of every month from 6:30-10:30 pm.
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In 1976, he joined the famous Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, touring and recording several albums, including the Grammy award-winning “Live in Munich.” Bob continued his performing and recording career by joining the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabakin Big Band in Los Angeles in 1979. Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Trumpeter Stan Kessler on the COVID-19 World & 2021. He won a scholarship to the Stan Kenton Jazz Clinic as a high school freshman, followed by study at North Texas State University. Jazz bassist, composer, and educator Bob Bowman performs at The Green Room with Michael Shults, Pat Coil, and Danny Gottlieb.įeaturing Bob Bowan (bass), Michael Shults (saxophone), Pat Coil (piano), and Danny Gottlieb (drums).īob Bowman, a native Kansan, learned to play the piano and clarinet before beginning to play bass at age 12.
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