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“Kind of Blue” coming to KC

June 23, 2009, 9:08 pm

(Above: Drummer Jimmy Cobb gets down with his So What band.) By Joel Francis Fifty years ago, Miles Davis walked in to the recording studio, handed everyone in his band slips of paper with outlines of...

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Review: Kind of Blue turns 50

October 21, 2009, 2:12 am

(Above: Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band delivers “The Theme” – and a drum solo.) By Joel Francis Jimmy Cobb had been onstage at the Gem Theater for over an hour Saturday night before he finally gave the...

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Review: Oleta Adams

April 5, 2010, 1:18 am

(Above: “Get Here” brought down the house at Oleta Adams’ recent homecoming concert in Kansas City, Mo.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Oleta Adams took the stage of Gem Theater on Saturday...

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Remembering Alaadeen

August 16, 2010, 10:02 am

(Above: Ahmad Alaadeen plays for Charlie Parker at a 2008 graveside memorial service.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record I grew up in a musical household where classical was the genre of choice....

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Review: Branford Marsalis

November 12, 2010, 10:15 am

(Above: Branford Marsalis solos and shows off his new drummer, Justin Faulkner, at a 2009 concert.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Saturday’s Branford Marsalis concert at the Gem Theater was a night...

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