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A Tribute to Kansas City Jazz

Some of the city's musicians are connecting with the younger ones coming up. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz recently sponsored a Tribute to Kansas City Jazz at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. (First aired on KC Currents, May 22, 2005) By Lee Ingalls

Kansas City, Missouri – The Thelonious Monk Institute recently sponsored a Tribute to Kansas City Jazz at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts, including a master class with renowned saxophonist Bobby Watson. KCUR's Lee Ingalls listened in and recorded this audio postcard.

(First aired on KC Currents, May 22, 2005)

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