Musicians Ashlock & Werts, 4/26 at Kemper
Clint Ashlock is a musician, composer, and bandleader. He is the artistic director of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra (KCJO) and a freelancer, who has performed with such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, Hermon Mehari, Mark Lowrey, Jessica Paige, David Basse and Bobby Watson. KCJO consistently sells out shows at the Kauffman
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Time After Time: Renown KC Artists Discuss Their Work & Process
Special Event: Thursday, April 12 at 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Refreshments: 6:00-6:30 pm — Panel w/ Q&A: 6:30-7:30 Johnson County Library – Gallery Area – 9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, Kansas 66212 Four of well-known Kansas City artists will discuss the recurring processes they perfect to produce their art. Join Heidi Van, Stan Kessler, Maura
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UMKC Barry Anderson & Bazillion Jeff Beith, on 4/27 at Kemper
UMKC’s Barry Anderson is a working artist in video, photography, and installation. His work has been featured in numerous national and international exhibitions including recent solo exhibitions in Seoul and Los Angeles. Also, Barry’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Everson Museum of Art, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the
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GEW: Heidi Van, Talks Wed. 11/16 @ The Kauffman
Special ‘Global Entrepreneur Week Event’ >> presenters >> Filmmaker Bruce Branit & Actress/FishTank Curator Heidi Van Heidi’s an accomplished performer, who acts, directs, produces and writes. She is also Founder and Curator of the Fishtank Theatre, which presents experimental live productions. Heidi has a broad view shaped by her experiences at the Gate and Globe
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Gary Abbott, Talks on 11/10 @ ArtsBar
UMKC Professor Gary Abbott has danced for companies in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Denver. He has choreographed for companies in Denver, Cleveland, and Gillette, WY. Gary co-founded Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in 1995. The company’s mission to re-imagine contemporary dance by bringing together modern, classical and African-American traditions. Deeply Rooted Dance Theater was the first
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Stan Kessler, Talks 9/22 @ Kemper
Stan Kessler is a Trumpet / Flugelhorn Player, Band Leader, Clinician, and Educator. He also does writing and arranging for small groups. Stan’s expertise includes Jazz, R&B, Funk, and Latin. He is currently leading The Sons of Brasil, The Stan Kessler Quartet, Stan Kessler’s TV, Parallax, and Force 5. He teaches at UMKC, the KC
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Brad Cox, Talks 9/22 @ Kemper
Composer and arranger Brad Cox is co-founder of Owen/Cox Dance Group and founder and director of The People’s Liberation Big Band, a musicians’ collective dedicated to the performance of new large ensemble jazz music. He studied composition at UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and is a recipient of the Charlotte Street Foundation Generative Performing
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Hunter Long, Talks 6/2 @ Kemper
Hunter Long is a composer, performer and producer. He has been awarded grants by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Charlotte Street Foundation and ArtsKC. Hunter was selected as a composer for the Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music, the neif-norf Composition Workshop, the Montreal Contemporary Music Lab, the Banff
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Paul Rudy, Talks 6/2 @ Kemper
Paul Rudy is a composer, performer, consultant and UMKC professor. He has been awarded a Fulbright, Guggenheim, Rome Prize and Wurlitzer Foundation Fellow. Paul has won the Sounds Electric Competition, EMS Prize, Citta di Udine and has received recognition and commissions from IMEB, Bourges, SEAMUS, Meet the Composer, the American Composer’s Forum, SCI, National Music
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