Wednesday, July 19, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Veteran band to play at KC Blues and Jazz Fest
By Derek John Special to the Kansan
There is no better season than the summer for outdoor music festivals. Warm weather, picturesque surroundings, late dusk, and a congregation of music lovers can be a wonderful alternative to the smoky bars and crowded clubs that reign during the colder
months.
Outdoor music fests can be crowded d, but it's easier to stake out a plot of grass than it is to shove a fellow bar patron aside.
There's no better outdoor venue in Kansas City than the grounds of the
Liberty Memorial in Penn Valley Park. For 10 years that's been the site of the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival, a three-day celebration of blues, jazz, soul and gospel that brings some of the best talent from all over the globe to the area.
Although blues and jazz are close cousins, Kansas City's festival is one of only a few in the world that combine the two, providing a rare opportunity to see booie and bebop in one setting.
The festival also keeps close ties to the people of the Kansas City
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community through its Heritage Stage that features legendary blues and jazz pioneers and award-winning local high school bands and gospel acts. And at the Soul School Festival, artists will work with up-and-coming musicians in personal workshops.
The talent this year is stellar as always. Top acts include the hip groove-uit Medeski, Martin & Wood, tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and his Quartet, Roomful of Blues founder Duke Robillard with special guest, legendary Kansas City pianist Jay McShamn, the sultry Lavy Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, local player Bobby Watson & Horizon, and veteran fusion group Spy Grya.
The Blues Stage always manages to provide a smorgasbord of blues-flavored music. This year's big names include The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the legendary Little Milton, jam band Govt Mule, supergroup Lonestar Shootout, Marcia Ball, local harmonia prodigy Brody Buster and seasoned bluesmen Canned Heat.
Canned Heat's appearance is interesting for several reasons.
The original group, led by Bob "The Bear" Hite, reorganized recently and has been touring Europe extensively. Canned Heat was formed during the height of flower power, and that peace-conscious sensibility still shows amidst the group's raunchy blues grooves
Canned Heat, which has put out quite a few LPs during the past few decades, has a brand-new compilation of rare studio cuts and live tracks called The Boogie House Tapes. This new double-
Road Trip of the Week
What: The Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival
Where: Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, Mo.
When: Friday through Sunday
Cost: Advance Tickets;
$10 single day. $20
weekend pass.
Available online at
www.tickets.com or
at Kansas City metro
area Texaco Star
Mart locations.
disc collection was put together from a crate of old tapes collected by Belgian radio personality Walter De Paduwa aka "Dr. Boogie."
Dr. Boogie is Canned Heat's biggest fan. He and drummer Fito de la Parra have come up with some treats for fans of Canned Heat. Blues fans will also appreciate the good-natured vibe of long-lost classics like "Harley Davidson Blues," "Caterpillar Crawl" and "Pulling Hair Blues."
The collection includes extended jams, exhortations to the crowd, and excerpts of humorous dialogue between bandmates.
The Boogie House Tapes gives a nice look at the career of one of America's most venerable blues bands from the Vietnam Era. And blues fans can hear them live at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
So get out of the house this weekend, make love not war, and take in some cool jazz and hot blues under the sun.
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