Thursday, Aug. 29, 1985
Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan
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Jazz beat 'Brass' stars to perform in KC this weekend
By Jill White Of the Kansan staff
Students seeking to break away from the typical Lawrence weekend activities need only go as far as Kansas City.
Free performances by some of the biggest names in jazz history will highlight the third annual Kansas City High Life Jazz Fest that takes place Labor Day weekend.
The Modern Jazz Quartet, conductor/composer Toshiko Akiyoshi, flutist Herbie Mann and band leader Andy Kirk, among many other famous jazz artists, will play in the two-day festival on the south lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
"Sassy, brassy, bright and classy," is how Dick Wright, associate professor of music and KANU radio announcer, describes the jazz fest.
Created in 1983 to strengthen the bond between Kansas City and its jazz history, the jazz festival is an attempt to preserve the city's unique heritage. The festival was designed to awaken the community's pride in jazz by recognizing local musicians and by strengthening Kansas City's national reputation as the "Jazz Capital."
Miller Brewing Co. is sponsoring the festival.
“It’s good to revitalize the jazz heritage in Kansas City,” said Ron
McCurdy, assistant professor of jazz who performed this summer with the John Leisnering Group at Nabil's, a restaurant in Kansas City, Mo.
A $50,000 grant from the Kansas City, Mo., City Council allows the Parks and Recreation/Jazz Festival Committee coalition to open all events to the public free of charge. In past years, an admission fee was charged for the national jazz group performances to cover the cost of attracting big-name acts.
"It was one of the biggest headaches," said Wright of the admission fee. "It kept a lot of people from attending the national jazz performances."
2 p.m. through midnight both Saturday and Sunday, ending with an "All Star Finale," with the McFadden Brothers, Paul Smith, Tommy Ruskin and Mel Drybread performing.
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Besides Akiyoshi's jazz orchestra featuring Frank Wess, and the Modern Jazz Quartet, other groups performing Saturday include the City Light Orchestra, Eddie Baker and the New Breed Big Band and the Steve Miller Big Band. Several jam sessions also are planned.
Food and beverages will be sold at the festival. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be open without admission fees both Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
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College Republicans will meet at 7 tonight on the first floor of Green Hall. A social event will follow.
The KU Kempo Karate Club will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday in Room 130 at Robinson Center.
The Strato-matic Baseball Club will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in Parlor C of the Union.
A GE portable stereo valued at $240 and a wallet containing $30 cash were stolen from a van in the 900 block of Massachusetts Street about 11 p.m. Tuesday, Lawrence police said yesterday.
On the Record
A Fuji Espree men's 12-speed bike valued at $354 was stolen from the 210 block of West Ninth Street in 10:38 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
A moped valued at $400 was stolen from the 1300 block of Ohio Street between midnight and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
■ An apartment in the 2400 block of Murphy Drive was broken into and $600 was stolen sometime Tuesday, police said. A cutting device was used to saw through the wall to enter the apartment.
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