Alex Abramovitz and His Swing'n Kansas City Jazz Band at the Blue Room
About this Event
Few players carry the sound of old Kansas City quite like Alex Abramovitz. A trumpeter and jazz historian devoted to the city's swing heritage, he takes the stage on a pre-war Conn horn and leads his band through the music that made this town famous — the Count Basie and Jay McShann school of swing, with nods to Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Harry James.
Abramovitz has spent years as one of the region's most dedicated keepers of the 1930s-to-1950s tradition — the kind of bandleader who can tell you the story behind a tune before he counts it off. When that repertoire comes home to 18th & Vine, where so much of it was born, it lands with a particular charge.
Two sets at the Blue Room — period Kansas City swing, played with scholarship and serious feel.
Two sets, 8:30 and 10 pm. $10 for one show, $15 for both.
The Blue Room, 1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108. Saturday, July 11 — 8:30 pm & 10 pm.
Where is it happening?
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USD 12.51 to USD 17.85
