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“Jazz Appreciation Month” was created in 2001 to pay tribute to a music that is both living and historic. April is an opportunity for music educators, jazz musicians, and local audiences to give this great American art form this recognition and appreciation it deserves. Jazz culture has had a great influence on my life, and I hope…
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A modern piano trio I’m fortunate to perform and travel with is doing a tour this month to continue to build awareness and gain support for the natural disasters that happened in Puerto Rico in the past year. We will be traveling from Missouri to the East Coast to perform concerts and share our campaign.…
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I got to attend the Tribute to Kansas City Jazz event this month at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts with with a long-time Kansas City jazz patron, Jim Gordon (my dad). At the front of the stage, Bobby Watson and Hermon Mehari lead the band while family-friend Chuck Haddix narrated the timeline of jazz…
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Megan and I returned from Washington D.C. for the 40th Navy International Saxophone Symposium. I got to perform Fanny Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio Op. 11” with our chamber ensemble, {trés}. It was an honor to share this music with an audience of saxophonists and see many other great musicians. We will be recording this piece with…
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2017 was a great year for music–thank you to everyone for your support and helping spread the blessing of fine arts! Here is a list of some highlights from the past year: -Recorded and released the Matt Cook Collective debut album: “Along Those Lines” -Played saxophone in six different states…and four times in little Platte…
Joel Gordon 