Posted on Feb 25, 2023
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra aims to help young musicians make a cool genre hot again
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What's difference between a rock player and a jazzman? A rocker plays three chords in front of 3,000 people while a jazzman plays 3,000 chords in front of three people.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Langston has reaped the benefits of being a jazz artist from, and in, Kansas City. But many others didn’t gain prominence until they left town, and some gained global fame faster than they could closer to home. That includes luminaries like Hermon Mehari, Logan Richardson and Oleta Adams.
“Eric Lynn who is (another) artist from here that has moved away,” Langston says. “When they wrote some things about him a few years back, it brought me joy to see him say … there are people like Lee Langston who have paved the way.”...
..."Langston has reaped the benefits of being a jazz artist from, and in, Kansas City. But many others didn’t gain prominence until they left town, and some gained global fame faster than they could closer to home. That includes luminaries like Hermon Mehari, Logan Richardson and Oleta Adams.
“Eric Lynn who is (another) artist from here that has moved away,” Langston says. “When they wrote some things about him a few years back, it brought me joy to see him say … there are people like Lee Langston who have paved the way.”...
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Excellent share PO1 William "Chip" Nagel!!! Jazz is not as popular as it once was, but I love the genre overall... What this group is doing is awesome... I hope this genre never dies...
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