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Trumpet player Nate Nall is among the elite group of young musicians who have studied with saxophonist Bobby Watson. Today, he plays with nationally noted musicians and also heads his own impressive group. Nall was a featured soloist with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra on a 2018 tour to Germany and Poland that included vocalist Deborah Brown. He has been featured on the nationally syndicated 12th Street Jump program.

In the company of Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, this International Jazz Ambassador makes musical magic when she greets the microphone. With her sincere, warm vocal delivery, classic vocal interpretations and unique improvisations, Lisa takes the listener to musical Nirvana.

Shay Estes has been singing in Kansas City's famous jazz clubs for eight years, performing with the likes of Mark Southerland, Mark Lowrey, Brad Cox and many others. Her current focus is on Brazilian jazz and the various styles that shaped it. Matt Otto is currently the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Kansas teaching Jazz Theory and Performance, Jazz Combo 1 and private lessons. Matt is also an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University teaching online courses…

The MGDs are a high-energy band, built with soul and a natural funk. Ranging with extremes from all genres, this Kansas City band is ready to make you shake it all night! Guaranteed.

Molly Hammer has been performing in the Kansas City area since 2005. With an eclectic vocal background, she has found her home in the world of jazz and blues, drawing inspiration from the likes of Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Sara Vaughn, and many others. She has had the privilege of performing with some of the finest jazz musicians in the Kansas City area. You can hear her regularly at The Green Lady Lounge. She can also be seen and heard…

A La Mode performs with their full quartet, joined by the KC Canaries to dance the night away.

The Kansas City-based Eclipse Trio is known for taking standards and well-known rhythm and blues and giving them new and inventive treatments. The performance features Everett Freeman on vocals and piano, DeAndré Manning on bass and Michael Warren on drums. Eclipse members have a combined 75 years in the music business, performing for audiences and teaching the art of music making and music history to young artists across the globe. Each Eclipse member has a catalog of recorded music as…

Classically trained international soloists Kornel Wolak (clarinet) and Michael Bridge (accordion and piano) use virtuosity, comedy and musical sensitivity to bring their custom repertoire to life. Playing classical showpieces, jazz ballads and fiery folk music, Wolak and Bridge began collaborating in 2012 and since have toured Canada, Poland, France and Ecuador as both performers and educators. Wolak is on the faculty at Queen’s University and is pioneering collaborative research in oral articulators with the Speech Language Pathology department at the…