BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//151.101.2.159//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://spotlightcharlieparker.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-2145@spotlightcharlieparker.org DTSTAMP:20240328T205249Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Spotlight Charlie Parker Event CONTACT:The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum\; https://AmericanJazzMus eum.org DESCRIPTION:SPOTLIGHT: CHARLIE PARKER EVENT\nIt Takes a Village – CD Releas e Performance featuring Morgan Faw and The Flame With a special edition of the famous “Blue Monday Jam Session” co-hosted by Houston Smith and Morga n Faw. (*Special Guest Appearance by: Bobby Watson) @ The Blue RoomAug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pmFirst Set: “It Takes a Village” CD Release Concert Fea turing: Morgan Faw and The FlameMorgan Faw\, saxophoneAlonzo Demetrius\, t rumpetMiles Lennox\, pianoIsaac Coyle\, bassChristian Napoleon\, drumset\n Morgan Faw was raised musically in Kansas City. This album release perform ance is his first of many expressions of gratitude to the greater KC commu nity of artists\, musicians\, teachers\, friends\, and family who helped s hape and raise him.\n\nRecorded in April 2022\, his debut album\, “It Take s a Village” (ARC-8777)\, Artists Recording Collective – ARC Records\, was completed on two separate days. The recording features all original music by Faw collaborating with trumpeter Will Mallard and one composition writ ten by Pamela Watson. “This is my first step and attempt in truly giving b ack to those who taught me\,” says Faw. “I want to celebrate this album wi th everyone who helped me. And to be able to release this project in The B lue Room at 18th and Vine is a dream come true. The historic Jazz District had been my musical home and arts family growing up. There is nowhere els e I would want to celebrate this achievement.”The community is invited to this celebratory event and open jam session to follow\, “It Takes a Villag e.”\nWith a special edition of the famous “Blue Monday Jam Session” co-hos ted by Houston Smith and Morgan Faw. \n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.c om/e/monday-night-jam-session-morgan-faw-the-flame-tickets-400802881207?af f=ebdsoporgprofile. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220822T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220822T230000 LOCATION:The Blue Room @ 1600 E 18th St\, Kansas City\, MO 64108 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CD Release Morgan Faw and The Flame + Jam Session with Houston Smit h & Bobby Watson URL:https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/event/it-takes-a-village-cd-release- performance-featuring-morgan-faw-houston-smith-the-flame-special-guest-bob by-watson/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/up loads/2022/04/Spotlight_CP_NOyear_Logo-1024x635-1-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1 \,medium\;https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sp otlight_CP_NOyear_Logo-1024x635-1-300x186.png\;300\;186\;1\,large\;https:/ /spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Spotlight_CP_NOyear _Logo-1024x635-1.png\;1024\;635\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nSPOTLIGHT: CHARLIE PARKER EVE NT
\nIt Takes a Village – CD Release Performance featuri
ng Morgan Faw and The Flame
With a special
edition of the famous “Blue Monday Jam Session” co-hosted by Houston Smit
h and Morgan Faw. (*Special Guest Appearance by: Bobby Watson) @ The Blue
Room
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 11:0
0 pm
First Set: “It Takes a Village” CD Release Con
cert Featuring: Morgan Faw and The Flame
Morgan Faw\, saxoph
one
Alonzo Demetrius\, trumpet
Miles Lennox\,
piano
Isaac Coyle\, bass
Christian Napoleon\,
drumset
Morgan Faw was raised musically in Kansas City. This album release performance is his first of many expressions of gratitude to the greater KC community of artists\, musicians\, teachers\, friends\, and family who helped shape and raise him.
\n\nRecorded in April 20
22\, his debut album\, “It Takes a Village” (ARC-8777)\,
Artists Recording Collective – ARC Records\, was completed on tw
o separate days. The recording features all original music by Faw collabor
ating with trumpeter
Will Mallard and one composition written by Pamela Watson.
“This is my first step and attempt in truly giving
back to those who taught me\,” says Faw. “I want to celebrate this album
with everyone who helped me. And to be able to release this project in The
Blue Room at 18th and Vine is a dream come true. The historic Jazz Distri
ct had been my musical home and arts family growing up. There is nowhere e
lse I would want to celebrate this achievement.”
The community is invited to this celebratory event and open jam s
ession to follow\, “It Takes a Village.”
With a special ed ition of the famous “Blue Monday Jam Session” co-hosted by Houston Smith a nd Morgan Faw.
\n\n< /HTML> X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:18th and Vine\,Alonzo Demetrius\,Artists In Residence \,bass\,Blue Monday Jam Session\,Bobby Watson\,Christian Napoleon\,drumset \,Houston Smith\,Isaac Coyle\,It Takes a Village – CD Release Performance\ ,Kansas City\,Miles Lennox\,Morgan Faw\,piano\,Spotlight Charlie Parker\,T he Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum\,trumpet X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-night-jam-session-morgan- faw-the-flame-tickets-400802881207?aff=ebdsoporgprofile END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-2146@spotlightcharlieparker.org DTSTAMP:20240328T205249Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Spotlight Charlie Parker Event CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:EVENT SCHEDULE\n5:30 pm: Reception\n\n2022 Kansas City Area You th Jazz Fellows Trio: Ari Staggs (piano)\, Isaac Pieters (bass)\, Maurice Butler (drums).\nFood and beverage provided\n\n \n6:00 pm: Charlie Parker’ s Kansas City\n\nModerator: Chuck Haddix\nPanelists: Lisa Henry and Claren ce Smith\nIntroducing: 2o22 Spotlight Charlie Parker Artists In Residence\ , Houston Smith and Morgan Faw\n\n \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e /charlie-parkers-kansas-city-panel-discussion-reception-tickets-3970791935 57. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220823T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220823T191500 LOCATION:Truman Auditorium at Plaza Branch Library @ 4801 Main Street\, Kan sas City\, MO 64112 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Charlie Parker’s Kansas City – Chuck Haddix\, Clarence Smith\, and Lisa Henry URL:https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/event/charlie-parkers-kansas-city-pa nel-discussion/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/up loads/2022/04/Spotlight_CP_NOyear_Logo-1024x635-1-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1 \,medium\;https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sp otlight_CP_NOyear_Logo-1024x635-1-300x186.png\;300\;186\;1\,large\;https:/ /spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Spotlight_CP_NOyear _Logo-1024x635-1.png\;1024\;635\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\n
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:alto saxophone\,Ari Staggs\,Artists In Residence\,bas s\,Charlie Parker's Kansas City\,Chuck Haddix\,Clarence Smith\,drumset\,Ho uston Smith\,Isaac Pieters\,Lisa Henry\,Maurice Butler\,Morgan Faw\,Openin g Panel Discussion\,piano\,Spotlight Charlie Parker\,Truman Auditorium Kan sas City Public Library Plaza Branch X-COST:Free X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlie-parkers-kansas-city-pane l-discussion-reception-tickets-397079193557 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-2153@spotlightcharlieparker.org DTSTAMP:20240328T205249Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Spotlight Charlie Parker Event CONTACT:The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum\; https://AmericanJazzMus eum.org DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY\, August 26 from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm is “Ode 2 Bird” sho wcasing the 2022 Spotlight: Charlie Parker “Artists in Residence” – Morgan Faw and Houston Smith\, and featuring Faw’s band “The Flame.” @ The Blue Room\nThe Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum\, Spotlight: Charlie Parke r\, and the Kansas City community welcome the return of natives\, Houston Smith\, and Morgan Faw\, (also known as “The Blue Room Babies”) with their “Ode 2 Bird” concert\, a Celebration of Charlie Parker and his Music and Legacy.\nThis performance will also feature the members of Faw’s working b and\, “The Flame.” \nConceived by the two alto saxophonists in 2020\, “Ode 2 Bird” came from their idea of “pushing the envelope open” through expan ding and raising the standard of music coming from a younger generation…a rather Hungry Generation. This concert also realizes the hopes of Charlie Parker himself\, who stated as much in a 1954 interview with his contempor ary fellow saxophonist\, Paul Desmond.\n\n“Ode 2 Bird” features special re nditions of compositions by Charlie Parker and Kansas City natives such as Bobby Watson along with the original works of Smith and Faw and more!\nPe rsonnel: \n\nMorgan Faw + Houston Smith – Alto Saxophones\nChristian Napol eon – Drums\nIsaac Coyle – Bass\nAlonzo Demetrius – Trumpet\nMiles Lennox – Piano\n\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ode-to-bird-ft-morgan-faw -houston-smith-tickets-394839795457?aff=ebdsoporgprofile. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220826T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220826T220000 LOCATION:The Blue Room @ 1600 E 18th St\, Kansas City\, MO 64108 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:“Ode 2 Bird” featuring Houston Smith + Morgan Faw and The Flame. URL:https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/event/ode-2-bird-featuring-artists-i n-residence-morgan-faw-houston-smith/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/up loads/2022/04/Spotlight_CP_NOyear_Logo-1024x635-1-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1 \,medium\;https://spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sp otlight_CP_NOyear_Logo-1024x635-1-300x186.png\;300\;186\;1\,large\;https:/ /spotlightcharlieparker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Spotlight_CP_NOyear _Logo-1024x635-1.png\;1024\;635\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
FRIDAY\, August 26 from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm is “Ode 2 Bird” showcasing the 2022 Spotlight: Charli e Parker “Artists in Residence” – Morgan Faw and Houston Smith\, and featu ring Faw’s band “The Flame.” @ The Blue Room
\nThe Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum\, Spotlight: Charlie Parker\, and the Kansas City com munity welcome the return of natives\, Houston Smith\, and Morgan Faw\, (a lso known as “The Blue Room Babies”) with their “Ode 2 Bird” concert\, a C elebration of Charlie Parker and his Music and Legacy.
\nThis perfor
mance will also feature the members of Faw’s working band\, “The Flame.”
Conceived by the two al to saxophonists in 2020\, “Ode 2 Bird” came from their idea of “pushing th e envelope open” through expanding and raising the standard of music comin g from a younger generation…a rather Hungry Generation. This concert also realizes the hopes of Charlie Parker himself\, who stated as much in a 195 4 interview with his contemporary fellow saxophonist\, Paul Desmond.
\n \n“Ode 2 Bird” features special renditions of composit ions by Charlie Parker and Kansas City natives such as Bobby Watson along with the original works of Smith and Faw and more!
\nPersonnel:
\nBurnett Music Foundati on was able to establish a strategic partnership in 2022 with the American Jazz Museum and brings its Bird Boot Camp’s “Musical Salute to Bird” fina le to the Charlie Parker Memorial Plaza in the Historic 18th & Vine Distri ct. Morgan Faw and Houston Smith will help lead the tribute this year.
\nThe memorial is located directly behind the American Jazz Museum.
\nThe Musical Salute will also act i n synergy as a prelude to the AJM’s “In The Yard” concert at 5 pm.
\n\nThe 2022 musical salute will be led b y Artists in Residence\, Houston Smith and Morgan Faw who anticipate being joined by jazz great Bobby Watson.
\nAll musicians are welcome to particip ate in this brief performance tribute to Charlie Parker.
\nThe Musical Salute traditionally symbolized the conclusion of Kansas City’ s festive “Spotlight: Charlie Parker” week of celebration .
\nThe late Eddie Baker conceived a “21 Sax Salute” at Charlie Parker’s grave site in Lincoln Cemetery where all of the area saxophonists would congrega te to pay musical tribute to “Bird.” The tradition was resumed by Ahmad Alaadeen in 2002 up until his passing. The salute was conducted sporadically until the cemetery owner restricted public acc ess to the historic site. Bird Boot Camp took up the “Musical Salute” as p art of our programming in 2019 when Burnett Music Foundation took over adm inistration.
\n\nArtist/Designer: Robert Graham
\nDe
dicated: March 1999
\nDescription: Large face of Charlie P
arker. Green patina on face. Trapezoidal base with brown patina. “Bird
Lives” inscription on the base. The face was not cast but was pieced toge
ther in a grid-like pattern.
This sculpture memoria lizes legendary jazz artist Charlie “Bird” Parker. He was a major part of the Kansas City jazz scene and culture. It is located in the middle of a plaza\, also named after Parker\, in the historic Jazz District and just west of the American Jazz Museum at 18th and Vine Streets.
\nInsc ription:
\nCharlie “Bird” Parker Plaza
\nMayor Emanuel Cle aver II
\nBoard of Parks & Recreation Commissioners: Ollie W. Gates \, President\; Sheila Kemper Dietrich\, Commissioner\; Anne Garney\, Commi ssioner\; Terry R. Dopson\, Director
\nCity Council: Ed Ford\, Tere sa Loar\, Jim Glover\, Paul Danaher\, Ronald E. Finley\, Mary Williams-Nea l\, Evert Asjes III\, Aggie Stackhaus\, Ken Bacchus\, Kelvin Simmons\, Geo rge D. Blackwood\, Judy Swope.
\nRobert Graham\, Sculptor
\nIn loving memory of Blanche Jones and Doris Jones-Stein. Given by the Jules and Doris Stein Foundation\, the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation\, and To ny and Marti Oppenheimer.
\nHistory courtesy of K C Parks.
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