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-2146@spotlightcharlieparker.org DTSTAMP:20240328T233311Z 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
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\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:20240328T233311Z 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!
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\nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-bird-b oot-camp-musical-salute-tickets-389977421967.
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