Audiences sometimes leave to go seek food somewhere else. That has really been a challenge for us, not having food in the Blue Room. Some of those funds will go towards reimagining the Blue Room including, Kositany-Buckner says, “the furniture, the look and feel, the ambiance and the food issue. It’s where the most programs, education initiatives, a major club, a major festival – and, oh yeah, a museum – begin.įor starters, out of the $27.6 million bond issue proposed for the 18th and Vine district, over $2 million is targeted for the museum. But the American Jazz Museum is the elephant in the jazz room. The Mutual Musicians Foundation is the most historic and revered building in Kansas City jazz.
Those are mighty lofty goals for someone who has been on the job just a few months.īut nobody who has met Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner doubts that she will pull it off, including the mayor (as you can read in his interview in this issue). I want our festival to be one where people say, I must be in Kansas City for the Kansas City Jazz Festival.” People who love jazz go to these festivals, a lot of them. “There are a lot of jazz festivals that happen all over the world in major cities. I want it to be something that families prepare to go to every year. I want it to be a legacy for generations to come.
The festival is about celebrating our own brand. We will bring artists from out of town but we also want to elevate Kansas City jazz and Kansas City music and made in Kansas City. It will be a collaborative effort with various organizations to launch something huge. It will start on Memorial Day weekend, 2017. “We are launching the Kansas City Jazz Festival.
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Report harassment, intimidation or bullying with Vector Alert or at your school.Next year, Kansas City is getting a major new free admission jazz festival.Ĭheptoo Kositany-Buckner, the still-new Executive Director of the American Jazz Museum explains: The Bellevue School District is also committed to providing a safe and civil educational environment that is free from harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination, and Gender Expression or Identity Discrimination: Civil Rights/Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator Nancy Pham, (425) 456-4040 or Sex-based Discrimination, including Sexual Harassment: Title IX Coordinator: Jeff Lowell, (425) 456-4010 or Disability Discrimination: Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Heather Edlund, (425) 456-4156 or address for all three: 12111 NE 1st Street, Bellevue, WA 98005.The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Nick Olney was named best trombone soloist, and Roman Goron was named the best soloist of the entire festival on any instrument.īellevue School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to designated youth groups. Two BHS students received individual awards as well. They not only represented BHS well, but also exemplified the strength of jazz bands in western Washington. The BHS group competed against some great bands from across Kansas and Missouri, and the judges selected them as the winner based on their mature playing, great rhythmic feel and outstanding soloists. This is huge for our students and the band program, and it is a great way to top a very successful year back ‘in person’ for the band and jazz band.
It showed when they performed, as many people in the audience were moved by the music. Congratulations to the Bellevue High School Jazz Ensemble for an outstanding first place performance at the Basically Basie Jazz Festival! The group traveled to Kansas City the week of April 25 to showcase their musical talent, entertain audiences and compete against schools from across the Midwest.Įdd George, the director, praised the group for how hard they have worked all year, and for their focus and genuine joy of playing music.
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