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Title
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Kansas City is Big Band Country
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Description
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Article profiles six big bands in Kansas City: New Vintage Big Band, New Jazz Order Big Band, Abel Ramirez Big Band, Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, People's Liberation Big Band, and Louis Neal Big Band.
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Date
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2009-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Kansas City Has Been Diverse-fied
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Description
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Article profiles a young, up and coming Kansas City jazz band called "Diverse." The five members studied under Professor Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri--Kansas City Conservatory and include Hermon Mehari (trumpet), Will Sanders (tenor saxphone), John Brewer (piano/keyboards), Ben Leifer (bass) and Ryan Lee (drums). The band's debut performance was in 2008 at the Rhythm 'n' Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival.
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Date
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2009-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Jazzing it Up
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Description
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The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra "is an 18-piece profesional big band, and it's run much like a symphony orchestra, with paid musicians and a season of concerts." Conductor Jim Mair hopes the band will become a community institution like the symphony and opera.
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Date
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2008-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
