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Title
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Clarence Smith
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Description
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Article profiles Clarence Smith, musical director of the Kansas City Youth Jazz (KCYJ) program. Smith continues the work of Leon and Linda Brady, who started KCYJ in 2001. Smith previously served as director of the jazz program at at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. He also plays drums and performs with several local jazz groups.
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2011-12
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Magazine Article
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Two Generations of Kansas City Saxophonists
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Description
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Profiles of two Kansas City saxophone players from different generations. Horace Washington is Kansas City born and trained, learning at the Leon Brady Sumner program and from musicians with ties to the heydays of the growth of the city's jazz reputation. Sioux City, Iowa native Steven Lambert studied with Bobby Watson at the UMKC Conservatory and, dedicated to perpetuating the city's jazz reputation.
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2014-06
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Magazine Article
