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Piano Men: Dave Brubeck, Dr. John and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival
(Above: The Night Tripper gets “Qualified” back in the day.) By Joel Francis While in Jacksonville, Fla. this past weekend for a wedding, I was able to sneak away from my duties as a groomsman long...
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“Kind of Blue” coming to KC
(Above: Drummer Jimmy Cobb gets down with his So What band.) By Joel Francis Fifty years ago, Miles Davis walked in to the recording studio, handed everyone in his band slips of paper with outlines of...
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Review: Kind of Blue turns 50
(Above: Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band delivers “The Theme” – and a drum solo.) By Joel Francis Jimmy Cobb had been onstage at the Gem Theater for over an hour Saturday night before he finally gave the...
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Top 10 Concerts of 2009
(Above: Modest Mouse’s concert at the Uptown Theater in March deserves an honorable mention.) By Joel Francis Stevie Wonder, Starlight Theater, June 27 One day after the shocking death of Michael...
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