Jazz Disciples feat. Glenn North

1600 East 18th Street,Kansas City MO 64108

23 October, 2021

Description

Jazz Disciples feat. Glenn North headlines two sets in the Blue Room, American Jazz Museum's jazz club. Get To Know Jazz Disciples and Glenn North Saxophonist Gerald Dunn has been featured in bands with Illinois Jacquet and Bobby Watson. He plays an inventive, contemporary sound and knows how to capture an audience’s attention. Pianist Everett Freeman has toured with Oleta Adams, performing with a deliciously intricate yet fluid grace. There are few Kansas City jazz musicians whom drummer Michael Warren hasn’t backed. The Jazz Disciples give him unique opportunities to stretch. Bassist DeAndre Manning provides a solid footing. Glenn A. North is an award-winning poet, activist, educator, and arts executive based in Kansas City. He has previously served at the American Jazz Museum and The Black Archives of Kansas City / Mid-America. Glenn earned his M.F.A. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His thesis was entitled “Pro-Black Prosody." In addition to presenting poetry, Glenn also conducts workshops on Ekphrastic poetry, using poetry to address issues of social justice, and self-empowerment for disenfranchised students through reflective poetry.