Jazz Disciples featuring Rashida Phillips

1600 East 18th Street,Kansas City MO 64108

04 December, 2021

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Jazz Disciples featuring Rashida Phillips headline two sets in the Blue Room, American Jazz Museum's jazz club. Get To Know Jazz Disciples 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. Get To Know Rashida Phillips Rashida Phillips joined the American Jazz Museum as Executive Director in January 2020, now leading strategic re-envision and revitalization of the near 25-year signature institution. Phillips spent 16 years at some of Chicago’s most impactful organizations, including a previous role organizing turnaround at the Old Town School of Folk Music, the largest community arts school with acclaimed concert venue in the nation. She is also a jazz vocalist with a M.A. in Jazz History and Research from Rutgers University and has a B.A. in English, minoring in African American Studies from Oberlin College. Her career reflects a commitment to the intersection of arts, culture, community, and education. In New York, she helped launch the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, building support, visibility, and audience while co-producing “Harlem's Song,” at the White House, programmed Chicago-area Jazz and Humanities festivals, developed arts integration research and curriculum models for schools, and supported justice-centered work of youth and community.