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Jazz Appreciation: Tommy Ruskin & Julie Turner

April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we celebrate in the studio with top Kansas City jazz drummer Tommy Ruskin and his wife, Julie Turner.

These days the calendar tells us many things to celebrate and one of them is underway right now. April is Jazz Appreciation Month. The National Endowment for the Humanities declared it so 12 years ago.

You may not have realized it, but Mike Shanin probably did. Though you know him best as the host of Ruckus and a long-time radio talker, Mike’s also a real fan of the music that Kansas City once hung its hat on. Among his favorites here in town is a man whose impeccable sense of timing and texture has made him a staple of the jazz scene. Tommy Ruskin brought his drums to the studio and set them up for us, as he and his wife, Julie Turner, joined Mike to talk and play some music here on The Local Show.

You can celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month at the American Jazz Museum at 18th and Vine.

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The Sound of History: Mutual Musicians Foundation & Marr Sound Archives

Michael Feinstein's PBS Series American Songbook recently featured the Mutual Musicians Foundation and Marr Sound Archives. We share an excerpt and talk to Chuck Haddix about the musical treasures housed at UMKC.

It’s a national historic landmark. Some say it is truly sacred ground in the annals of jazz history. It’s the Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine Jazz District where musical giants like Count Basie and Charlie Parker played long into the night. Grammy award winning singer and musical history enthusiast Michael Feinstein just brought his national PBS series to Kansas City to experience our town’s musical treasures and he stopped by the foundation to experience a jam session for himself.

It wasn’t just the Mutual Musician Foundation capturing Feinstein’s interest here in town. While he was here, Feinstein also headed to another Kansas City sound treasure on the campus of UMKC…the Marr Sound Archives.

You can see the next chapter in Feinstein’s series Friday night at 9 here on KCPT.  Since you just got a peek inside the Marr Sound Archive,  Sound Recording Specialist Chuck Haddix sat down with Randy Mason to give a bit more insight into the music history treasure trove at UMKC.

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Wynton Marsalis Turns 50!

Wynton Marsalis turns 50 on October 18 - join us for a lively celebration! Watch Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 8pm.

Tune in to LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER for Wynton Marsalis’ 50th birthday. Joined by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the acclaimed jazz musician and composer is sure to use the occasion of his birthday to throw a celebration of jazz for the ages, revisiting some of his favorite compositions and arrangements while serving up some new ones. Special guests include tap dancer Jared Grimes, vocalist Gregory Porter, pianist Marcus Roberts, violinist Mark O’Connor, Yacub Addy & Odadaa! and Damien Sneed & Chorale Le Chateau. The live broadcast will be live-streamed simultaneously on pbs.org. At 9:00 p.m. ET, a bonus hour of performances continues streaming online.

Watch Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 8pm.

Watch the full episode. See more Live From Lincoln Center.

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SCREENtime: Kansas City Jazz and Blues

Recognizes past music greats as well as KC's current crop of musical talent. Watch Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 8:30pm.

Tune into KCPT June 30, 2011 at 8:30pm for a look at what the Kansas City sound is all about. Kansas City Jazz & Blues: Past, Present and Future recognizes past music greats as well as Kansas City’s current crop of musical talent.

Director Sue Vicory spent spent three years chasing down everyone from Bobby Watson and Myra Taylor to David Basse, Marilyn Maye and Chuck Haddix to talk about and illustrate Kansas City’s musical tradition.

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