*Elmer Jackson, a prominent member of Kansas City’s jazz community, has died. I took a photo of Jackson at the Blue Room in 2009.
*We The People’s debut album Misunderstood is available for preorder. The street date is Friday, September 25.
*Tweet of the Week: Maggie- Every morning, I listen to classic jazz while I write some morning pages. John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk. It’s like... magic. Pure art. And I think of people who make fun of jazz (or ppl who like jazz) and feel super bad for them.