*The Kansas City musician Marvin Jones has died.
*Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grille in downtown Kansas City will transform into a Harry Potter-themed space for seven days in April.
*Steve Paul filmed a portion of Steve Cardenas’ appearance at recordBar. Joe Dimino documented Angela Ward Trio’s recent midday show at the Blue Room.
*Marc Myers admires Frank Foster at JazzWax.
*Tweet of the Week: Michael Eaton- I'm in Kansas City on April 20, playing with Second Nature Ensemble for the EMAS series at @CharlotteStreetaround 8:30pm. A great concert series worth your support! SN is a mix of free jazz, new music, and electronic music, aiming to do something different in KC jazz + improv.