*The Jazz Journalists Association’s 2023 Winners for Jazz Performance and Recordings were announced today.
*Tweet of the Week: American Jazz Museum- NEA Jazz Master "Big Chief" Donald Harrison and physicist Stephon Alexander come together for the first time to perform a unique quantum improvisation set with composer and bassist Santi Debriano, alongside special guest Bobby Watson. (link) #KC #jazz
*From a press release: In its 50 years, Mid-America Arts Alliance has awarded more than $51 million in grants to more than 18,000 artists and cultural organizations… M-AAA invites the public to attend the free 50th Anniversary Block Party on June 2, 2023, 5:30–8:00 p.m. in Kansas City, coinciding with Kansas City’s First Friday in the Crossroads… The M-AAA exhibition space, The Culture Lab, will feature the nationally touring ExhibitsUSA exhibition, Shutter and Sound: The Jazz Photography of Bob Willoughby.