*Eddie Moore chatted with Patrick Sprehe for more than 90 minutes on the Center Cuts podcast.
*Tweet of the Week: Westport KC- @WestportCoffeehouse Sunday Night Jazz Series: June 6th, 6pm: Rich Hill “2Big2Fail”; June 13th, 6pm:Adam Larson Quartet; June 20th, 6pm: Brad Gregory; June 27th, 6pm: Michael Eaton #westportkc #kclivemusic
*From a press release: Kansas City and the UNESCO Cities of Music announce the Voyage of the Drum. 18 UNESCO Creative Cities will participate on 21 June 2021. The videos will be streamed on YouTube courtesy of Music Export Poland and with the support of the Polish Ministry of Culture. The Voyage of the Drum is hosted by UCCN with Kansas City Missouri USA – the only UNESCO Creative City of Music in the United States. The Voyage of the Drum unites the cities of the world through the drum – one of humanity’s earliest instruments. The Voyage of the Drum celebrates the African Diaspora around the world and demonstrates how the influence of African rhythms is felt through many world music cultures… From Kansas City, Missouri USA - the host and instigator of the Voyage of the Drum project, comes a video featuring Bird Ellington Fleming – percussionist, teacher and environmental leader of the Traditional Music Society and the Soundz of Africa.