Leaning into throwback soul and retro-rock propelled Trombone Shorty to stardom. Even so, the New Orleans musician and his band Orleans Avenue are likely to offer the audience at Grinders enticing hints of jazz on Saturday, July 22.
Now's the Time: Thundercat
Thundercat performs in the NFL’s 2023 Draft Concert Series at Union Station on Saturday, April 29. The jazz-adjacent star is slated to “curate a special performance which will pay tribute to the rich music history and the legacy of jazz in Kansas City.” The embedded video documents a fan’s perspective of Thundercat’s concert at Grinders in Kansas City last year.
Now’s the Time: Thundercat
Thundercat, a jazz-adjacent leader of the West Coast funk and electronic music movements, performs at Grinders on Monday, August 8. Plastic Sax reviewed the bassist’s 2017 concert in Lawrence. According to the Plastic Sax archives, Thundercat last performed within the city limits of Kansas City in 2012 when he opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Sprint Center.