KCKCC Music Department to present fall jazz concert later this month

by Kelly Rogge

The Kansas City Kansas Community College Music Department is once again preparing to entertain audiences with its upcoming fall jazz concert.

The concert is at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the KCKCC Performing Arts Center, 7250 State Ave. The performance is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted.

The evening will start with a pre-concert reception at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the performing arts center, sponsored by the KCKCC Music Club. The reception will feature live music by solo jazz students from Mike Ning’s Studio.

At 7 p.m., the concert will begin, featuring music by the KCKCC Jazz Band, the two Jazz Combos and three Vocal Jazz Ensembles.

“Patrons attending the concert will hear a variety of music – swing, Latin, funk, gospel and pop especially,” said John Stafford, director of choral activities at KCKCC. “We will also feature our student solo jazz vocalists during the reception. It should be a fun concert.”

For more information on the choral program at KCKCC, contact John Stafford at [email protected] or call 913-288-7137.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at Kansas City Kansas Community College.