by Kelly Rogge, public information manager, KCKCC
Kansas City Kansas Community College will hold the m-pact Vocal Festival Concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 in the KCKCC Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature Los Angeles based pop-jazz vocal group m-pact as well as KCKCC’s “Blue Devil Funk Band.”
In person or virtual tickets for the concert are $15 and can be purchased from the festival’s website.
Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “one of the best pop-jazz vocal groups in the world” m-pact is known for its sophisticated sound that has won the group Vocal Group of the Year at the L.A. Music Awards and an Indie nomination from the Independent Grammys.
The group has also been named Grand National Champs of the Harmony Sweepstakes competition and has performed with artists such as Boyz II Men, Sheryl Crow, the Woody Herman Orchestra, the Maynard Ferguson Big Band and Natalie Cole, among others. Their “signature sound” can also be heard in television theme songs as well as Disney feature films and on radio stations throughout the world.
Started in 1995, m-pact has made five full-length albums, three EP’s and several single releases and continues to receive rave reviews and multiple awards. Billboard Magazine named them the “Best Unsigned Band” and in 2014, the group joined with New York a cappella powerhouse Duwende to produce “I Wish for All Time,” an a cappella tribute to Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. m-pact continues to thrill audiences with their innovative orchestrations and stage presence as well as their vocals as they work to stay true to the music they are performing.