MUSIC AT THE MARKET
Join us at The Market at Meadowbrook for live performances from some of Kansas City’s best musicians, every Friday and Saturday from 4:00-6:30pm.
Heidi Mikhail Band
Friday, January 24 | 4:00-6:30pm
Heidi Mikhail performs choice song selections ranging from jazz standards to modern pop and soul.
Cynthia van Roden
Saturday, January 25 | 4:00-6:30pm
Cynthia van Roden’s playfulness, lush contralto, and sophisticated delivery will transport you back to another era. This chanteuse adds a glamorous glow to her unique set of vintage jazz, swing, standards, blues, bossa nova, Latin and French songs.
The Quartet was nominated for the Best of KC Pitch Awards for the second year in a row. And this year Cynthia was nominated in two other categories: “Best Jazz Artist” and “Best Vocalist.”
Jackie Myers
Friday, January 31 | 4:00-6:30pm
Jackie Myers may have the Midas touch for groove, conjuring up musical styles ranging from soul, jazz and modern R&B each time the talented pianist places her hands on the keys.
Daytrotter’s Pat Stolley says of Jackie’s music “It reminds me of Joni Mitchell’s jazz period.” The finesse on her chosen instrument plays complement to what the Austin Chronicle describes as “her earthy lungs” – beautiful, captivating, complex, and always with an edge.
Learn more at jackiemyersmusic.com.
Mikole Kaar
Saturday, February 1 | 4:00-6:30pm
Born in New York City, Mikole began studying clarinet at the age of nine. He was mentored by the great Clifford Scott, whom he knew growing up simply as”Scotty.” Junior Walker and King Curtis were also some Mikole’s R&B idols. Mikole continued to perfect his craft becoming both a clarinet & flute major in college.
In 1985, Mikole traveled to Europe to play jazz and in 1986, his original album, “Back to the Heart” was recorded and released in Germany on Heliocon Records. He later returned to theStates and continued playing with jazz greats, among them Russell Freeman, Ti Lavitz, David Benoit, Johnny Hammond Smith, The Temptations, Bo Diddley, JoeCocker, Rita Moreno, Otis Rush, Cash McCall, Bonnie Bramlett, TheDrifters, the Coasters, The Platters, The Inkspots, and Al Wilson.
In 2003 Mikole traveled to China to do a run of shows in Hong Kong (performing at the Foreign Correspondents Club withAllen Youngblood) and Shanghai (at The Mandarin Gate with Dwight Dickerson and at The Ritz with Danny Woody).
Mikole has also appeared on several movie and television soundtracks. He has played in Europe, Hong Kong, and several International Jazz Festivals around the globe.
Adam Galblum
Friday, February 7 | 4:00-6:30pm
Adam is a jazz violinist in Kansas City, Missouri. He is bandleader of Hot Club KC, gypsy jazz band.
Adam was a student of 1st generation Count Basie Band alum and legendary jazz violin pioneer Claude “Fiddler” Williams, in the 1990s. A Kansas City native, Galblum briefly attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and lived in the Denver area from 2005-2014 touring nationally with bluegrass bands from 2005-2014.
Adam’s 2014 solo album, the instrumental Down To The Wire – The Stringband Tribute to the Music of John Mayer, showcases his abilities as an arranger and multi-instrumentalist and features members of Infamous Stringdusters and Punch Brothers.
Learn more at adamgalblum.com
Marvin Gruenbaum Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, February 8 | 4:00-6:30pm
Marvin is a Kansas City Symphony viola player as well as a versatile C/W/Bluegrass “fiddler” and Jazz violinist. During his 40+ year tenure with the KC Symphony, he has been featured dozens of times as a soloist on Jazz and Bluegrass arrangements, most notably on his own unique arrangement of Ervin Rouse’s “Orange Blossom Special.”
Concurrent with his KC Symphony tenure, Marvin was the fiddle player with iconic local Bluegrass band Spontaneous Combustion (1986-2008), played Jazz violin with “Best of KC” band, A La Mode, and currently shares the stage with the Hot Strings Quartet and award-winning Western Swing band, 3 Trails West.
Marvin Gruenbaum Jazz Ensemble seeks to present innovative bluesy and swingy “conversations” between violin, guitar, clarinet/sax and string bass, with a focus on popular Jazz repertoire: swing tunes and ballads from the American songbook, gypsy jazz, blues, and bossa nova.
Scott Emmerman
Friday, February 14 | 4:00-6:30pm
Based in Kansas City, MO and having played the guitar for over 60 years, Scott Emmerman is a versatile, creative guitarist and composer who produces an exciting blend of guitar-based music. Scott Emmerman’s compositions incorporate elements of R&B, jazz, and fusion rock.
Born and raised in Chicago, Scott was steeped in the blues at an early age and became enamored with the music of Jimi Hendrix. Later he began to explore jazz through the music of John McLaughlin and Miles Davis. He has performed with R&B singer Walter Jackson and founded the band Treeborn that released an album on Dharma Records in 1975 featuring his guitar playing and compositions. In 1980, he relocated to Los Angeles and participated in recording sessions with Bobby Womack and Tim Weisberg. His guitar playing and 3 of his compositions were featured on Weisberg’s 1982 CD release, High Risk. In 1992 he co-composed, played guitar and produced the single “Wheelchair Ballet,” featured on the China Beach Music & Memories CD on SBK records. In 1999, he released A Table Near the Cheesecake, with the band Equinox. In 2000, two of his compositions/ performances were featured as soundtracks on the Weather Channel and in 2007, Equinox recorded the album The Peace of Wild Things.
Since relocating to Kansas City, Scott frequently performs around town in the various jazz clubs and in January 2023, he released an album called Rogers Park featuring virtuoso drummer Marty Zevin and produced by legendary bassist, Jimmy Haslip. The album featuring nine original jazz-rock compositions that were written and arranged by Scott. Rogers Park has been received thousands of downloads on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes and Bandcamp.
Made in France Band
Saturday, February 15 | 4:00-6:30pm
Made in France Band is a group of French-speaking musicians and friends, performing French classics and originals. Check out their new album, “Oui French”, available now!
Learn more at madeinfranceband.com
Clayton DeLong
Friday, February 21 | 4:00-6:30pm
Raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Clayton began playing the violin at age 12. After receiving a guitar for Christmas at age 16, Clayton immediately fell in love. Avidly pursuing a career as a guitarist, Clayton enrolled himself at The University of Missouri Kansas City, Conservatory of Music. Working toward a degree in jazz guitar, Clayton studied under Kansas City greats such as Rod Fleeman, Danny Embrey, Doug Niedt, Michael Pagan and Bobby Watson. He graduated on the Dean’s list with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2009.
Using the knowledge he gained in college, Clayton has performed and toured in many different bands from the Kansas City area, including (to name a few): El Robozo De Maria, Latin rock, the Junkadelic Funk Stars, an improvisational funk band, and numerous other jazz bands around Kansas City.
Cynthia van Roden
Saturday, February 22 | 4:00-6:30pm
Cynthia van Roden’s playfulness, lush contralto and sophisticated delivery will transport you back to another era. This chanteuse performs a unique blend of vintage jazz, swing, standards, saucy tin-pan alley, blues, bossa nova and French songs. Her band will wow you with their 3-part harmonies and their own special blend of accompaniment.
The Quartet was nominated for the Best of KC Pitch Awards for the 2nd year in a row. And this year I was nominated in 2 other categories: “Best Jazz Artist” and “Best Vocalist”
Bryan Hicks
Friday, February 28 | 4:00-6:30pm
Bryan Hicks was introduced to music in high school, where he played cello, bass, and sang. After only one year of college as a cello major, he became a full time professional at the age of 20. He started his career with the Inner-City Orchestra, an 18-piece big band that originally hired him as a guitarist. Later, he switched to bass, and he stayed with the Inner-City Orchestra for 1½ years. It was during this time that he started playing clubs and events with well-established players: “Fats” Dennis, Roy Searcy, Ed Pharr, Oliver Todd, Rich Hill, Ben Kynard, John Lyman, Dean Stringer, Orville “Piggy” Minor, and others.
For three years, Bryan played with Rich Hill and the Riffs, featuring Ida McBeth. It was during this time that he became a founding member of the Bon Ton Soul Accordion Band. He also worked with the likes of Mose Allison, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Charlie Mussellwhite.
Bryan also played and sang with Jazzmania, the house band at the famed Milton’s Taproom jazz club. He played concerts with Jim Snidero, Dave Glenn, “Slide” Hampton, and was a member of the Tommy Ruskin Trio, among others. He also played and sang with Karrin Allyson for two recordings.
He played in a popular trio with Rod Fleeman and Randy Weinstein at the Boulevard Café Sunday brunch for three years. He helped co-found Malachy Papers, an avante garde jazz-rock ensemble, and he toured France twice with this band. In New York City, Bryan played with Benny Waters, “Red” Richards, Stan Hope, Joe Farnsworth, “Doc” Cheatum, and Teri Thornton.
Mire Pral
Saturday, March 1 | 4:00-6:30pm
Traditional gypsy jazz music from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France.
Jenna Bauer
Friday, March 7 | 4:00-6:30pm
Flirting with Great American Songbook Standards, Jenna Bauer fills her setlists with songs that tell stories everyone can relate to.
Thoughtful and warm vocals from Bauer are complemented by the band as they reinterpret these classic melodies for today.
Learn more at facebook.com/JennaBauerMusic
Adam Galblum
Saturday, March 8 | 4:00-6:30pm
Adam is a jazz violinist in Kansas City, Missouri. He is bandleader of Hot Club KC, gypsy jazz band.
Adam was a student of 1st generation Count Basie Band alum and legendary jazz violin pioneer Claude “Fiddler” Williams, in the 1990s. A Kansas City native, Galblum briefly attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and lived in the Denver area from 2005-2014 touring nationally with bluegrass bands from 2005-2014.
Adam’s 2014 solo album, the instrumental Down To The Wire – The Stringband Tribute to the Music of John Mayer, showcases his abilities as an arranger and multi-instrumentalist and features members of Infamous Stringdusters and Punch Brothers.
Learn more at adamgalblum.com
Joseph Panella
Friday, March 14 | 4:00-6:30pm
Joseph Panella has been performing double bass and electric bass professionally for over a decade.
He studied with Marcos Machado, classical virtuoso and author of “The Tao of Double Bass” at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has also studied with bassist and educator Dr. David Pellow, a Protege of Francois Rabbath and former professor at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Bob Bowman, legendary bassist with the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra.
In 2012, he began working in Nashville as a session and touring musician with the Annie Moses Band, a group that fuses a broad range of influences, including folk, pop, and classical music. He is featured on their studio album, American Rhapsody. During that time, he also met, toured, and recorded with Joshua Carswell. His playing is featured on the albums Debonair and Joshua Carswell: Live in Long Beach, CA.
Currently, Panella resides in the Kansas City Area, performing as a freelance bassist and teaching clinics and private lessons. In the Midwest, he has performed with the likes of Mark Lowrey, Lisa Henry, Matt Otto, Will Matthews, Shay Estes, Stanton Kessler, Danny Embrey, Anthony Pinciotti, Pete Zimmer, Pamela Watson, Ensemble Iberica, Victor and Penny, Owen/Cox Dance Company and many more.
Made in France Band
Saturday, March 15 | 4:00-6:30pm
Made in France Band is a group of French-speaking musicians and friends, performing French classics and originals. Check out their new album, “Oui French”, available now!
Learn more at madeinfranceband.com
Friends of Harry Miller Jazz Trio
Friday, March 21 | 4:00-6:30pm
The jazz trio, Friends of Harry Miller, is excited to premiere at The Market at Meadowbrook.
The trio is made up of seasoned and talented musicians. Harry Miller, a brilliant jazz piano and vocalist, has played with most of Kansas City’s Jazz heroes over the last four decades. Eric Mardis is renowned for his banjo, guitar, and vocal and composing chops in a variety of niches. More recently, he has been focusing on jazz guitar with Mire Pral, Friends of Harry Miller, and others. Steve Kapp has been playing upright bass with Harry for three decades while playing in a variety of other bands in the Midwest.
Join the Friends of Harry Miller at The Market for an evening of jazz standards from the Great American Songbook.