MUSIC AT THE MARKET

Mire Pral

Friday, November 8  | 4:30-7:00pm

Traditional gypsy jazz music from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France.

Joseph Panella

Saturday, November 9 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.

Scott Emmerman

Friday, November 15 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.

Heidi Mikhael Band

Saturday, November 16 | 4:30-7:00pm

Heidi Mikhail performs choice song selections ranging from jazz standards to modern pop and soul.

Adam Galblum

Friday, November 22 | 4:30-7:00pm

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

Jenna Bauer

Saturday, November 23  | 4:30-7:00pm

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

Made in France Band

Friday, November 29 | 4:30-7:00pm

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

Cynthia van Roden

Saturday, November 30 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.”

Joseph Panella

Friday, December 6 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.

Heidi Mikhael Band

Saturday, December 7 | 4:30-7:00pm

Heidi Mikhail performs choice song selections ranging from jazz standards to modern pop and soul.

Lea Grant

Friday, December 13  | 4:30-7:00pm

Lea Grant’s performances exude sophistication, blending a spirited, youthful energy with an intimate authenticity that charms jazz fans and skeptics alike. Performing alongside a rotation of skilled musicians from Kansas City, she specializes in a repertoire of jazz standards and timeless classics from the Great American Songbook.

Bryan Hicks

Friday, December 14 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.