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, 5:00-7:30pm.
Mire Pral
Friday, July 24 | 5:00-7:30pm
Traditional gypsy jazz music from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France.
Cynthia van Roden
Saturday, July 25 | 5:00-7:30pm
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”
Adam Galblum
Friday, July 31 | 5:00-7:30pm
Adam Galblum is a multi-faceted violinist with a rich musical background. After developing his skills under the mentorship of jazz icon Claude “Fiddler” Williams in Kansas City, he spent over a decade touring the U.S. with bluegrass and “jam” bands from Colorado.
Currently, Adam leads Hot Club KC, a gypsy jazz ensemble inspired by the timeless music of Django Reinhardt; and Shakedown Strings, an acoustic trio performing the music of the Grateful Dead.
Showcasing his versatility across genres, when he’s not performing with his bands – or teaching his many private music students – Adam enjoys performing classical music with the Topeka Symphony, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, and MahlerFest in Boulder, Colorado.
Learn more at adamgalblum.com
Marvin Gruenbaum Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, August 1 | 5:00-7:30pm
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.
Pedrucci
Friday, August 7 | 5:00-7:30pm
Pedrucci is an acoustic duet based out of Kansas City, specializing in playing jazz standards and classic love songs.
We believe that you should sing songs that make you happy, and what makes us happy is thinking about love…and 7th chords. We are passionate about preserving and presenting timeless songs with a well-rehearsed studio quality live sound.
Learn more at pedrucci.com.
Carrie Cooley
Saturday, August 8 | 5:00-7:30pm
Carrie Cooley is a professional vocalist and new face in the Kansas City jazz scene. She holds a masters degree in voice, and has sung professionally across several genres.
Carrie has a warm, dynamic voice, and engaging interpretation of jazz standards from the great American songbook from Ella Fitzgerald to Etta James.
Aymen Ghali
Friday, August 14 | 5:00-7:30pm
Aymen Ghali is a Tunisian-American guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose music draws from Mediterranean, Latin American, and Eastern European folk traditions, woven together through a jazz sensibility—blending rich melodies, rhythmic depth, and musical storytelling.
Blending Jazz Manouche, Roma folk, Latin grooves, and Mediterranean influences, Aymen curates a repertoire that feels both intimate and globally inspired—balancing tradition with improvisation in a newly shaped ensemble. With Kansas roots, he returns after a decade abroad in Southeast Asia, where he performed and collaborated across international stages. His music reflects his journeys and a deep cultural curiosity—rooted in heritage, yet shaped by years of cross-cultural exploration.
He is joined by a group of distinctive Kansas City musicians, featuring Brant Jester on piano, Seth Lee on bass, and Shante on percussion, each bringing their own voice and shaping the ensemble’s sound in real time.
Lauren Ashley
Saturday, August 15 | 5:00-7:30pm
Lauren-Ashley, the songbird, affectionately named by her family, is a rising star in Kansas City’s dynamic R&B landscape. Blending classic soul influences with contemporary R&B sensibilities, Lauren creates a sound that feels both timeless and fresh. With years of performance experience throughout Kansas City’s most respected venues, Lauren has built a reputation for crowd pleasing shows. Her band features some of KC’s finest musicians, each bringing their own exceptional talent to create her signature sound. Together they craft a musical experience perfectly tailored to each venue’s unique atmosphere and audience.
Heidi Mikhail Band
Friday, August 21 | 5:00-7:30pm
Heidi Mikhail performs choice song selections ranging from jazz standards to modern pop and soul.
Made in France Band
Saturday, August 22 | 5:00-7:30pm
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
Lynn Zimmer
Friday, August 28 | 5:00-7:30pm
Lynn Zimmer was surrounded by Dixieland and Swing-era albums in his childhood home at the Lake of the Ozarks. By the time he was 19, he had started gigging professionally on clarinet at the lake’s Osage Beach. Just three years, later Lynn auditioned for and toured with Clyde McCoy, whose famous recording of “Sugar Blues” sold millions.
Next came stints in Kansas City – most notably with the New Red Onion Jazz Babies – and San Francisco – with the legendary Turk Murphy. In 1990, Lynn moved to New Orleans and was hired by the internationally known, Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Al Hirt. For the next year and a half, Lynn toured with Hirt and played in his nightclub on Bourbon Street. “I’ve had good clarinet players in my band for many years,” Hirt once said. “In my opinion, the finest has been Lynn Zimmer.”
Lynn eventually moved back to the Lake of the Ozarks and performed at Dick Hawk’s Country Club Hotel & Spa for twelve years. It was there he began his friendship with legendary Nashville recording artist Boots Randolph, of “Yakety Sax” fame, resulting in countless live performances and a CD recording together.
Cynthia van Roden
Saturday, August 29 | 5:00-7:30pm
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”
Clayton DeLong
Friday, September 4 | 5:00-7:30pm
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.
Mire Pral
Saturday, September 5 | 5:00-7:30pm
Traditional gypsy jazz music from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club de France.
Joseph Panella
Friday, September 11 | 5:00-7:30pm
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, September 12 | 5:00-7:30pm
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
Aymen Ghali
Friday, September 18 | 5:00-7:30pm
Aymen Ghali is a Tunisian-American guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose music draws from Mediterranean, Latin American, and Eastern European folk traditions, woven together through a jazz sensibility—blending rich melodies, rhythmic depth, and musical storytelling.
Blending Jazz Manouche, Roma folk, Latin grooves, and Mediterranean influences, Aymen curates a repertoire that feels both intimate and globally inspired—balancing tradition with improvisation in a newly shaped ensemble. With Kansas roots, he returns after a decade abroad in Southeast Asia, where he performed and collaborated across international stages. His music reflects his journeys and a deep cultural curiosity—rooted in heritage, yet shaped by years of cross-cultural exploration.
He is joined by a group of distinctive Kansas City musicians, featuring Brant Jester on piano, Seth Lee on bass, and Shante on percussion, each bringing their own voice and shaping the ensemble’s sound in real time.
Cynthia van Roden
Saturday, September 19 | 5:00-7:30pm
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”
Lynn Zimmer
Friday, September 25 | 5:00-7:30pm
Lynn Zimmer was surrounded by Dixieland and Swing-era albums in his childhood home at the Lake of the Ozarks. By the time he was 19, he had started gigging professionally on clarinet at the lake’s Osage Beach. Just three years, later Lynn auditioned for and toured with Clyde McCoy, whose famous recording of “Sugar Blues” sold millions.
Next came stints in Kansas City – most notably with the New Red Onion Jazz Babies – and San Francisco – with the legendary Turk Murphy. In 1990, Lynn moved to New Orleans and was hired by the internationally known, Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Al Hirt. For the next year and a half, Lynn toured with Hirt and played in his nightclub on Bourbon Street. “I’ve had good clarinet players in my band for many years,” Hirt once said. “In my opinion, the finest has been Lynn Zimmer.”
Lynn eventually moved back to the Lake of the Ozarks and performed at Dick Hawk’s Country Club Hotel & Spa for twelve years. It was there he began his friendship with legendary Nashville recording artist Boots Randolph, of “Yakety Sax” fame, resulting in countless live performances and a CD recording together.
Adam Galblum
Saturday, September 26 | 5:00-7:30pm
Adam Galblum is a multi-faceted violinist with a rich musical background. After developing his skills under the mentorship of jazz icon Claude “Fiddler” Williams in Kansas City, he spent over a decade touring the U.S. with bluegrass and “jam” bands from Colorado.
Currently, Adam leads Hot Club KC, a gypsy jazz ensemble inspired by the timeless music of Django Reinhardt; and Shakedown Strings, an acoustic trio performing the music of the Grateful Dead.
Showcasing his versatility across genres, when he’s not performing with his bands – or teaching his many private music students – Adam enjoys performing classical music with the Topeka Symphony, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville, and MahlerFest in Boulder, Colorado.
Learn more at adamgalblum.com