MUSIC AT THE MARKET

EMILY DIX

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

Emily is from Prairie Village, KS and started performing live jazz in 2018. With a repertoire of mostly jazz standards and classics from the Great American Songbook, she sings with a range of talented Kansas City musicians in a revolving ensemble.

Learn more at emilydixmusic.com.

Heidi Mikhail

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

Heidi performs choice song selections ranging from jazz standards to modern pop and soul, with a distinctive voice like no other.

Alyssa Bell Jackson

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

Alyssa Bell Jackson is an American violist based in Kansas City. She has a passion for music performance and education and has made it a goal to share multi-genre music with audiences and students alike.

Alyssa has made a name for herself in Kansas City and the surrounding area where she has worked with several organizations including; The Kansas City Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and is a member of Rewound String Trio and Fountain City String Quartet. Additionally, Alyssa serves on the Board of Directors as Education Chair for the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.

Alyssa regularly performs with touring artists such as The Eagles, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Michael Buble, Lindsey Stirling, Josh Groban, and Rod Stewart. She has enjoyed the opportunity to record with several local and international recording artists such as The Freedom Affair, The Project H, Calvin Arsenia, and Boyz II Men. In recent years, Alyssa has been developing her writing and arranging. She has been a featured string writer for the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, as well as on various recording projects.

For more information, visit alyssabellmusic.com.

Joey Panella

Friday, October 13 | 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.

Marvin Gruenbaum Trio

Friday, October 20 | 4:30-7:00pm

Marvin Gruenbaum is a Kansas City jazz violinist, known for his highly diverse musical and technical skills. An alumni of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, he is a classically trained violin/violist and a current member of the Kansas City Symphony viola section (since 1982).

As an aﬁcionado of several alternative styles, he has enjoyed the opportunity to arrange and perform as Bluegrass/Jazz violin soloist with the Symphony on over 30 occasions. He also served as ﬁddle player for 21 years for the local “progressive” Bluegrass group, “Spontaneous Combustion,” and currently is the featured Jazz violinist with “A La Mode,” as well as “Hot Strings Trio” (Jazz) and “3 Trails West” (Western Swing).

MIRE PRAL

Friday, October 27 | 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.

294600862_476938117764585_6019502398835839558_n

Hot Strings Trio

Friday, November 3 | 4:30-7:00pm

The Hot Strings began as a trio in the summer of 2014. The unique presence of the mandolin in the ensemble allows for an eclectic “acoustic jazz” ambiance which might be heard on the streets of Paris or Rome. The musical banter between soloists combined with unwavering rhythmic integrity promotes the best of our Kansas City jazz heritage.

Violinist Marvin Gruenbaum is classically trained and serves as a current member of the Kansas City Symphony. He is renowned as a violinist/ﬁddler with numerous jazz and alternative groups.

Mandolinist Bruce Graybill, former president of the Classical Mandolin Society, is a multi-year winner of the prestigious mandolin contest at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winﬁeld, Kansas. He is a versatile jazz/bluegrass player and an in-demand national clinician.

Guitarist Charles Gatschet is a popular, long time veteran of the Kansas City jazz scene.

Bassist Nils Aardahl, who is a recently contracted (2022) member of the KC Symphony, is also a highly skilled jazz bassist and welcome new addition to The Hot Strings.

The Huixqui Sisters

Friday, November 10 | 4:30-7:00pm

The Huixqui Sisters – pronounced “whiskey” – are an acoustic vocal duet accompanied by guitar and keys. They create custom arrangements of our favorite songs, with a vocal blend only achieved by sisters and vocal precision setting us apart from others. Their professional training allows us to adapt easily to a variety of musical genres including pop, folk, latino, jazz, and oldies.

Learn more at thehuixquisisters.com

Jackie MyerS

Friday, November 17 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.

ADAM GALbLUM

Friday, November 24 | 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

Jackie MyerS

Friday, December 1 | 4:30-7:00pm

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.

Learn more at jackiemyersmusic.com.

BAUER Hopper DUO

Friday, December 8 | 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

ADAM GALbLUM

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

Adam is a jazz violinist in Kansas City, Missouri. He is bandleader of Hot Club KC, gypsy jazz band.

Learn more at adamgalblum.com