JAM Magazine: December/January 1998 Issue: Topeka Jazz Festival

Topeka Jazz Fest '98!
A Major Midwestern Jazz Event Is Slated for Memorial Day Weekend, 1998
Topeka Jazz Festival 1998 is all set for Memorial Day weekend of '98, May 23-25. Harold Hansen, executive director of the Topeka Performing Arts Center, and Jim Monroe, president of the Topeka Jazz Workshop are co-presenting the three-day event, which will be held at the TPAC, 8th and Quincy streets, downtown Topeka.

"Topeka Jazz Festival 1998 will be one of the major straight-ahead festivals in the nation," says Monroe. And based on the lineup, it's easy to see why. Scheduled to appear are national/international jazz artists Monty Alexander, Alan Broadbent and John Bunch (piano); John Clayton and Jay Leonhart (bass); Jeff Hamilton and Jackie Williams (drums); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); John Allred and Dan Barrett (trombone); Gary Foster (alto sax); Bobby Shew and Warren Vache' (trumpet/cornet); Kenny Davern and Ken Peplowski (clarinet); Bob Kindred (tenor sax); and Nancy King (vocalist).

Topeka and KC-based musicians have also been invited to perform. They include: Karrin Allyson (vocalist, and just as much in the "national/international" category these days); Bob Bowman, Gerald Spaits and Bob Branstetter (bass); Danny Embrey (guitar); Paul Smith and Russ Long (piano); and Tom Morgan, Tommy Ruskin and Todd Strait (drums).

There several levels of available tickets and/or sponsorships. For tickets, call 1-800-949-TPAC, and for additional information, call Jim Monroe at 785-267-1315.

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	Search our site:		Topeka Jazz Fest '98! A Major Midwestern Jazz Event Is Slated for Memorial Day Weekend, 1998 Topeka Jazz Festival 1998 is all set for Memorial Day weekend of '98, May 23-25. Harold Hansen, executive director of the Topeka Performing Arts Center, and Jim Monroe, president of the Topeka Jazz Workshop are co-presenting the three-day event, which will be held at the TPAC, 8th and Quincy streets, downtown Topeka. "Topeka Jazz Festival 1998 will be one of the major straight-ahead festivals in the nation," says Monroe. And based on the lineup, it's easy to see why. Scheduled to appear are national/international jazz artists Monty Alexander, Alan Broadbent and John Bunch (piano); John Clayton and Jay Leonhart (bass); Jeff Hamilton and Jackie Williams (drums); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); John Allred and Dan Barrett (trombone); Gary Foster (alto sax); Bobby Shew and Warren Vache' (trumpet/cornet); Kenny Davern and Ken Peplowski (clarinet); Bob Kindred (tenor sax); and Nancy King (vocalist). Topeka and KC-based musicians have also been invited to perform. They include: Karrin Allyson (vocalist, and just as much in the "national/international" category these days); Bob Bowman, Gerald Spaits and Bob Branstetter (bass); Danny Embrey (guitar); Paul Smith and Russ Long (piano); and Tom Morgan, Tommy Ruskin and Todd Strait (drums). There several levels of available tickets and/or sponsorships. For tickets, call 1-800-949-TPAC, and for additional information, call Jim Monroe at 785-267-1315. RETURN TO DECEMBER/JANUARY 1998 MAIN INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors 1996-2001. All rights reserved.