SPOONBENDER ORCHESTRA
Directed by Jeffrey Rukaman
October performance series at la Esquina premieres experimental, site-specific new works by Kansas City based composer Jeffrey Rukaman
Live performances: October 3, 4, 9 & 10 – all at 7:30pm; $10
SPOONBENDER ORCHESTRA is a Kansas City-based collective of musicians and artists dedicated to the discovery and performance of new music. Known for [...]

I will be performing with my group, the Bill McKemy Quartet at the Blue Room this Labor Day, September 1, 2008. We will commence with a set of original compositions at 7 p.m. with jamming to follow.
Personnel:
Brian Baggett - guitar
Jake Blanton - guitar
Bill McKemy - bass
Zach Albetta - drums
I hope you can join us [...]

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The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the first anniversary of its Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault with the unveiling of a new audio visual collection coupled with a live jazz performance during an open house reception at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Library will show off [...]

The Kansas City Public Library presents silent films the way the filmmakers intended: with live musical performances accompanying each frame. Local composer Jeffrey Ruckma leads the Spoonbender Consort, playing his own unique scores with eclectic instrumentation arranged for documentary and dramatic films from the Silent Era. This series continues with African Paradise and Selected Shorts [...]