http://www.billmckemy.com bassist, bandleader, composer, teacher Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:06:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll be performing with Alaturka tonight at the Kansas City Museum. We'll start at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Here's the venue web site for more info: http://www.kansascitymuseum.org/ http://www.alaturkamusic.com/welcome.htmlShareThis http://www.billmckemy.com/2011/07/08/alaturka-at-the-kansas-city-museum/ A quick update: I'll be at the Blue Room at 18th & Vine in Kansas City, MO this Friday May 20 (8:30) with Gerald Dunn, Everette Freeman and Mike Warren. Saturday, May 21(6:00), I'll be in Marshall, MO at the Inaugural Bob James Jazz Festival with Joe Athon, Will Matthews, ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2011/05/19/may-happenings/ I've had a fantastic first year teaching at Ottawa University. The spring semester is wrapping up with a Concert by all the campus jazz groups and the OU Faculty Jazz Quintet. The concert is Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel on the OU campus. The faculty ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2011/04/18/spring-2011-happenings/ Please join us for an evening of rare grooves and great improvisation at Kansas City's beautiful and unique R Bar. Special guest master percussionist Sait Arat. Mark Southerland on tenor and unique wind instruments of his own design. Bill McKemy on Bass and Kent Burnham on Drums. ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2010/10/13/snuff-jazz-with-master-percussionist-sait-arat/ I'll be with Shay Estes at R Bar this Friday. The group consists of singer Shay Estes, pianist Mark Lowrey, drummer Zach Albetta, and special guest saxophonist and experimental camping pioneer Mark Southerland. I'll be playing bass as you[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP2dQwFs5xc[/youtube] might have guessed.ShareThis http://www.billmckemy.com/2010/07/14/upcoming-gigs-with-shay-estes/ T.J. Martley is a pianist I met a few months back while doing a "Charlie Parker" themed event with Clarence Smith's group.  We have played a few times since then and have a few more dates that are approaching.  He will be with my trio (with drummer Zach Albetta) at ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2008/12/01/tj-martley-is-someone-you-should-know/ 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 ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2008/09/25/spoonbender-orchestra-at-la-esquina/ 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 ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2008/07/11/labor-day-at-the-blue-room/ 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 ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2008/06/22/one-from-the-vault/ 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 ... http://www.billmckemy.com/2008/05/23/the-sound-of-silents/