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MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS 2013

Jan 19 2013 Home Taveran

Feb 2 Maplewood 8:30 pm

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March 15-16 Music In The Schools

April 6 Athens Elks

April 13 The Handle Bar

April 20 Albany AmVets

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June 15 Albany AmVets

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July 20 2013 Cherry Blossom Lodge Newark Ohio

Oct 19 Albany AmVets Albany Ohio

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Trombonist, arranger, educator
by Joe Christopher Athon

There is a recurrent theme in the history of Kansas City jazz. And it lies within the inherent magnetism that has always drawn musicians of the highest caliber to the area.

Trombonist, arranger and educator Steve Dekker is one of those types of musicians. Originally from Pennsylvania, Dekker began his academic career at Towson University in Maryland. His undergraduate degree is in trombone performance, and he went on to earn a Masters degree in Jazz Composition. While at Towson he studied with Stan Kenton reedman and Don Ellis arranger, Hank Levy. Dekker also holds a Ph. D. (abd) in Music Education from Penn State University, and is a former member of the 1st US Army Band at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Dekker came to Kansas City in 1996 to be the Director of Music at Penn Valley Community College. Beginning in the fall of 2001, he will be the instrumental music instructor at Pembroke Hill High School.

"The move to Pembroke came from a desire to focus on the preparatory stage of music education," Dekker says. "With the parental involvement and strong support system of a program like Pembroke, there is a better opportunity to get more involved in the students' musical foundation."

Dekker is just as active musically as educationally in the Kansas City area. Since arriving in '96, he has established himself as a top-call trombonist while performing with such groups as the Trilogy Big Band, the Steve Miller Big Band, Dean Stringer's River City Jazz Orchestra, and the Boulevard Big Band. Dekker is also an accomplished arranger and has had several charts published.

When asked what he thinks of the Kansas City jazz scene, present and future, Steve Dekker is hopeful, but with some reservations.

"I've been here for five years and I feel there is a lot of potential for jazz in Kansas City. There are numerous opportunities to make music here and that's one of the things that attracted me to the area.

"But the problem is that, even though Kansas City is a 'jazz town,' there seems to be some difficulty maintaining that esthetic. I recently went to see one of my favorite trombonists, Bill Watrous, in St. Louis at a venue called the Jazz Bistro. Before the performance, the proprietor actually got on the microphone and spoke about how it was inappropriate to talk during the performance and how they were there to appreciate the artists and the music. This is the same kind of respect patrons of chamber or orchestral music give to those musicians. In Kansas City, you don't often see this kind of respect for the art form. The Blue Room is a good start, but there needs to be more community interest in that venue and in affording that kind of respect for jazz."

Dekker also says that he'd like to see the return of KC's jam session culture. "There is a need for more venues where musicians can go after their gigs to jam after hours."

Dekker's recent projects include a new CD soon to be released by the Boulevard Big Band. Featured are such area jazz musicians as drummer Todd Strait, saxophonist Bill Caldwell, trumpeter Jay Sollenberger and Dekker on trombone, along with guest appearances by national artists Frank Mantooth (piano), Tom Harrell (trumpet) and Pete Christlieb (tenor sax).

Photo: Tom Pender – Guitar

Guitar Instructor Tom Pender teaches all styles of music and accepts students of all levels. He has taught privately for over 35 years and has served as faculty at Longview Community College for 22 years. As an active professional musician he has performed as Lead Guitarist for the Kansas City Chiefs Pack Band in Arrowhead Stadium for 11 seasons, performed in concert with various national acts including Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, O.C. Smith, Shirley King and Mark Pender & LaBamba of the Conan O’Brien Show.
In addition Tom has been featured in international music festivals in Nashville Tennessee , Athens Ohio as well as festivals and concerts throughout the United States and regionally. Tom has recorded innumerable music projects, radio and TV commercials.
His teaching style includes fundamentals of music as well as working with students to achieve personal goals through development of a “Wish List” that can contain anything from rock to Bach. He has been successful in developing many students into professional music careers as well as great entertainment value for hobbyists and lifelong learning skills for all.

Contact Tom Pender

Phone: 816-803-0683 or penderblast@kc.rr.com

Tom Pender – Guitar

Guitar Instructor Tom Pender teaches all styles of music and accepts students of all levels. He has taught privately for over 35 years and has served as faculty at Longview Community College for 22 years. As an active ...professional musician he has performed as Lead Guitarist for the Kansas City Chiefs Pack Band in Arrowhead Stadium for 11 seasons, performed in concert with various national acts including Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, O.C. Smith, Shirley King and Mark Pender & LaBamba of the Conan O’Brien Show.
In addition Tom has been featured in international music festivals in Nashville Tennessee , Athens Ohio as well as festivals and concerts throughout the United States and regionally. Tom has recorded innumerable music projects, radio and TV commercials.
His teaching style includes fundamentals of music as well as working with students to achieve personal goals through development of a “Wish List” that can contain anything from rock to Bach. He has been successful in developing many students into professional music careers as well as great entertainment value for hobbyists and lifelong learning skills for all.

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Athens County 8th annual Jazz and Blues Festival will be held

March 14 and 15 2014

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Meet the Station Break Physco Blues Band, a powerful show of rock, rhythm and blues. Mike Doughty, bass and keys, and Mike Price two well known and established guitar players, from Athens, Ohio have been together for years forming bands all over the country which has led to their sucwith the R and B Station. Now they have changed their name to The Station Break-Physco Blues Band after recruiting their old friend and drummer Gary VanMeter.Gary played with Mike and Mike in the late 60's as teenagers. They have also recuited a very talented and a very young Hayley VanMeter., Gary VanMeters daughter. Hayley has been playing piano and singing since the age of 8 yrs old. The band has developed a new sound built off of Physcodelic, British Invasion and Blues and fused them all together. Very high energy!

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Raising Star

Shirley King, can’t deny her last name, it is a door opener. Chicago’s daughter of famous blues singer, B B King has a standard to up hold, but in the end its own voice that she discovers that sets her aside from even him.

Internationally recognized in her own right, Shirley’s star is rising as well. Countries as far away as Brazil, England have been carried by her soulful sound to the heart of what is Chicago, the authentic voice of a real blues. Audiences at the end of performances, line up to have their picture taken with Shirley purchasing cd’s but in the end everyone wants the hug. It’s a hug that embraces everyone in the midst of our struggles and bad economy that for a moment we feel it’s going to be alright. We can feel our life energized and infused by her magnanimous heart, your life is changed.

Everyone including our City has struggles, difficulties and obstacles that seem so unimaginable by even today’s standards. Listening to a true blues artist, Shirley unites us in the moment to acknowledge that its tough but we can’t give up, hope is just around the corner. Song after song an inner resilience builds our own determination. Shirley brings us together. A room full of perfect strangers from all over the world and strangers to each other, in our OWN little community our hearts are filled with the blues.

Shirley has had her own blues. A voice so powerful to make such a change in us of inner peace has had own struggles. It’s difficult to imagine that her career started from singing to the hustle and bustle of morning foot traffic along the sidewalk. The container at her feet filled quite quickly as the offering of money filled over the top. The life of a musician performs well after the morning foot traffic left at the end of the day. Shirley would then set her stage for performance that evening at her club venue singing well into the night, only to start again by the sidewalk. Those sidewalk days are long gone. Now she can be found performing every Wednesday night at Gold Coast’s, The Joynt, to packed audiences dancing to earthy soul of a voice that penetrates the deep depths of everyone’s lives.

Shirley’s voice sings from that very dark place as she is a survivor of cancer. Nothing can be more painful for a talented artist but to have a precious gift as her singing soulful heart be held suppressed by her own failing health. It’s a long journey back to the microphone but she is a testament that singing is not the destination but the journey. Perhaps that is what the blues is really all about, our own journey.

Shirley is bringing her performances to new levels. She has a long list of R & B/Motown to add to her repertoire. If you have a festival, venue or corporate event that needs a true blues artist to perform please contact her manager .

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Shirley King

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