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The group left Kansas City for the first time in 1924 for a three-month engagement in a roadhouse in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The orchestra moved to Chicago the same year, where Jules Stein used the profits from a tour he booked for them to establish the Music Corporation of America ( MCA ), with the orchestra as its first client.
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The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra was founded by Jim Mair and Gene Hall in Kansas City in May 2003 after being inspired by similar jazz orchestras across the United States, though it was primarily modeled after the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. [2] Jim's wife, Mary Mair, was also integral in getting the orchestra started. [1]
Milton Morris (1911–November 21, 1983) was an American businessperson, politician, and an influential proprietor of music clubs in Kansas City.He was involved in the careers of various Jazz musicians including Charlie "Yardbird" Parker, Jo Jones and Count Basie.
In 2021, the annual 4 day Kansas City Jazz Summit was selected as "Best of Kansas City" for local businesses and in 2022 the readers of JAM magazine voted Jim, Kansas City's Favorite Saxophonist. Mair serves on the advisory board for the Metheny Family Music Foundation and the Burnett Family Foundation.
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