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  2. Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1918, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.

  3. Kansas City jazz - Wikipedia

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    Almost every jazz history depicts Kansas City jazz as a fertile ground for the development of big bands, virtuosic performances, and legendary performers. [3] In the 1920s was a Great Migration from the south and the search for musical work in Kansas City, Missouri, [4] where the Black population rose from 23,500 to 42,000 between 1912 and 1940.

  4. The Last of the Blue Devils - Wikipedia

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    The film was made at a two musical gatherings of old Kansas City hands in 1974 at the Mutual Musicians Foundation, the Kansas City African-American Musician's Union, and consists largely of impromptu musical performances by Turner, Basie, Jay McShann, Jimmy Forrest, and Ernie Williams in various combinations, as well as film from a concert by ...

  5. Music of Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Kansas City and St. Louis are "cradles of jazz" along with New Orleans, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York City. [1]Jazz artists from Missouri include Dixieland jazz and ragtime clarinetist, composer, and bandleader Wilbur Sweatman; trumpeter, saxophonist, accordionist, and bandleader Charlie Creath; bebop saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker; tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins ...

  6. Tom Hiddleston on Learning to Dance Bossa Nova and Jazz ... - AOL

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    Tom Hiddleston had to learn to move and groove to play Charles “Chuck” Krantz in “The Life of Chuck,” a feel-good apocalyptic story (yes, those exist!) that premieres on Friday at the ...

  7. Kansas City Jazz Orchestra - Wikipedia

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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]

  8. Medicare premiums rise for 2025, nicking retirees' Social ...

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    The more you earn, the more you pay. Since 2007, a beneficiary’s Part B monthly premium is based on his or her income. About 8% of Medicare users earn too much to qualify for the standard Part B ...

  9. Vermont men’s soccer wins first national championship with ...

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    Vermont allowed just three goals throughout the entire tournament, one of which came on Monday night. They beat No. 3 Denver on penalty kicks in the semifinals to reach the title game.