Mitch Butler Quartet featuring Bobby Watson | October 17 @ 7:00 PM | The Blue Room | $10 for adults, $5 for students at the door
Mitch Butler
Mitch Butler is a native of Raleigh, NC. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Performance from East Carolina University. Mitch is also a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Doctor of Music Arts in Music Performance with an emphasis in Jazz Studies.
Bobby Watson
A saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator, Bobby Watson grew up in Kansas City, Kan. He trained formally at the University of Miami, a school with a distinguished and well-respected jazz program. After graduating, he proceeded to earn his "doctorate" – on the bandstand – as musical director of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The group, created in 1955 by late legendary drummer who died in 1990, showcased a rotating cast of players, many who, like Watson, would go on to have substantial careers as bandleaders in their own right. The Jazz Messengers – frequently referred to as the "University of Blakey" – served as the ultimate "postgraduate school" for ambitious young players.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information about performances in The Blue Room, visit americanjazzmuseum.org/blueroom
2019/10/17 - 2019/10/17
The Blue Room
1600 E 18th St., Kansas City, MO 64108
Street parking is available on 18th Street, Vine Street, 19th Street, Highland Avenue, and 17th Terrace.