Deborah Brown at Carlsen Center At Johnson County Community College

Deborah & Max The Life and Times of Dexter Gordon
A singer's singer, Kansas City-produced Deborah Brown builds off elements of Kansas City music where there's a mixture of bebop and Chicago blues. Her roller coaster vocal range mixes effortlessly with her scat singing and experimental jazz beat.
The show features Maxine Gordon, Dexter Gordons widow, who wrote his autobiography. Montez Colemn's trio from St. Louis will have guest artist, Greg Tardy, specializing in Gordons saxophone bebop stylings. A book signing and a week before, a viewing of "'Round Midnight", the award winning movie in which Dexter Gordon was nominated for an academy award. Information on all events can be found in both venues at...

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Deborah & Max The Life and Times of Dexter Gordon
A singer's singer, Kansas City-produced Deborah Brown builds off elements of Kansas City music where there's a mixture of bebop and Chicago blues. Her roller coaster vocal range mixes effortlessly with her scat singing and experimental jazz beat.
The show features Maxine Gordon, Dexter Gordons widow, who wrote his autobiography. Montez Colemn's trio from St. Louis will have guest artist, Greg Tardy, specializing in Gordons saxophone bebop stylings. A book signing and a week before, a viewing of "'Round Midnight", the award winning movie in which Dexter Gordon was nominated for an academy award. Information on all events can be found in both venues at
www.jccc.edu (March 13, 2020) www.lawrenceartscenter.org (March 14, 2020 www.lawrenceartscenter)

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