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Donna Tucker – Summertime Swingin’

August 24 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

$20 – $30

Donna Tucker will be joining us once again, and bringing a fantastic lineup of musicians along with her. Among these musicians is special guest, world class player, and renowned educator, Stanton Kessler.

Donna Tucker – Vocals

Stanton Kessler – Trumpet

John Goering – Piano

Mark Foley – Upright Bass

Kevin Rutschman – Drums

Stan Kessler is a Trumpet / Flugelhorn Player, Band Leader, Clinician, and Educator in the Kansas City area. He also does extensive writing and arranging for small groups. Among those groups, he is currently leading The Sons of Brasil (32 years), The Stan Kessler Quartet/Trio/Duo (28 years), Stan Kessler’s TV (3 years), HoraceScope (9 years), Passport (7) years), and Parallax (6 years).

For 22 years Stan maintained an adjunct position at The University of Missouri at Kansas City in Jazz trumpet, theory and improvisation, and music business classes. For 17 years Stan has been on faculty of KC Youth Jazz and Metro Jazz Workshop and The Kansas City Jazz Academy.

Stan was voted Best Trumpet Player and Leader of the Best Jazz Band (SOBs) in KC by the Pitch Readers’ Poll. He was deemed Musician of The Year by blogger Plastic Sax in 2013 and favorite trumpet player of 2022 by JAM Magazine. In 2023 Stan revived The Ellington Family Jazz Educator Award. He was voted Favorite Trumpet Player by the readers of The Jazz Ambassador Magazine in 2022 and 2023.

He has appeared in concert with Clark Terry, Paquito D’Rivera, Gary Foster, Karrin Allyson, Steve Cardenas, Kevin Mahogany, Bobby Watson, Kim Park, Matt Otto and Carl Allen, Adam Larson, The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and many others. Visit him at stantonkessler.com

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Details

Date:
August 24
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cost:
$20 – $30
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/donna-tucker-summertime-swingin-tickets-949372567907?aff=oddtdtcreator

Organizer

Walker’s Jazz Lounge
Phone
3162953664
Email
contactus@walkersjazzlounge.com
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Venue

Walker’s Jazz Lounge
252 North Mosley Street
Wichita, KS 67202 United States
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Phone
3162953664
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