Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Champion, Educator, Musician & ISJA Supporter Mike Parkinson .. We caught up with Mike to talk about a long life lived in the jazz world as a musician, educator and advocate. Specifically, we honed in on a June 9, 2024 benefit concert that will take place at the Westport Coffeehouse Theater. With the support of the International Relations Council and Saint Louis Polonia, this is a benefit concert for the 2024 International Summer Jazz Academy (ISJA) which takes place July 21-28 in Krakow, Poland. He has been associated with the ISJA since its founding in 1994 and served as Artistic Director for a number of years. JAZZ Spoken Here, a post-bop sextet that I lead, will perform movie music by four Polish & Polish American composers long favored by jazz artists. We cover the whole story for a very important jazz mission of spreading the music and keeping the future bright. Dig this interview.
More Links:
2024 ISJA home page: http://www.isja.jazz.krakow.pl/index.php/en/
2024 ISJA promo video in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTzfbSOBP0
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