The Hannover Committee of the Sister City Association of Kansas City is excited to announce Jazz musicians from Sister City Hannover, Germany will have two public performances with local KC Jazz musicians.
Thursday, October 10th at 7 p.m. at Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. www.greenwoodsocialhall.com
Saturday, October 12th at 5:15 p.m. at Soiree Steak & Oyster House, 1512 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, in the Historic Jazz District.
The musicians from Hannover, Germany are:
Lothar Krist-Clarinet and Saxophone
Dirk van der Linden-Guitar
Andy Mokrus-Piano
Local KC Jazz musicians are:
Greg Carroll-Vibes and Percussion
Ben Tervort-Bass
Matt Leifer -Drums
The theme for this year’s Sister City Exchange Program is Tribute to Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton
During their visit, the musicians from Germany will tour UMKC Campus, have an educational clinic at Paseo Academy and attend Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Concert at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.Ge
About Sister City Association of Kansas City: Bringing Kansas City To The World And The World To Kansas City
For over 50 years, Sister City International (SCI) has served as a catalyst for international understanding and community development, honoring a legacy of citizen diplomacy begun by President Eisenhower in 1956. Today Sister City Associations across the nation continue to be a trend-setter in the citizen exchanges arena. Kansas City has been a proud member of SCI since 1967 and presently has 13 cities around the world that they call their “Sister City.”