KPR, an 18-time winner of the KAB’s Station of the Year, licensed to the University of Kansas, broadcasts on 91.5 FM and 96.1 FM (KPR2) in Lawrence, 89.7 FM in Emporia, 91.3 FM in Olsburg-Junction City, 89.9 FM in Atchison, 90.3 FM in Chanute, and 99.5 FM and 97.9 FM (KPR2) in Manhattan. Stephen Chronister of Healing Smiles of Topeka is sponsoring Big Band Christmas. A service charge may be added to the order. Tickets can be purchased the night of the concert, if available. The Liberty Hall ticket office is cash only.ĭr. The dance floor will be open to balcony and floor seating. Tickets are available at the Liberty Hall box office or . This event sold out last year, so the public is encouraged to purchase tickets soon. The KCJO is under the direction of Clint Ashlock, Kansas City native and trumpeter. Hammer is a graduate of the Artist INC program and has also had the honor of singing the national anthem for both the Royals and the Chiefs.įormed in 2003, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra brings many of the region's greatest jazz musicians together to perform big band jazz in a concert setting. Hammer has an eclectic vocal background, and she has found her home in the world of jazz and blues, drawing inspiration from the likes of Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Sara Vaughan and others. She has been performing in the Kansas City area since 2005. Doug Talley has performed with such jazz luminaries as Jay McShann, Clark Terry, Bob Mintzer, Karrin Allyson, Claude 'Fiddler' Williams, Bobby Watson, Byron Stripling. Hammer takes the stage as lead vocalist with her rich, smoky-hued voice that will transport audiences back to the jazz clubs of yore. KPR’s 11th annual celebration of holiday tunes will be at 8 p.m. LAWRENCE – Join Kansas Public Radio for an evening of jazz and big band favorites with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and special guest vocalist Molly Hammer.
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