The Scarab Club Kicks Off A New Live Music Series and Youth Workshops Next Week

March 16, 2017

Musicians from Planet D Nonet, along with a group of young jazz students, will perform the music of the Kings of Kansas City swing during an all-ages workshop at the Berkley First United Methodist Church on Monday, March 20. Longtime Detroit jazz musician RJ Spangler is with Planet D Nonet, he’ll also lead a concert in May honoring Kansas City jazz at The Scarab Club in Detroit.

Listen to Spangler chatting with WDET’s Amanda LeClaire about the rich history of swing music in Kansas City. 

 

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, and a former host/reporter for Arizona Public Media. Amanda is also an artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader.

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