Kansas City Youth Jazz Band and Leon Brady

Leon Brady’s Kansas City Youth Jazz Band

Walking into the Kansas City Youth Jazz Band studios on a Satruday morning, th eactivity is surprising, the energy level awfully hgih for a Saturday morning, Leon Brady is in the main room, rehearsing a group of middle schoolers.  Brady has the quiet presence, and is able to get a desired result with a glance or a glare.  He’ll sing lines to the saxophones, beat out a rhythm to the drummer, then take it back to the letter A. 

There are folding chairs filled with parents.  Another group of students sits by, waiting for the next band’s rehearsal to begin.  During a quiet moment you can hear the sectional rehearsals in the many practice rooms — Jason Goudeau working with the trombones, Jack Lightfoot with the trumpeters, Jill Atherton with the reeds and Greg Richter with some rhythm players.

JAM spoke Brady about his work with the Kansas City Youth Jazz Band.

Leon Brady on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leon-Brady/47561843618

Kansas City Youth Jazz Offiicial Website:  http://kcyouthjazz.org/

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