Theater League's jazz, blues and comedy hour, 12 O'Clock Jump, will make its own jump to live broadcast this weekend, when KCUR 89.3 starts carrying the program from midnight to 1 a.m. on Saturday nights.
The show features vocalists David Basse and Nedra Dixon; actors Pearl MacDonald and Pete Webber; and musicians Tyrone Clark on bass and Mike Warren on drums, along with the show's musical director, Joe Cartwright, on piano. Guest hosts will join the cast to perform and talk about the music o
Call it a Jazzy Home Companion. Or don't, if doing so means your kids will avoid it like everything else good you put in front of them. Call it what you want -- 12 O'Clock Jump is its official name, and it's currently the best reason for Kansas Citians who don't follow the jazz scene to finally tune in.
Quiet on the set! (Actually, they didn't say that.)
As a musically based live variety hour that's free and open to the public, the midnight Jump has been going on since November of 2008.
