It was only a matter of time, in lieu of the recent successes of tribute shows in Kansas City, until someone paid homage to Michael Jackson. And perhaps the best mix of musicians for the job has now come together, and will bring the King of Pop to the RecordBar stage next week, complete with featured dancers, a horn section and an MC.
The tribute show's lineup includes experimental world-jazz band Diverse (Hermon Mehari, Ben Leifer and Ryan Lee), plus Bobby Watson on sax, Reach on the emcee mic, Brad Williams from Hearts of Darkness filling out percussion, Julia Haile from the Good Foot on vocals, Tim Braun (also from the Good Foot) on guitar, Peter Schlamb from St. Louis on the vibraphone, and Kansas City social legend Al Burns tearing up the dance floor. And that's just a taste of the talent involved in the project. The group plans to focus mostly on MJ's bigger hits, selecting most of their songs from Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad. Though the core of the project is in Diverse's hands, all of the musicians involved will rotate through songs, bringing a unique and special twist to the MJ catalog.
Catch the Michael Jackson tribute with Diverse and friends Friday, April 15, at RecordBar. The show starts at 10 p.m., and tickets are $10.
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An incredible night of music from an incredible cast of musicians!
set1:
01. Black Or White
02. Man In the Mirror
03. The Way You Make Me Feel
04. I Can't Help It
05. They Don't Really Care About Us
06. Human Nature
07. Bad
08. Never Can Say Goodbye
09. Thriller
set2:
01. Billie Jean
02. Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough
03. Earth Song
04. Rock With You
05. The Girl Is Mine
06. Remember the Time
07. You Are Not Alone
08. Beat It
09. crowd noise
encore:
10. Rock With You
Whoever handles "Dont stop till you get enough" will have their work cut out for them--thats a great song
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