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LOCATION:1600 E 18th Street Kansas City, MO 
DESCRIPTION:<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><strong>Matt Otto</strong></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><span style="font-family:avant garde gothic bk,helvetica,arial">Matt Otto is currently the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Kansas (KU) teaching Jazz Theory and Performance, Jazz Combo 1 and private lessons. Matt is also an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University teaching online courses in jazz improvisation, theory and performance.&nbsp;Matt currently performs his original compositions with his Kansas City based septet with members Gerald Dunn on alto saxophone, Jeff Harshbarger on acoustic and electric bass, Shay Estes (vocals), TJ Martley on Piano/Keys, Mike Warren and/or Brian Steever on drums and Hermon Mehari on trumpet, as well as traveling several times per year to NYC and LA to perform and record with various jazz artists.</span></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><strong>David Valdez</strong></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><span style="font-family:avant garde gothic bk,helvetica,arial">For the last thirty-five years David Valdez, an internationally recognized saxophonist, bandleader, and clinician, has performed at major jazz and music festivals in Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico, India, and across the United States, with some of the biggest names in Jazz. He has released six CDs as a leader. His 2007 CD, </span><em>Oasis</em><span style="font-family:avant garde gothic bk,helvetica,arial">, received radio airplay in 14 countries worldwide. In 2017,&nbsp;Valdez&nbsp;released a Chamber-Jazz CD,&nbsp;</span><em>Shades of Happiness</em><span style="font-family:avant garde gothic bk,helvetica,arial">, on the ARC label.</span></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><strong>Steve Lambert</strong></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><span style="font-family:avant garde gothic bk,helvetica,arial">Steve Lambert is originally from Sioux City, Ia. He moved to Kansas City in 2006&nbsp; to study with saxophonist Bobby Watson. He has been active on the music scene in Kansas City for 13 years. He has appeared on numerous recordings as a sideman and studio musician in a variety of genres and settings. Steven has released four records as a leader,&nbsp; &quot;Subject to Change&quot; by the Steve Lambert Quartet (2010), &quot; In the Moment,&quot; by the KC Sound Collective (2012), &quot;Live&quot;, by the Steven Lambert Trio and Quartet, (2015) and &quot;Seven Stories,&quot; in 2017.</span></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><strong>Ernest Melton</strong></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><span style="font-family:avant garde gothic bk,helvetica,arial">Ernest Melton was born in Goldsboro, NC. He relocated to Kansas City, MO (his mother&rsquo;s hometown) at age 10. Ernest picked up the saxophone the same year while enrolled in Longfellow Academy of the Arts in Kansas City, MO. Today he plays tenor saxophone in multiple Kansas City bands, citing&nbsp;Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Kenny Garrett and Pharoah Sanders as his major influences.</span></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big><strong>Ticket Information</strong></big></span></span></p>

<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px"><big>Free admission.</big></span></span></p>
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SUMMARY:Saxophone Summit: Matt Otto, David Valdez, Steve Lambert, and Ernest Melton
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