{"id":1988212,"date":"2025-08-30T10:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1988212"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:09:13","slug":"mo-jazz-music-festival-returns-to-open-air-environs-of-rose-park-meet-the-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mo-jazz-music-festival-returns-to-open-air-environs-of-rose-park-meet-the-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mo Jazz Music Festival returns to open-air environs of Rose Park. Meet the lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each season comes with returns, as we welcome back natural features and cultural traditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The reappearance of fall in mid-Missouri means tuning to a strain of jazz that mingles with nature&#8217;s own sounds and genres. Next month, the Mo Jazz Music Festival will come back to Rose Park for its seventh year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But the festival stretches further still, a &#8220;reconfiguration&#8221; of sorts of the Capital JazzFest that ran for 26 years in our state&#8217;s capital, organizers with Jazz Forward Initiative noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This year&#8217;s Mo Jazz Music Festival will both soothe and surprise with elements listeners have grown accustomed to \u2014\u00a0a free day of jazz that stretches to border funk, R&amp;B and more \u2014 as well as fresh faces and interpretations in song.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>St. Louis trumpeter and singer Dawn Weber<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s a brief look at this year&#8217;s lineup:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Huney Knuckles with Skylar Tang<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This year&#8217;s headliners hail from San Francisco, creating something dynamic from a seasoned lineup that features guitar, saxophone, drums and keyboard bass. This time out, they&#8217;ll incorporate the talents of a fellow Bay Area artist: Skylar Tang, a young and gifted trumpeter who is honing her craft at New York City institutions of higher music. Together, these players will offer jazz wrapped in blankets of funk and soul.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Sam Fribush Organ Trio<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sam Fribush\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"669\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1ja_jDq5JNWo9ViqpXrM1Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTg1NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/columbia-daily-tribune\/041bd6fdb999440222de2a8836b0a955\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sam Fribush<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Convening one of jazz&#8217;s great configurations, this North Carolina keyboardist gladly owes debts to everyone from organ giants like Lonnie Smith to modern artists such as Madlib and D&#8217;Angelo, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/samfribush.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to his website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to his website<\/a>. Fribush&#8217;s skills have earned him time playing alongside everyone from jazz stalwart Charlie Hunter to indie-folk master Hiss Golden Messenger.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Dawn Weber and Good Company<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A fest favorite \u2014\u00a0this year marks her fifth appearance \u2014\u00a0the St. Louis trumpeter and singer places her irons in numerous musical fires, playing stripped-down, genre-hyphenated sets as well as arranging bands that observe nearly every conceivable angle on funk. Weber&#8217;s set this year will focus on Latin jazz sounds, organizers noted in an email.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Mr. Fun<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of two locally-forged acts to play this year, Mr. Fun features some of Columbia&#8217;s finest on their respective instruments; the lineup includes, but isn&#8217;t necessarily limited to, such trusted names as Sean Hennessy, Kevin Hennessy, Pete Szkolka and Jake Hanselman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/marsalis-metheny-more-join-columbia-090159487.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marsalis, Metheny and more join Columbia jazz series season. Here's a look at the lineup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Marsalis, Metheny and more join Columbia jazz series season. Here&#8217;s a look at the lineup<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Manga Feo with Aina Cook<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Aina Cook\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/N_eCwooyvEPKY9y6RR8TRA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/columbia-daily-tribune\/c9ae694ade78df33eff23638bffb370f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Aina Cook<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singer Aina Cook lives out this ensemble&#8217;s moniker, which translates from Malagasy to &#8220;blue&#8221; or &#8220;beautiful&#8221; voice, according to organizers. Cook, who boasts a powerful and sensitive natural instrument, will receive suitable backing from one of the area&#8217;s great jazz incubators, playing with past and present students of Loyd Warden and his A-Frame studio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mo Jazz Music Festival begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 13 in Rose Park. Learn more about this year&#8217;s festival and Jazz Forward Initiative at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mojazz.net\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/www.mojazz.net\/index.html;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/www.mojazz.net\/index.html<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rosemusichall.com\/event\/mo-jazz-music-festival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/rosemusichall.com\/event\/mo-jazz-music-festival\/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/rosemusichall.com\/event\/mo-jazz-music-festival\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Aarik Danielsen is the features and culture editor for the Tribune. Contact him at adanielsen@columbiatribune.com.<\/em>\u00a0<em>He&#8217;s on Twitter\/X @aarikdanielsen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiatribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/08\/30\/mo-jazz-music-festival-2025-lineup-columbia\/85850166007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mo Jazz festival will feature these national, regional and local acts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mo Jazz festival will feature these national, regional and local acts<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each season comes with returns, as we welcome back natural features and cultural traditions. 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