![]() Kansas City has been a proud member of SCI since 1967 and presently has 13 cities around the world that they call their “Sister City. The October 14-24 visit is part of a Sister City jazz exchange program between the cities of Hannover, Germany, and Kansas City. Today Sister City Associations across the nation continue to be a trend-setter in the citizen exchanges arena. The theme for this year’s Sister City Exchange Program is Tribute to Benny Goodman and Lionel Hamptonĭuring their visit, the musicians from Germany will tour UMKC Campus, have an educational clinic at Paseo Academy and attend Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Concert at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.GeĪbout Sister City Association of Kansas City: Bringing Kansas City To The World And The World To Kansas Cityįor over 50 years, Sister City International (SCI) has served as a catalyst for international understanding and community development, honoring a legacy of citizen diplomacy begun by President Eisenhower in 1956. Senior Contributor Since 1997 Albuquerque, NM. A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about jazz for more than twenty-five years. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz EXPLORE Donate. The musicians from Hannover, Germany are: Kansas City Jazz Orchestra: Take One album review by Jack Bowers, published on February 17, 2006. at Soiree Steak & Oyster House, 1512 East 18 th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, in the Historic Jazz District. The band also took KCs nickname of The City of Fountains to heart, playing Home. at Greenwood Social Hall, 1750 Belleview Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. The Hannover Committee of the Sister City Association of Kansas City is excited to announce Jazz musicians from Sister City Hannover, Germany will have two public performances with local KC Jazz musicians.
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