The Jazz Maui 2024 Maui Music Festival presents “A Taste of Kansas City” featuring award-winning trumpeter Stanton Kessler along with pianist Jeff Hellmer, bassist Dave Graber, and drummer Howie Rentzer at the ProArts Playhouse, 1280 S. Kihei Road, in Kihei. The show begins at 7:30pm and tickets are available at www.ProArtsMaui.org.

Stan Kessler is a trumpet/flugelhorn player, band leader, clinician, and educator who has been a fixture in the Kansas City jazz scene for the last 33 years. He was voted best trumpet player and leader of the best jazz band (Sons of Brasil) in Kansas City by the Pitch Weekly Music readers’ poll, received many other awards, and is in the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. His expertise includes jazz, R&B, funk, and all latin genres, especially brasilian and afro-cuban. Kessler also plays drums and hand percussion and does extensive writing and arranging for small groups. He maintains an adjunct position at  Missouri Western State College in jazz trumpet, theory and improvisation, and music business classes. Stan has appeared in concert with Clark Terry, Paquito D’Rivera, Ernie Watts, Gary Foster, Karrin Allyson, Kevin Mahogany, Bobby Watson, John Clayton, Kim Park, and many others

Jazz Maui, a branch of the 501(c)-3 nonprofit Arts Education for Children Group (www.aecg.org), provides opportunities for participation in high quality jazz music education and performances. Throughout the year The Jazz Maui 2024 Maui Music Series presents Sunset Jazz every Sunday and the Pau Hana Series every Friday in Lahaina, outstanding visiting virtuosos in a bi-monthly concert series in Kihei, and special concerts, clinics and classes held at various venues around the islands. Jazz Maui supports “Sheryl Renee Salutes” at ProArts. Selected performances presented by Jazz Maui are live-streamed on the organization’s website: www.JazzMaui.org.

The Jazz Maui 2024 Maui Music Festival is supported by Hawaii Tourism Authority through the Community Enrichment Program and by Maui Visitors and Convention Bureau.

For more information, visit www.JazzMaui.org.