Alaturka CD release

"Tamam Abi"

Sunday, July 25, 8pm

Beau Bledsoe - guitar/oud
Rich Wheeler - tenor sax
Jeff Harshbarger- bass
Sait Arat (Istanbul) - darbuka

$8 advance $10 door
tickets: 816-471-5107
purchase online

4536 Main Street

Purchase advance copy or listen to samples

 

 

 

Flamenco Mio

Melinda Hedgecorth (Sevilla) - dance
Beau Bledsoe - guitar/oud
Hector Aguirre- cajon/guitar
Mark Southerland - saxophone
Sait Arat - darbuka

Thursday, Aug 5th, 8pm

R BAR
1617 Genessee Street
Kansas City, MO 64102
(816) 471-1777

tickets: $12.00 advance, $15.00 door

purchase tickets online

(reservation will be held under you name at venue)

 

 

 


Beau Bledsoe - solo guitar/oud
Friday, May 14

6:30 - 9:30

Cafe Augusta
12122 W. 87th Street Parkway; Lenexa KS

913.859.9556

 

 

 

 

 

 

An evening of Argentine song and dance with

TANGO LORCA

Christine Brebes (Buenos Aires) - violin
Karim Memi (Buenos Aires) - vocals
Beau Bledsoe - guitar
Jeff Harshbarger - bass

Friday, April 30, 8:00pm

Kansas City Swing Dance Club, 6101 Martway, Mission, KS 66202

Hosted by Toi Shaw

Food and wine served.

admission $15.00

One block south of Johnson Drive
One half block east of Lamar
Two story building on south side
across from Powell Community center

Park any where, go downstairs

DJ - Ravi Bhaskar

call 816-305-2931 or

 

 

 


Owen/Cox Dance Group

The Lewis and Carroll Expedition

April 23, 24 & 25 (Friday & Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m.)

H&R Block City Stage Theater--Union Station

 

Following the success of Bottom of the Big Top and Presumed Lost, the Owen/Cox Dance Group again teams up with artist Nate Fors to present The Lewis and Carroll Expedition. Imagine figures from Lewis and Clark's western expedition interacting with characters from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." Witness a flamboyant collision of history and literature, pregnant with meandering and both burnished and blemished nonsense, as the dancers and musicians of the Owen/Cox Dance Group give wide berth to the conventional narratives on a frabjous expedition with Meriwether Lewis Carroll.

Christine Brebes--violin, Lidia Kaminska - accordion, Brad Cox--piano, rhodes, toy piano, Beau Bledsoe--guitar, oud, dobro, Nathan Granner--voice, Victoria Botero - voice, Sam Wisman--drum set, percussion, Jeff Harshbarger--bass

 

Tickets $20, $15 for students, seniors and groups, $10 children age 12 and under

Tickets available at 816.460.2020 or unionstation.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Concert at the home of

JoLynne and and Robin Martinez

Sunday Jan 24, 6pm

Beau Bledsoe - Flamenco guitar / Oud (read bio)

Sait Arat - Darbuka (read bio)

841 Northeast Barnes Ave

Oaks, MO (KCMO) 64118

click here for map

Turkish Appetizers (Meze Tarifleri) will be served.

tickets $20.00 (reservation will be held under you name at venue)

 

or call 816-471-5107

 

Alaturka @ Rbar
1617 Genessee
Kansas City, MO 64102

An auditory handshake between east and west consisting of American jazz artists and Turkish artists.

Beau Bledsoe - guitar/oud
Rich Wheeler - tenor sax
BenLeifer - bass
Sait Arat - darbuka

Wednesday, Jan 27, 8:00pm
tickets $10

seating very limited

If you're planning on dining, plesse call 816.471.1777 for seating reservation.

(reservation will be held u

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, November 23, 7:30pm


Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, KS 66044
$10 for students (K-12 & college)
$12 advance - general public
$15 general public on night of show
for tickets call: 785-843-2787

 

 

Beau Bledsoe - guitar and oud

Fernando Achúcarro (Paraguay)- percussion

Sait Arat (Istanbul, Turkey) - percussion

Guitars in the Park 2009

Oppenstein Brothers Park at 12th and Walnut, downtown Kansas City, MO

free admission

Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:00 pm

 

 

FLAMENCO MIO

two nights only

Melinda Hedgecorth - dance (Sevilla, Spain)
Lisandro Gonzales - voice
Beau Bledsoe - guitar
Fernando Achúcarro - percussion


Thursday August 27

Bluestem Restaurant

7-9pm $20.00 per person
Price per person includes performance only


Spanish wine and menu specials will be available in addition to our regular lounge menu to pair with your evening of Flamenco.
Seating is limited and this event will sell out! Reservations are required, please call 816.561.1101

900 Westpord Road, KCMO

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Friday August 28

Friday, Aug 28, 8pm
$12.00 advance • $15.00 at door
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, KS 66044
for tickets call 785-843-2787

 

 

 

 

A Night of Argentine Song

with Christine Brebes - violin, Beau Bledsoe - guitar and Karim Memi - vocals

Bluestem Restaurant

7:00-9:00pm

$15.00 admission

The lounge will have specials available to including their signature Sangratini Cocktail, Argentine Wine, and Empanadas with shaved meats and cheeses.

900 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO

reservations (816) 561-1101

 

 

 

 

Bach Aria Soloists with Owen/Cox dance Group present:

BAROQUE IN MOTION


7:30pm June 6 at UMKC's White Recital Hall


Don’t miss this world premiere featuring Elizabeth Suh Lane and Jennifer Owen, co-founder of the Owen/Cox Dance Group
Tickets are $25 ($15 students) 816-235-6222

 

reserve tickets

 

 

We hope you can join us for the Owen/Cox Dance Group's premiere of "Presumed Lost: hand-cranked ballet, synchronized sounds, rogue titles" at the H&R Block City Stage at Union Station. Classic silent film meets absurdist theater in this new collaboration with artist Nate Fors. The program also features “Canon Play,” a light-hearted exploration of choreographic and musical canon, and “Hong Kong Audio Diary,” an energetic, often comic vision of Hong Kong's vibrant urban life and clash of cultures as seen through the eyes of a foreigner.

Dancers performing include Christopher Barksdale, Jesse J. Cooper, Marty Davis, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Laura Jones, Andrew Lamar, Mary Marshall, Jennifer Owen, and Jennifer Tierney. Musicians for the performance include Jake Blanton (electric guitar, samples), Beau Bledsoe (guitar, dobro, oud), Mark Cohick (woodwinds), Brad Cox (piano, prepared piano), Jeff Harshbarger (bass), and Sam Wisman (percussion).

Performance times:
Thursday, March 26: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28: 8:00 p.m.

Tickets: $15, $10 for students, seniors and groups
Tickets are available at the Union Station box office (30 West Pershing Rd. KCMO 64108), by phone (816-460-2020) or online at www.unionstation.org. More information is available at www.owencoxdance.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria Botero and Beau Bledsoe

Casual Concerts at the
Kansas City Public Library
Helzberg Auditorium
10th and Baltimore

Saturday, March 28th at 2:00 pm.

free admission

Helzberg Auditorium at the beautifully renovated downtown Kansas City Public Library, 10th and Baltimore. Parking is free.

 

program

Gaude Virgo                                                         Barbara Strozzi (1619 – 1664)

Heidenröslein                                                      Franz Schubert   (1797-1828)           
Du bist die Ruh
Gretchen am Spinnrade

Folk Songs of the British Isles         arr. Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)

Salley Gardens
O can ye sew cushions?
The trees they grow so high

Three Songs from Istanbul

Burasi Agora Meyhanesi                                         Ismet Nedim (1937- 1977)           

K?rm?z? Gülün Ali Var                                                 Urban Folk Song

Unuttun Beni Zalim                                                   Arif Sami Toker (1997 – 1926)

Three Tangos from Buenos Aires

Se dice de mi                                                               Francisco Canaro (1888 –1964)

Chiquilín de Bachín                                                    Astor  Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)

Volver                                                                            Carlos Gardel  (1890 – 1935)

 

 

Modern Night at the Folly

On February 7, 2009, at 8:00 pm, City In Motion Dance Theater will present its sixth annual A Modern Night at the Folly, a unique showcase featuring 10 of the region’s most talented choreographers.  Every year, dancers and dance lovers alike anticipate this unique event because it brings together the entire Kansas City area dance community.

This year’s performance will feature new works by some of the regions most talented choreographers, including Eleanore Goudie-Averill, Jane Gotch, Charles Martin, Jennifer Owen, Andrea Skowronek, Tiffany Sisemore, Patrick Suzeau, Susan Warden, Katrina Thompson Warren, and Sabrina Vazquez.

You may reserve tickets by calling the Folly Box Office at 816-474-4444 or by contacting Ticketmaster at 816-931-3330.  Ticket prices are $18 in advance, $15 for students and seniors and $20 at the door.  (Tickets subject to convenience charge.  Call the Folly Box Office for details.)  The Folly Theater is located at 300 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105.

 

 

 

 

Please join us on Valentine's Day for this trio's 2nd KC performance.

Sergio Reyes (NYC/Guatemala City) - violin
Beau Bledsoe (KC) - guitar
Fernando Achucarro(Paraguay) - percussion

Dinner menu for valentines day
FOUR COURSE PRE FIX
$60 per person plus gratuity

 

click here for menu

 

 

 

 

 

Two Tango Lorca performances

Friday, Feb 20, 8pm

Kansas City Swing Dance Club, 6101 Martway, Mission, KS 66202

Hosted by Toi Shaw

Dj starts at 8pm, Live music starts 8:30pm, Food and wine served.

admission $15.00

No online sales 4 hours prior to show.
 

One block south of Johnson Drive
One half block east of Lamar
Two story building on south side
across from Powell Community center

Park any where, go down stairs

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Friday, Feb 27th, 7-8:30pm

Grigg Gallery, Saint Louis Art Museum

One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110-1380

more info

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get your ticket for the Orient Express.

A host of first-class international musicians interpret music from Paris and Istanbul.

Mike del Ferro (Amsterdam) - piano

Nathan Granner (KC) - tenor

Elif Andac (Istanbul) - singer

Sait Arat (Istanbul) - darbuka

Rich Wheeler (KC) - tenor sax

Sergio Reyes (Guatemala City) - violin

Beau Bledsoe (KC) - guitar, oud

Jeff Harshbarger (KC) - bass

Sunday, March 1st, 6:00pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

No online sales day of show.

Tickets are $15

Two tickets $25 

$5 for students! (must purchase at event)

All Souls is located at 4501 Walnut in Kansas City, one block east of Jardine's.

 

2008

2008 Midwest Arts Conference independent showcase


"(Director/violinist) Elizabeth Suh Lane is a marvelous soloist, chamber musician and someone who exemplifies the most accomplished and creative aspects of our finest musicians today." - Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, San Francisco Symphony

"The Bach Aria Soloists are individually some of the finest concert musicians in America...." KCSTAGE

 

"(Botero's) superior vocal abilities lifted the ensemble numbers to new heights. As a patron to my right said after the curtain call, “She’s a soprano’s soprano.” Kansas City Star

“Bledsoe was a highly sophisticated musical partner. He played dobro like a Delta bluesman (in the gospel number) and flamenco acoustic guitar like a Spanish gypsy. Even his Schubert accompaniments, transcribed from piano parts, were pointedly musical."-Paul Horsley, The Kansas City Star

"Jennifer Owen shimmered with the dazzling energy of a jewel."
- Anna Wheeler Gentry, Pitch Weekly

"Cox has built a reputation for some of the most interesting music in town."- Steve Paul, Kansas City Star

 
 

Thursday, September 18, 9:00pm
Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral (Founders Hall)
13th and Broadway, Kansas City, MO

9:00 - 9:45pm food and wine
9:45 - 10:30pm music and dance
10:30 - 11:00pm more food, more wine
Wine generously provided by Master Sommelier, Doug Frost

 

 

Melinda Hedgecorth (Sevilla, Spain)

 

Bluestem
Flamenco Night

Celebrate Spain with one of the world's most culturally rich expressions of dance and music. Dancers Melinda Hedgecorth (Sevilla, Spain) and Zhanna Saparova will perform with music led by Beau Bledsoe on guitar, Hector Aguirre - guitar as well as Lisandro Gonzales - vocals and Fernando Achúcarro percussion. Chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts will feature Spanish tapas and wine specials to pair with this extraordinary evening.

Sept, 25th. 7-9 pm
$20.00 per person

900 Westport Road Kansas City, Mo 64111

Reservations ph. (816) 561-1101

Christian Fatu - violin

Beau Bledsoe - guitar

performing Falla, Kriesler, Piazzolla, and traditional Romanian Folk songs

Café Sebastienne at the Kemper Museum

Friday, Sept, 26th, 7-9pm

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
4420 Warwick Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri 64111
Reservations can also be made by calling 816-561-7740


 

No online sales after 5pm day of show.