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Day: August 31, 2023

Jazz Saxophonist Matt Otto releases Umbra, his third album of the summer.

Photography provided by Matt Otto.

Modern jazz saxophonist Matt Otto is one of Kansas City’s finest.  “He’s one of my favorite improvisers,” drummer John Kizilarmut says. The two have been working together for a decade now. After living in Los Angeles, New York City and Japan and touring extensively, Otto moved to KC in 2009 and began teaching at KU… Continue reading Jazz Saxophonist Matt Otto releases Umbra, his third album of the summer.

At Barbacoa, Mexican flavors and KC barbecue are “married, not paired.”

Photography by Adri Guyer

Roman Raya doesn’t like to use the word “authentic.” The owner of Barbacoa, a new-ish restaurant on Troost serving smoked meats in a Mexican style, doesn’t think of his food in that way. “[It’s] what’s authentic to us—not specifically trying to say that this is how it should be done, or how it’s always been… Continue reading At Barbacoa, Mexican flavors and KC barbecue are “married, not paired.”