Jazz Beat: Megan Birdsall, at the Broadway Jazz Club

Megan Birdsall, a singer who swings standards with a matchless sensibility and a wonderful voice, has assembled a diverse and gifted cast of characters to join her Friday night at the Broadway Jazz Club. Guitarist Rod Fleeman’s Kansas City gigs range from the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra to blues jams at the Phoenix. Bassist Ben Leifer is one of the young musicians dominating local jazz today. Drummer Tim Cambron performs less frequently these days, making this opportunity to hear him a treat. And for decades, pianist Paul Smith has backed some of KC’s best jazz singers.