Jazz Beat: Brett Jackson & friends play Dexter Gordon at Take Five

Four years ago, Lori and Doug Chandler opened Take Five Coffee + Bar and have since built it into a suburban weekend jazz oasis. Friday, Take Five celebrates its anniversary with champagne, cake and, more important, the music of Dexter Gordon — as played by Brett Jackson & Friends. Jackson’s rich tenor-sax tone and winding, lyrical, consistently fresh solos place him among the brightest young forces in Kansas City jazz today. Trumpeter Ryan Thielman, bassist Dominique Sanders, drummer John Kizilarmut, and veteran pianist Chris Clarke (whose keyboards give weight to any ensemble and are always a delight to hear) join Jackson in celebrating jazz legend Dexter Gordon.