Kansas City Jazz and Blues: Past, Present and Future

Trying to cram decades of music history into just over an hour is difficult, and director Sue Vicory deserves credit for even trying. Her film would have benefited from less name dropping and more music, but she has coaxed some formidable local artists — the McFadden Brothers, Karrin Allyson and Bobby Watson among them — to talk about their craft. Vicory, a former Kansas Citian, is scheduled to be on hand when Past, Present and Future closes the Kansas International Film Festival October 11. A Q&A with the director and some of the film’s musicians follows Thursday’s 7:30 p.m. screening. A party afterward features food from B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ and a jam session led by Hermon Mahari. See kansasfilm.com for tickets and details.