Post #277128 by squid on Sat, Jan 6, 2007 12:26 PM

JAY McSHANN.....another KC treasure gone.

Pianist, singer and bandleader Jay McShann died Thursday Dec.7, one month before his 91st birthday. Fittingly, he passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, his adopted hometown and one of the most significant incubators of modern jazz.

Entire article---
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/dec2006/mcsh-d12.shtml