RESOLUTION NO. 070726

Honoring Roberto Margris and welcoming him to the Blue Room on July 1, 2007.

WHEREAS, the American Jazz Museum will have a special performance by the Roberto Magris Europlane and a musical tribute to Jay McShann at 18^th and Vine in the Blue Room on Sunday, July 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the Blue Room is working with Kansas City-based Paul Collins Artist Management International to host the performance and members of the Roberto Magris Europlane include: Roberto Magris, Dr. Art Davis and Jimmy Junebug Jackson; and

WHEREAS, Roberto Magris was born in Italy in 1959 and began his jazz career in the late 70s, recording 12 albums with his own groups and playing concerts in over 30 different countries around Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australia, while also performing at the top jazz festivals worldwide; and

WHEREAS, Roberto Magris led a jazz trio named Gruppo Jazz Marca in the early 80s; and

WHEREAS, in 1987 he founded the Roberto Magris Quartet that performed all around the world for nearly two decades when in 1988 he founded the Europlane Orchestra which eventually led to the creation of the internationally acclaimed Roberto Magris Europlane; and

WHEREAS, over the years, Roberto Magris has performed with Kai Winding, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Sal Nistico, Franco Ambrosetti, Phillip Catherine, Bill Molenhof, Janusz Muniak, Frantisek Uhlir, Michael Erian, Florian Brambock, Darko Jurkovic, Ricardo Cavalli, Ines Reiger, the Traditional Jazz Studio of Prague and many other great jazz musicians; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the Mayor and Council hereby welcome Roberto Margris and welcoming him to the Blue Room on July 1, 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Robert Magris with the appreciation of the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City for his appearance in the Blue Room and also best wishes to his future endeavors.

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