Roger Guibor-MacBride
A twelfth generation Missouri River courer des bois and life long water protector serving as a Navy Corpsman to Naturalist for Missouri Department of Conservation and Johnson County Ernie Miller Nature Center, his love for the majesty of the great outdoors was born from his childhood growing up in the Ozarks on the “Jacksfork River”. One of the orginal “Crossroads” ARTISTS, crashing into the world of steel and fire in 1996 and mayham has ensued from there working in collaboration with many local, national, and international artists. His founding of the "Jolly Rogers Toy Boat Regatta " ,now in it’s eighth year of training the next generation of young artists and pirates in the Old Northeast side of Kansas City, has inspired many young and old alike to be active in our community. His promoting of personal responsibility for the river and land by making toy boats with neighborhood children and families out of reclaimed materials, creating a toy to keep, a symbol children the world wide over know and love. The toy boat regatta on Kessler pond is another means of community enrichment and ecological awareness as a learning activity, which is ageless. Roger is also a sculptor and welder, featuring his artwork around his property, many local artists’ works, and municipal works. The Raj Ma Hall, which is his greatest work of all and always a “work in progress” offers respite and sanctuary to many refugees and travelers. Now he has offered his outdoor space for a studio visit and performance series which facilitates COVID SAFE community engagement with the arts and local musicians. Next he is combining his love of music and community engagement with his love of the Missouri River and the culture and history that flows through it to bring you Missouri Riverboat cruises and the Missouri Riverboat Carnival Concerts series where amazing musicians from Kansas City will be performing from the river for audiences all along its path through the state.
CALVIN ARSENIA
Bring your own chairs, food, and refreshments, and say hello again to the beautiful Missouri River at Riverfront Park in Leavenworth, KS. Watch from the banks as some of Kansas City's most talented musicians perform from the river aboard The Kansas City Lady.
Voted Kansas City’s Best Musician 2018 and 2019 (PitchKC), and featured on Billboard, NPR.org, NEWNOWNEXT, Pride.com, and GRAMMY.com, singer and harpist Calvin Arsenia has built a reputation for turning the arts world on its head. Arsenia’s angelic, classically-trained voice soars over audiences, enchanting even the fussiest of fans, beckoning them to join him as he flirts between genres. But the music is just one part of his prodigious performances, for Calvin believes the art is in crafting the perfect moment. His music is best served live, with sensational performances and high fashion from the visually striking performer who stands at 6’6”. Arsenia’s height, energy, and curated environments fill the often intimate spaces he performs in. Brought into 9 countries through public and private grants in less than a decade, Arsenia builds a scene for his audience and for himself, packed with beauty and lasting delight.
KADESH FLOW
Kadesh Flow is “A propulsive emcee, a bold songwriter, a skilled trombonist, an auspicious producer and an enterprising artist" - 90.9 The Bridge. Rapper with an MBA, a trombone Super Saiyan, and a Billboard Charting recording/ performing artist. Tromboned on tracks with hip hop stars like Jidenna and underground stalwarts like Strange Music's Ubiquitous and JL.Opened for Janelle Monae, Tech N9ne, Rakim, etc.
ALYSSA MURRAY
Combining a keen songwriting sense with a playful display of sonic influences, Alyssa Murray’s latest release ‘Half & Half’ is a satisfying juxtaposition of synth and song. The Kansas City based singer/songwriter, keyboardist, and producer takes after some of the very best art-pop mainstays, electronic wizards, and west coast beat makers.
Always feeling a strong pull towards songwriting, Alyssa studied piano, voice, and guitar in her teens deep diving into such influences as Fiona Apple and Stevie Wonder. Further pursuing her passion for jazz and improvisation, Alyssa moved to Kansas City to study jazz-piano at the UMKC Conservatory while immersing herself in the local music scene. Her 2015 debut ‘As of Now’ showcases her ability to combine elements of jazz with the narrative sophistication of contemporary-folk.
Departing from her previous sound, the electronic, indie fusion of ‘Half & Half’ stands as a major shift in Alyssa’s artistic approach and perspective. Seeking full creative autonomy, she wrote, recorded, and produced all in-home. “It was a super charged time for me,” she says, “I hope the listener is able to take some of that transformative energy with them.”
TERI QUINN
Kansas City songwriter, Teri Quinn, writes songs that harmonize sweet with savory, entwine lace with barbed-wire, and romance old-fashioned charm with modern grit. Quinn’s clawhammer banjo hums and hollers, and her lyrics are both celestial and cerebral. Her enchanting voice and lyricism is a timeless elevation of the feminine and fearless.
“Listening to Teri Quinn’s music is a direct portal to journeys of inner longing and wild desire, however dark, however deep. It will bring you face-to-face with the places where your shadow lives, places often unseen beneath the surface. Her music is hauntingly soulful, as her voice croons above the driving dark rhythms of her banjo. Teri’s music is her truth telling which beckons forth authenticity in each of us.” -Laurel and Ben Parks of indie folk band Of Tree