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"Gary Sivils is a master of melody... As much as anyone I've ever played with, his sound is an exact and precise reflection of who he is and what he's been through." -- Pat Metheny
Ever since being discovered by singer Marilyn Maye in the early 1960s, Kansas City cornetist GARY SIVILS has played an active role in the jazz community of a city known for America's indigenous musical art form. As a band leader, he has fronted groups made up of the best of Kansas City jazz talent (including a teenaged guitar player named Pat Metheny back in 1970). And as a prominent member of the KC jazz scene, he has played nearly every area venue that's come and gone since the late 1950s...
Ever since being discovered by singer Marilyn Maye in the early 1960s, Kansas City cornetist GARY SIVILS has played an active role in the jazz community of a city known for America's indigenous musical art form. As a band leader, he has fronted groups made up of the best of Kansas City jazz talent (including a teenaged guitar player named Pat Metheny back in 1970). And as a prominent member of the KC jazz scene, he has played nearly every area venue that's come and gone since the late 1950s...