Listen In Club
November 2026
This session met on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. A monthly curated jazz listening hour at the American Jazz Museum.
Session details
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 12–1 PM
Room: KC Jazz Incubator, American Jazz Museum
Topic: Swing era greats
How it works
Each session is an hour of active listening: the group listens closely to the records, with conversation along the way about their musical, historical, and social context. Houston Gonzales, the museum's education programs manager, leads the listening and the discussion.
The month's albums
Ben Webster was born in Kansas City in 1909, and played with Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra and Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy before he left for New York. Teddy Wilson, who plays on most of this month's records, was born on November 24, 1912.
- Ben & Teddy, Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson (recorded 1970)
- The Original Benny Goodman Trio and Quartet Sessions, Vol. 1: After You've Gone, Benny Goodman (recorded 1935–1937)
- The Impeccable Mr. Wilson, Teddy Wilson (recorded 1956)
- Jazz Masters: Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa (recorded 1927–1962)