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MISSION STATEMENT
The Metheny Music Foundation preserves, promotes, and perpetuates an informed appreciation for all styles of music, honoring the history of the Metheny family through four generations and the rich musical heritage of the city of Lee's Summit, the state of Missouri, and the surrounding region.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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RUSS BERLIN
Musical Director, Lee's Summit Symphony Orchestra
Retired music educator, Lee's Summit R-7 Schools
CAROL COMER
Jazz vocalist, pianist, educator and journalist
Co-founder, Women's Jazz Festival (Kansas City)
TOM FREDRICK
Attorney, jazz journalist (JAM, Kansas City Star)
Faculty, University of Kansas School of Business
DIANNE GREGG
Senior Arts Partners Coordinator, Kansas City Young Audiences
Co-founder, Women's Jazz Festival (Kansas City)
DEAN HAMPTON
Web site designer, Webjazz.net
Former Director of Publications, Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors
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MIKE METHENY
Trumpeter, recording artist, journalist and educator
LSHS Class of 1967
BOB PARADISE
Lee's Summit citizen and businessman
Devoted music fan
KATHY SMITH
Lee's Summit Historic Preservation Commission
Lee's Summit Historical Society
PAUL SMITH
Jazz pianist and recording artist, Kansas City, MO
Retired music educator, Raytown and Kearney (MO) Schools
Legal Counsel:
NANCY BLACKWELL
Chinnery Evans & Nail
Lee's Summit, MO
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BOARD OF ADVISORS
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TOM ALEXIOS
Outreach Education Projects, Duke Ellington Legacy
STEVE ARBO
Deputy City Administrator, Lee's Summit (ex-officio)
ROGER ATKINSON
Editor, Jazz Ambassador Magazine, Kansas City, MO
GARY BURTON
Retired dean, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
DENISE CHISUM
Lee's Summit City Clerk (ex-officio)
TED KURLAND
Ted Kurland Associates, Boston, MA
JIM MAIR
Director, Kansas City Jazz Orchestra; saxophonist, educator
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MARILYN MAYE
Vocalist, bandleader, recording artist
IDA MCBETH
Vocalist, bandleader, recording artist
PAT METHENY
Guitarist, bandleader, recording artist, LSHS Class of 1972
GARY SIVILS
School band instrument sales, bandleader, cornetist
DOUG TATUM
Executive Director, Folly Theater, Kansas City, MO
BOBBY WATSON
Saxophonist & director of Jazz Studies, University of Missouri/Kansas
City
MIKE WHITE
Attorney, saxophonist, former Jackson County (MO) Executive
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