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In 1993, Mark and three musicians re-organized
and formed the Mo City Jumpers so named by BB’s
proprietor, Lindsay Shannon. In an
effort to capture the essence of jazz and swing
music, Mark Montgomery began playing the upright
bass with the band in 1998.
In 1999, the Mo City Jumpers produced their
first recording “Jammin’ Kansas City Style.”
The recording took place at Chapman Studios in
downtown Kansas City. What resulted was a
combination of jazz and blues, which effectively
represents the Kansas City music style.
The Mo City Jumpers were invited to play the
jazz stage of the 2001 Kansas City Jazz and
Blues Festival in Penn Valley Park . They
also played the same festival in the summer of
2006 held at the Woodlands Race Track in Kansas
City , Kansas . In 2003, Mark went back to
Chapman studios to record his first solo CD “Honey”.
Included on several of the tracks is
Kansas City guitarist, Bill Dye, playing slide
and steel. This record includes blues,
country, folk, and four songs written by
Montgomery .
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