Vanessa Thomas returns to Upcycle Happy Hour at the Piano Shop on December 3. She first demonstrated her five-octave vocal talent at happy hour in June.

We like to surprise Upcycle Happy Hour fans. So, a Special Edition Happy Hour at the Piano Shop on Oct. 22 featured jazz-funk pianist Steve Weingart, straight off the plane from Los Angeles, California,

Those bold, contemporary posters and handbills that catch your eye at every Upcycle Piano Craft Happy Hour also got the attention of the local chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

The year's final Piano Workshop with Brant Jester is November 19, “Analysis of Jazz Piano History, Listening, and Recordings.” This series of two-hour, stand-alone, fun and easy group piano classes meet at Upcycle Piano Craft. Interested students should be able to read and play easy piano sheet music.

The sound of "Trick or treat!" at your front door is a handy reminder to schedule a piano tuner, one of the services offered by Upcycle Piano Craft. This is especially needed if your piano last was tuned in warm, humid weather.

Charles Gatschet says he came to KC in his teens, looking for what remained of the be-bop culture. Here he found inspiration with Claude Williams, Carmel Jones and other Kansas City greats. Gatschet is the November 5 leader for the Upcycle Piano Craft Happy Hour.

Bram Wijnands is known for his stride, boogie-woogie, and swing piano performances, but on Oct. 1, Wijnands will offer the timeless music of Erroll Garner at Upcycle's happy hour.

The Thomas Brawner family of Kansas City purchased a Chickering grand piano from Upcycle Piano Craft in spring. "We have collectively become more musical as a family with the piano at the center of our social space..."

Piano Workshop with Brant Jester is a series of two-hour, stand-alone, fun, and easy group piano classes at Upcycle Piano Craft.