At the same time I prepare to write this post about a Kansas City artist we have lost, I am introduced to another one I have found.

Clark Terry and Michael Jackson win the 2010 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

So this happens to be another story about an ordinary person with exceptional skills, a great sense of humor and of course a Kansas City connection.

The history making, ground breaking, earth shaking legend of jazz Clark Terry is back. It’s been a horrifying episode that ended with the joyous return of jazz legend Clark Terry after a year’s absence.