A La Mode is an authentic jazz band built upon Kansas City’s rich heritage of swing, blues and Latin music. ”Though it’s been years since these giants ruled the scene (Charlie Parker, Count Basie and Coleman Hawkins), the Kansas City sound lives on. Kansas City-based jazz and blues group A La Mode builds upon that heritage and adds their own playful spin that is classic-meets-contemporary.” –TheRecordKC.com. “Led by classically trained guitarist Clayton DeLong and enchanting songstress Jesica Poell, A La Mode takes the authentic smooth, bluesy and improvisational Kansas City jazz style and blends it with Latin-Brazilian, French and gypsy jazz.”,”You’ll think you have been transported back in time”- -The Record KC Magazine. A La Mode performs all of the old favorite jazz standards along side a few modern tunes with jazz style an flavor! With some of Kansas City's best jazz musicians on the album, A La Mode is proud of what is coming in the future of jazz in the modern world! Clayton DeLong - Guitar Jesica Poell - Vocals, Kazoo, Percussion Steve Rigazzi - Upright Bass (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7) Marvin Gruenbaum - Violin (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8) Miguel DeLeon - Congas (Tracks 3, 8) Adam Galblum - Violin (Tracks 1, 2, 5) James Albirght - Upright Bass (Tracks 4, 8) John Blegen - Clarinet (Tracks 5, 7) Michael Pagan - Piano (Track 4) Peter Shilliday - Spoons (Track 5)