Multi-Instrumentalist Karl Denson of Tiny Universe on the 2025 Kansas City Jazz & Blues Festival

Neon Jazz Interviews · Aug 28, 2025 · 8m

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Karl Denson of Tiny Universe on the upcoming 2025 Kansas City Jazz & Blues Festival. We caught up with this decorated artist and lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan to talk about his October 3–4 performance at Legends Field, home of the Kansas City Monarchs. Kansas City is more than a stop on the tour — it’s the birthplace of jazz and a sound that shaped modern music. Karl reflects on his storied career as a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist, his work with The Greyboy Allstars, touring…