 He has been welcomed back home to the Kansas City area as an artist by such notable leaders as Ahmad Alaadeen, Bobby Watson and David Basse, resulting in participation in several significant jazz performances at regional music festivals and other significant live music events in the area.In May 2006 Chris Burnett became a featured artist, performing monthly at The Drum Room in the historic Hilton President Kansas City located within the emerging Kansas City Live!Downtown Entertainment District (see source link below).