ABOUT KANSAS CITY AREA YOUTH JAZZ! Youth Jazz Alumni come from cities and towns throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. KC is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its ...

These days, the vocalist, songwriter and pianist flies in from New York to perform in Kansas City on a regular basis, ...

Plan your trip to Kansas City around the city’s barbecue, jazz, and baseball foundation, then explore revitalized art-focused districts, speakeasies, a diversifying food scene, and refreshed ...

Jazz was city music, and all the cities associated with its rise—Kansas City, New Orleans, Chicago—had a reputation for being “wide open.” A working jazz musician maintained nighttime hours, traveled ...

Missouri played no small role in developing jazz forms. St. Louis was a major stopping off point for musicians headed to New York and Chicago from New Orleans in the 1910s and 20s. Kansas City was ...

CNN previously named Kansas City an underrated destination in 2022, saying Missouri’s second largest city is all about sound ...

Kansas City is well known for its contributions to the musical styles of jazz and blues as well as to cuisine, specifically, Kansas City-style barbecue. With over 200 fountains it is has earned ...

To find even more events going on this weekend, check out our community calendar by clicking here. The Kansas City festival will ... to the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District.

This was my first steady gig as a leader on the Kansas City jazz scene. These seven tracks were recorded live direct to digital by long-time friend Willie Thornton on one of those Saturday evenings in ...

scattering jazz musicians, who join riverboat bands or move to cities such as Memphis, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, where local styles evolve. Ironically, the first jazz recording is made ...

A hobbled Juan Soto rose to his feet, staggering as an instrumental track from the “Rocky” soundtrack played over the Yankee ...