On November 17th, Oleta Adams, world-renowned blues and gospel vocalist is coming to the Folly Theater for their 4th annual Folly Frolic! Oleta Adams, a KCK local, has performed around the globe and is most known Read more…
The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum has four featured performances for the month of August. Come down to 18th & Vine, where jazz lives! Doug Talley Quintet Friday, August 10th at 8:30 pm, Read more…
Photo by Jillian Shoptaw Future Stages Festival Sunday, June 10 – 11am – 4pm FREE and Open to All Ages Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is gearing up for the 5th Annual Future Stages Festival on Read more…
April is nationally recognized as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). As one of the cradles of jazz, there’s no better place to celebrate than Kansas City! If you’re looking for ways to salute Kansas City jazz, Read more…
The Hot Sardines March 9th at 8 PM Take a blustery brass lineup, layer it over a rhythm section led by a stride-piano virtuoso in the Fats Waller vein, and tie the whole thing together Read more…
Over the years, big band jazz has become synonymous with the 1920’s swing era, but history’s first big bands actually made their debut in the early 1910’s. These early big bands played ragtime and the Read more…
The Folly Theater announced its young professionals group earlier this month, the Folly Encore Club! This group is focused on creating a networking space for those who love jazz, Kansas City History, and (of course) Read more…
The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is thrilled to partner with the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and the Folly Theater to present our ensembles in these beautiful and important halls. The 2017–18 Conservatory Read more…
This year marks the 35th Anniversary of the Folly Theater’s Jazz Series! The past 35 years, the Folly has curated seasons featuring Jazz greats like Chick Corea, Esperanza Spaulding to Jon Batiste, and Robert Glasper. Read more…
Kansas City Jazz Academy at the American Jazz Museum is entering its second year and continues to offer hands-on performance training in the jazz language for toddlers through high school students for free at one Read more…
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