The heydays of Kansas City jazz date back to the early 1920s and the city’s 18th & Vine District. Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, was born August 29th, 1920 and grew up playing the saxophone in the Read more…
The 37th Folly Jazz Series Kansas City’s most historic theater shared a sneak peek into the next season of their award-winning jazz series! This year’s line up brings a heavy influence of traditional and smooth Read more…
March is Women in Jazz Month, and the Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum is featuring local and national women jazz performers all month long! You can get more information on our featured performances, Read more…
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…
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