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KC legacy in good hands with UMKC Jazz Combos

by Amy Kelly

KC legacy in good hands with UMKC Jazz Combos

Mon, Mar 15, 2010

Before Charlie Parker became an improvisational innovator and saxophone legend, the Kansas City native humbly crafted his sound in - you guessed it - a school band.

KCM VID: Owen/Cox Dance Group

by KCM Staff

Tue, Oct 28, 2008

Brad Cox talks about an upcoming performance of the Owen/Cox Dance Group.

Bossa nova at the Folly

by Amy Kelly

Bossa nova at the Folly

Tue, Mar 16, 2010

After a seemingly endless winter in Kansas City, the idea of taking a sojourn to Brazil seemed like a godsend - even if the only way to accomplish that was vicariously through masters of the bossa nova. For the few hundred lucky jazz lovers who ventured downtown to the Folly Theater last Saturday, a vacation to the tropics wasn't such an arduous trek after all.

Jammin at the Gem

by KCM Staff

Mon, Feb 01, 2010

Jammin at the Gem 2010, and other upcoming events at the American Jazz Museum.

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