american jazz museum

July 14, 2022

On Breath, Cosmology and the KC Jazz Connection

This past June we hosted Nduduzo Makhathini, a prolific South African Jazz pianist in the Blue Room for a two-night stint at the American Jazz Museum.

June 10, 2022

Where the Jazz Begins

Visit the American Jazz Museum on the first Friday of the month and you’re likely to walk into a crowd of young kids and their caregivers singing “Jazz Milk and Cookies..."

March 10, 2022

The American Jazz Museum Celebrates 25 Years

The American Jazz Museum emerged through the revitalization of Kansas City’s Historic 18th & Vine District.

February 25, 2022

“The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure,” American Jazz Museum

In December of last year, while news of a new COVID-19 variant was dominating the headlines, something very special happened at the American Jazz Museum.

January 20, 2022

A Family Affair: The James Ward Band’s Journey Through the Blue Room

If you’re seeking soul-shifting experiences, you’re ready for late nights in the 18th & Vine District. Live music is the district’s signature feature, including the Blue Room, which has hosted a group frequently for almost 25 years.

July 16, 2019

David Stone Martin: Jazz Visualized

American Jazz Museum’s four jazz masters, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington, were pioneers of the jazz sound. But album cover artists like David Stone Martin pioneered its look.

May 1, 2017

Harold Smith: Art As a Platform for Activism

On a warm evening in late February, the premiere screening of “The Gospel According to Glenn North” played to a packed meeting room at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

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