In 2023, Kansas City joined UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network as a Creative City of Music, placing it among an international community of cities where music is recognized as central to cultural identity, community life and creative innovation.
Sponsored: Charlie “Bird” Parker Still Has Something to Say
This August, KC Jazz ALIVE invites the community to experience that living legacy during Spotlight: Charlie Parker, a month-long celebration honoring one of Kansas City's greatest cultural icons.
Arts News: Upcycle Piano Craft celebrates five years of monthly Happy Hour jazz concerts
On the first Tuesday of the month, a live showcase of local jazz talent takes the stage at Upcycle Piano Craft piano store, 3945 Main St., for a happy hour concert from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Remembering James Grauerholz, who nurtured a Lawrence scene
William S. Burroughs, the avuncular and sardonic Beat sage and crusty cultural lightning rod, became, in his later years, the literary beacon of Lawrence, Kansas.
Kansas City’s best artists welcome Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to the Midwest Trust Center for a weekend of unforgettable jazz music March 7-8.
