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Remembering Pam Hider-Johnson
November 4, 2020 To Sam, Stacy, Family, and Friends of Pam Hider-Johnson, On behalf of the Kansas City Jazz ALIVE community of...
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- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Jazz Notes
by Larry Kopitnik Molly Hammer Our town lost a treasure the day before Thanksgiving, when Molly Hammer finally succumbed in her long...
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Reno Club Returns to Downtown Jazz Scene with Lonnie McFadden on the Bill
Around the corner and down the street from its original location at 602 E 12th St, the Reno Club rises up again, this time with KC jazz...
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JAM
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
KCPT’s Charlie Parker Documentary Now Streaming Online
If you missed the broadcast on Channel 19 during the Parker Centennial Celebration, Bird: Not Out of Nowhere, KCPT’s documentary...
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JAM
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Redefining Exhibition in the Days of Civil Unrest
In the midst of #MeToo and the #BlackLivesMatter movement, cancel culture has also emerged, asking people to withdrawal support from...
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JAM
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
KC Jazz Greats Go Virtual at Johnson County Community College
by Susan Tolleson, JCCC writer Fall 2020 Jazz Series broadcasts original music and early jazz roots “I think it is in collaboration that...
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JAM
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
The Folly Jazz Series is Moving Out of 2020
By James Maiden As the Folly staff continues to stay ever observant on the COVID-19 health regulations we have determined that moving...
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JAM
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
KC Jazz Clubs Cautiously Re-Opening
by Jam Staff As summer turns to autumn Kansas City’s jazz clubs are slowly reopening for business. Mostly centered around downtown, our...
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JAM
- Aug 11, 2020
- 1 min
KC Jazz Orchestra Sets Parker Tribute Outdoors
Charlie Parker’s 100th birthday will be celebrated by our own Kansas City Jazz Orchestra on the Bird’s birthday, Saturday, August 29, 8pm...
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JAM
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
Charlie Parker 100 Arrives August 19-29
Kansas City celebrates the 100th birthday of Charlie “Bird” Parker this month with a ten day series of Performance and Educational....
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JAM
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
August Folly Jazz News
She has a Plan and She will Survive By James Maiden The last few months have been a struggle for all of us. Many of Kansas City’s arts...
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JAM
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Spotlight 2020: Charlie Parker Centennial Coming in August
by Macy Layne KC Jazz Alive Founded in 2014 by an active group of Kansas City jazz supporters, KC Jazz ALIVE exists to keep jazz ALIVE in...
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JAM
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Soundies: Access through the Marriage of Talent and Technology
by Marissa Baum and Luke Harbur We are in a new era, one where all museums must maintain a digital presence. The online experience must...
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JAM
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
KC Drive in Concerts Celebrates Bobby Watson with CD Release Party July 16 at the Plexpod
Bobby Watson’s newest CD release Keepin’ It Real, on Smoke Sessions Records gets an unusual CD release party on Thursday, July 16 at 8pm....
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JAM
- Jun 23, 2020
- 4 min
Folly Jazz News
The 38th Folly Theater Jazz Series is here! By James Maiden, Marketing Manager The last few months have been difficult, and the arts have...
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JAM
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
New on the Vine
By David Basse Born and raised in St. Louis, Rashida Phillips comes to the American Jazz Museum from the Old Town School of Folk Music in...
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JAM
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
With Clubs Closed, Jazz Goes al Fresco
Our favorite jazz club may be closed and the drinks no longer flowing, but that hasn’t stopped area jazz musicians from learning,...
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