JAM Magazine is focusing on Jazz Education in May. A subject that takes on many forms. We have NOT covered it all, we’ve simply touched...

Act fast for tickets to join us for our next Jammin’ at the Gem concert on Saturd ay, April 1st featuring SFJAZZ Collective. Founded by...

For more than 50 years, vocalist and saxophonist Woody Herman, led his Thundering Herd—a popular swing era big band, and one of the first...

KC Jazz Ambassadors’ Future of Jazz series winds up its 2022-23 season with two sets featuring UMKC’s renowned Jazz Ensemble under the...

The Good Vibes Quartet Tuesday, April 18th as part of many Jazz Appreciation Month Events Joel Ross has taken the New York scene by...

Booker T. Jones April 21 Folly Bridge Americana Series 90.9 The Bridge Booker T and the MGs were created to back-up the wonderful R&B...

You may be thinking, wait a minute, it’s only March! But if you’ve ever ventured to Columbia for the We Always Swing series shows, you...

The concept of a Jazz Winterlude has worked very well at Johnson County Community College. The series is a good respite from the winter...

Oleta Adams March 11 Tia Fuller April 22 The many changes at the Folly Theater have given the place new life. This season’s jazz series...

The 2022 KC Jazz Ambassadors JAM Musician Awards were announced on Tuesday, December 13 at the Ambassadors’ annual meeting at Johnnie’s...

KC Jazz Ambassadors’ Future of Jazz series continues Wednesday, February 8 at Johnnie’s Jazz Club, 14th and Main in downtown Kansas City....

The concept of a Jazz Winterlude has worked very well at Johnson County Community College. The series is a good respite from the winter...

The world premiere of Three River Scenes, a musical characterization of a day in a city, on a river, will be presented on Saturday,...

February 21st & 22nd in White Hall OLSEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER On Tuesday, February 21st, the University of Missouri, Kansas City Jazz...

Jammin’ At The Gem 2022-2023 Najee – December 17, 2022 When a beloved concert series disappears in a town the size of Kansas City a major...

Friday January 20th, 2023 “This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of...

On Wednesday, December 14, the KC Jazz Ambassadors present the UMKC Jazz Ensemble from 7 to 9pm at Johnnie’s Jazz Club, 14th and Main in...

January 15th, 2023, 7:00 pm We are fortunate to have a jazz talent like Bobby Watson in our midst. Bobby helped shape the world of jazz....

Wednesday, November 9 brings more fresh new jazz faces to the KC Jazz Ambassador’s monthly concert series at Johnnie’s Jazz Club, 14th...

Bright Moments abound at the Folly Theater. No matter your taste in music or architecture, chances are you can conger up a favorite Folly...