American Jazz Museum

After Rashida Phillips announced she was leaving her post to pursue other interests, museum leadership announced the appointment of Dina Bennett as interim executive director.

816 Day — held on August 16 — is an annual city-wide celebration of all things Kansas City, Missouri, inspired by the local area code. There are events on multiple days, including concerts, work out sessions, block parties and $8.16 deals at local businesses.

This week thousands of travelers will fly into the new Kansas City International Airport terminal for the NFL Draft. On peak days, visitors will be welcomed to the metro by live, local music.

Kansas City is known worldwide as a jazz town, home to the likes of Charlie Parker, Andy Kirk and Count Basie. But what about the women who helped shape the genre? To celebrate Women’s History Month, Up To Date looked at some of the city’s most iconic female jazz luminaries.

McFadden performed for decades with his brother Lonnie McFadden. The two danced, sang and played instruments. "I love entertaining," Ronald McFadden told KCUR's Up to Date last year.

The new exhibit, "Sound and Story: 25 Years at the American Jazz Museum," will include the four pillars of the American Jazz Museum’s mission: exhibition, performance, education and research.

From the "Queen of the Blues" to the irreplaceable Myra Taylor, learn about the talented women who've made both jazz and Kansas City all the better for their talents.

Kansas City and private investors are finally starting big redevelopment efforts in the Historic 18th and Vine district, after years of fits and starts. But locals worry that these new projects may come at the cost of its current residents and historic legacy.

The development plan would include multifamily units and commercial retail space along the 1800 block of Vine.

The American Jazz Museum's executive director discusses new additions and how far the museum has come in 25 years.

Jazz performances can be found in venues across Kansas City every day of the year. Whether you're looking for a late-night concert or dinner and a show, here's where you can go to experience live jazz.

The plastic Grafton alto saxophone that Charlie Parker played during a 1953 performance has returned to its place in the American Jazz Museum.