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For almost 15 years, Lonnie McFadden commanded Friday night happy hour at The Phoenix. He's passed the torch to a new performer, who says he's excited to be following in the footsteps of a Kansas City legend.

Williams was an accomplished jazz pianist, arranger and composer whose musical abilities are displayed in the first of her major works.

The Paycheck Protection Program was meant for underserved communities, but in Kansas City its allocation mirrored the city's history of redlining, and the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra performs a new arrangement of Mary Lou Williams' 'Zodiac Suite'.

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra will kick off its new season in October with "Bird Lives."

Stuck at home during the pandemic, Mark Lowrey streamed performances of an at-home happy hour called Jazz and Plants. Now, he's back for live performances.

The American Jazz Museum launched "In the Yard," to raise funds for youth programming, digitizing and preserving the collection, and a jazz incubator.

A check-in with the Kansas City, Missouri mayor and the renowned jazz trumpeter is hosting a new music program.

From jazz to folk, Kansas City has a rich collection of music for this time of year. Music critic Bill Brownlee recommends adding these to your holiday playlist.

The 2021 Grammy nominees were announced on Tuesday — and at least five artists with Kansas City ties are in the mix.

When his performance schedule ground to a halt, pianist Mark Lowrey created a concert series. Facebook Live is the venue, and house plants are the groupies.

Jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, whose nickname was "Bird," was born in Kansas City on August 29th, 1920. For the past month, his hometown has been celebrating his 100th birthday, culminating in a series of public parties on Saturday.

A Kansas City nonprofit is a new source of capital for Black entrepreneurs, the jazz community is celebrating Kansas City's own jazz virtuoso, and a novel idea for assisting voters seeking to mail in their Missouri general election ballots.