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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.

A Trump administration policy could force international students home if their American schools go online-only, remembering the life of a local Black political powerhouse, and Kansas City's resident jazz master discusses how COVID-19 turned his touring plans upside down.

Under stay-at-home orders in the French countryside, trumpeter Hermon Mehari spent two months working on the new album. He calls it his most personal work to date.

A symphony commissioned for the University of Kansas music program in response to the Syrian refugee crisis turns out to be relevant in a pandemic, too.

Kansas City jazz clubs have been shut down since mid-March. Across the metro, veteran musicians are finding new ways to reach their fans as the virus continues to take its toll on the local music industry.

A new jazz album is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Lied Center of Kansas by honoring the Kansas Jayhawks.

The impact of COVID-19 on state parks, how local businesses are increasing their digital presence, and details on a new jazz album inspired by KU basketball greats.

Part of this year's Parker centennial, the American Jazz Museum's competition was well-timed for musicians out of work due to COVID-19.