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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.

Aaram Salam has two primary interests: piano, and Alzheimer's disease. At only 15, he's dedicated himself to combining the passions by playing recitals at nursing homes.

Segment 1: The word 'populism' is being used more and more in national headlines. So what does it mean?Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Donald Trump…

Segment 1: After winning election to the Kansas City Council in 2011, Jermaine Reed now has his sights set on the mayor's office.After two terms on the…

When jazz legend Branford Marsalis calls you "the greatest American musician that no one's ever heard of," you're doing something right (even if your P.R.…

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has been described as the Olympics for pianists. It's a grueling process to even make the cut. This year,…

Recent claims from elected officials and investigations into Russian election meddling have some wondering about the security of their vote. Today, we…

UPDATE: This story was updated on Friday, June 9, to reflect Kenneth Broberg's advance to the final round of the Van Cliburn International Piano…

A couple of years ago, musician Greg Wickham was on a walk with his wife when she asked what he thought was a strange question.“‘If you were to die…

Pianist Steven Spooner wanted to do something big to commemorate the careers of his favorite musicians. Spooner explains why he spent 19 months creating…

Mark Bedell faces a big challenge; leading Kansas City Public Schools back to full accreditation. Today, the superintendent talks about his first sixth…

More than a thousand of his musical works have been published, and they're performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to your local church choir loft. We…