Soul Music

A slate of superstars will appear in Kansas City this month, including Bad Bunny, Drake, Sleater-Kinney and Jenny Lewis. Easter Sunday features a performance by R&B evangelist Anthony Hamilton to end the month on a high note.

Keelon Vann plays guitar and brings a unique sound to the Kansas City music scene. Love, Mae C. has performed all across the metro, and her music was featured on the second season of the Peacock sitcom “Bel Air.”

This month may signal the end of summer, but Kansas City's selection of musical offerings will stay hot. To make sense of all the options, we pared the list down to simply the best.

Ikey Suave has only been serious about music for a few years, but after he realized his talent he hasn't looked back. Neo-soul performer Jass has worked to earn fans beyond her immediate community.

"Winter Soulstice" includes an almost all-Kansas City cast of musicians, including saxophonist Todd Wilkinson, singers Allena Ross and Wanda Jae, and trumpeter Chris Van Leeuwen.

One is from California, the other from Springfield, Missouri, but both have found a musical home in Kansas City.

Segment 1: Missouri native lands first exhibit at the Nerman Museum.Aaron Wrinkle returns to his roots as a painter in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary…

Segment 1: The Queen of Soul passed away last week. We pause to remember her legacy. Aretha Franklin had musical connections in Kansas City. On this…

Segment 1: A look back at Kansas City soul music.Johnny Starke goes hunting for old 45s — recordings of soul music made in Kansas City. He's the subject…

Segment 1: A new art exhibit encourages people to write down their wishes.A group of local artists has created a public altar at the Kansas City Public…

Individual jazz musicians regularly hit multiple spots in a single night, but it’s far less common for an entire band to play three venues in a 12-hour…

Soul Revival is a Kansas City group that performs a sophisticated form of contemporary R&B. Desmond Mason, an accomplished keyboardist, composes and…