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Segment 1: Will new leadership mean a new chapter for the American Jazz Museum?The American Jazz Museum just welcomed a new executive director, and she's…
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Saxophonist Bobby Watson has loved teaching at the University of Missouri-Kansas City conservatory, but he is ready to concentrate on the touring and…
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If there was a soundtrack for the sculptures on the lawn at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, what would it be like?Christina Butera thought about that a…
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Luminaries such as Langston Hughes, John Singer Sargent and Frank Lloyd Wright have all been members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In May,…
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Kansas City pianist Eddie Moore describes his music like this: "rolling down a hill on a bike with no brakes. You just have to weave through everything…
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American composer Harry Partch lived an unconventional life. A dreamer and a traveler, he devised an original system for making music and built dozens of…
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City has selected a site for a new facility for the school's long-anticipated Conservatory of Music and Dance — right…
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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…
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Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:40 p.m. Thursday to reflect City Council actions.The old Westport High School is a step closer to a new life as…
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Trumpeter Hermon Mehari, 31, is a Missouri native, who’s now based in Paris.In 2010, Mehari graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City…
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Segment 1: New UMKC Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal is focusing on building community and investing in research.Although the chancellor has only been at UMKC…
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“When I was a child my father always told me that it would be great if my daughter would become a composer. It was his dream,” says Chen Yi.Her father's…