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In spite of the pandemic, a lot of great music came out of Kansas City this year. Here are the songs music critic Bill Brownlee was especially impressed with.
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If you're looking for a soundtrack for the end of 2020, look no further than this playlist for the holiday season and the best new songs of the year by Kansas City artists.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Segment 1: What the junior senator from Missouri can gain from the issues he chooses to tackle.Freshman Sen. Josh Hawley has been vociferous in his…
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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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Your might think combining jazz and a symphony would like trying to mix oil and water — they don't just go together. Yet jazz artists, including Kansas…
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For jazz saxophonist Bobby Watson, writing songs is easier than it used to be. "Because I know who I am, and I accept who I am," Watson told Up to Date…
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From the mainstreaming of social media to "fake news" indictments from the chief executive, the journalism industry is in the midst of sweeping…
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We air highlights of conversations with performing artists from the Kansas City area who wowed audiences here and across the country. Actress Cinnamon…