ansas city , MISSOURI
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Jazz Club
Kansas City is world renowned for its rich jazz
and blues legacy. Jazz in Kansas City was bom in
the 1920s and continues today in clubs and
events held throughout the city. More than 20
area nightclubs feature jazz on a regular basis.
The roots of Kansas City jazz are quite varied.
Blues singers of the 1920s and ragtime music
greatly influenced the music scene. Settings such
as dance halls, cabarets and speakeasies fostered
the development of this new musical style. In the
early days, many jazz groups were smaller dance Bill Pickett’s Black Rodeo,
hands with three to six pieces. By the mid-1920s,
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the big band became the most common.
The Mutual Musicians Foundation is includ­ 816 921-1184
ed in all Pub Crawls because of its importance to
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Kansas City’s jazz history. During the 1930s and Heritage Center
1940s, with Kansas City jazz at its height, this 816 923-6226
building was the Black musicians' union hall.
Count Basie and all the greats would come here •African-American
to jam. Walk in and you can still feel their spirits. W rite r’s Festival
816 932-7600
•Black Art
Festival
Culturally
Speaking
816 842-8151
1111 Mam
816 421-0505
•The Chateau
Lounge
816 23-9717
•The Spot
816 924-8310
•Birdland
816 842-8436
816 924-2200
•M axine’s Fine Foods
3041 Benton
816 924-9693
•H ayw ard ’s BBQ
11051 Antioch
913 451-8080
•Ricky’s Pit BBQ
5934 Leavenworth
913 334-7000
•Ruby’s Soul Food
913 281-4466
•Three Friends
2544 Prospect
816 923-6252
816 924-2200
1411 Swope Parkway
816 921-0409
•1 8 th and Vine Historic
Jazz D istrict
•Fee Fee’s
417 325-4151
•Jean Baptiste Pointe Du
Sable Grave Site
816 421-5254
714 781-1717
•Juneteenth Celebration
•Lincoln University
816 931-2888
714 681-5599
•Scott Joplin House
•The Black Archives of
Mid-America
714 577-1003
816 483-1300
•Scott Joplin Ragtime
Festival
•Negro League Baseball
Museum
816 826-2271
816 221-1920
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•Gates BBQ
1823 Highland
816 471-52121
•Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art
•Grand Em porium
816 561-4000
•Popcorn and Pops
Concert
E N T E R T A IN M E N T /
A C T IV IT IE S /
EVENTS
•H e a rt of America
Shakespeare Festival
B’way at Westport
816 756-2789
•Kansas City Spirit
Festival
•Crown Center
816 221-4444/800-366-FEST
816 523-5613
N IG H T L IF E
•City Light
4749 Pennsylvania
816 561-2744
•Blaney’s of
W estp o rt
415 Westport Road
816 561-3747
•Sacred Encounters
816 483-8300
543 Westport Road
816 753-JOKE
6201 Blue Parkway
816 921-5990
•Avenue of Arts
•Niece's Lounge
•Hitching Post
•Wonderscope Children’s
Museum
3448 Prospect
816 924-9578
•Lena’s Family Dining
4321 E 31st Street
816 921-1051
816 421-7500
913 268-3130
•The W onderful W orld
of Oz
25th & Grand
816 274-8444
•Ethnic Enrichm ent
Festival
•S tan ford ’s
Comedy House
•Niece’s
•County Club Plaza
816 753-3378/967-6767
816 531-7728
500 Parallel Parkway
913 342-7211
3832 Mam
816 531-1504
•W e stp o rt
•H o t Tamale Brown
•George W ashington
Carver National
M onum ent
913 268-5252
•Kansas City Blues and
Jazz Festival
1509 E. 17 Terrace
816 221-0379
RESTAURANTS
•M u tu al Muisicians
Foundation
•Papa Lew’s 4 Sons
7520 Prospect
816 444-6444
•Charlie “ Y ardb ird ”
Parker Grave
Site/Foundation
•Grayline Tours Daily
Sightseeing Tours
S H O P P IN G
CENTERS
816 252-0608
•D eke’s BBQ
S IT E S
816 483-8326
47th & Nichols Road
816 753-0100
2461 Prospect
816 231-9753
H IS T O R IC
•Challenger Learning
Center
1506 Brooklyn
816 421-8514
•Bill Pickett
Invitatio n al
Black Rodeo
Negro League Baseball Museum
•Charlie Parker
Foundation
Benjamin Ranch
6201 Blue Parkway
816 921-5990
•The Epicurean
7502 Troost
816 333-4066
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