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Sixteen And Singing Proudly

Gracie Schram has sung the national anthem for the Kansas City Royals and Sporting KC, and she also has her own single with an album in the works. It's...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: Carswell & Hope

Carswell & Hope, a soulful folk-rock band from Lawrence, Kan., will be among the performers at this weekend's Kansas City Irish Fest. A...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: The Project H

The instrumental band The Project H allows several of Kansas City's most exciting jazz musicians to showcase their affinity for rock and rhythm &...» E-Mail This

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Kansas City Symphony And The 'Bohemian' Life

The Kansas City Symphony’s Classics Uncorked series is a more informal concert experience — shorter and with a theme. This weekend’s program, called...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: Various Blonde

Kansas City's Various Blonde has been attempting to expand the consciousness of listeners since 2008. The art-rock band has perfected its potent...» E-Mail This

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Miguel 'Mambo' DeLeon On Afrocuban Rhythm And His Time In Kansas City

Miguel DeLeon is a man of many aliases. To some, he's El Mambo. To others, El Pionero. After nearly three decades leading Latin bands and teaching music...» E-Mail This

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WATCH: Pianist Behzod Abduraimov Takes On New Role At Park University

When the International Center for Music (ICM) at Park University in Parkville, Mo., a boutique conservatory for top performers, decided to add an artist...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: Grand Marquis

Big Joe Turner died in 1985, but the jump blues tradition he forged in Prohibition-era Kansas City nightclubs is kept alive by the Grand Marquis. The...» E-Mail This

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How Kansas City Relates To Its Jazz Legacy

In the 1930s, Kansas City was a place where talent and history converged, resulting in a whole new sound that jazz aficionados continue to study today....» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: Shades Of Jade

Shades of Jade is among Kansas City's many notable young jazz ensembles. This band differentiates itself with an invigorating blend of bop and R&B....» E-Mail This

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Lawrence's Rock Wizard: Paul DeGeorge Of Harry And The Potters

Paul DeGeorge and his brother Joe have been writing and performing songs about the trials and triumphs of wizards-in-training since 2002. They look...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: OJT

This Saturday's 18th & Vine Jazz and Blues Festival will have national acts like the great jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove. But the event also provides...» E-Mail This

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Art Spiegelman and Phillip Johnston On Comics And Jazz

Art Spiegelman has been called the father of the graphic novel, though it's a title he resists. And composer Phillip Johnston has been a fixture in the...» E-Mail This

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Composer Jeffrey Ruckman Knows His Tools, His Obsessions And His City

When Central Standard thought about asking Jeffrey Ruckman to create new theme music for the show, one of the things that made him appealing was his...» E-Mail This

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Horace Washington, Kansas City Saxophone And Flute Player, Dies

The American Jazz Museum is reporting the death of musician Horace Washington, 62, posting this today on the museum's Facebook page: “The Board and...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: The Architects

The Architects have been Kansas City's sturdiest punk band for a decade. The quartet is barnstorming the country with the California skate-punk legends...» E-Mail This

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DiDonato Invites 40,000 Fans To Sing With Her At Kauffman Stadium

After a social media campaign with the twitter hashtag #LetJoyceSing, a Change.org petition, an invitation from Major League Baseball to sing in Game 7...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: White Girl

In one of the most striking transformations on the Kansas City music scene in recent memory ... Martin Bush has completely reinvented himself. Once a...» E-Mail This

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Kansas City's Vinyl Revival And The Music Collection Of The Future

How are the elements of pride, care and luck-of-the-find translating from the tangible world of the record collector to the digital world of, well,...» E-Mail This

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Local Listen: Sara Swenson

The elegant Kansas City singer-songwriter Sara Swenson is one of many artists participating in this weekend's Apocalypse Meow benefit. This annual...» E-Mail This

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