Seventy years ago, jazz great Charlie Parker played a plastic saxophone at what many call the greatest jazz concert ever. A new deluxe reissue of that recording is out now. More than 70 years ago, ...

"There is a lot of speculation about the 'origin and development of Be-pop harmonic improvisation.' Coming home from the superb Jazz Kitchen program presented by the Jared M.Thompson Ensemble, I ...

The City Parks Foundation kicked off its 31st annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. The three day celebration of the life of the late saxophonist Charlie Parker took place in the neighborhood near ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jazz, history and culture were celebrated Thursday, August 29 at the American Jazz Museum. The event was held ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — People from all over the world are still coming to Kansas City to pay their respects to one of the true giants of American jazz. It’s Charlie Parker, a jazz legend who went by the ...

A statue of jazz artist, and Kansas City native, Charlie “Bird” Parker, done by artist, Robert Graham, stands at East 18th and Vine streets as a tribute to the famed saxophonist and the impact his ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s a day of celebration and remembrance for Jazz legend Charlie Parker. The American Jazz Museum is celebrating the day with performances, stories, and more to honor the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thursday marks what would be the 104th birthday of jazz legend and Kansas City icon Charlie Parker. Now, there is a new way to celebrate his legacy, support the American Jazz Museum ...

Saxophonist Charlie Parker, who helped invent the modern jazz style of be-bop, was also one of jazz’s first existential heroes — a famously self-destructive genius who died at age 34. Well before his ...

The jazz world celebrated the centennial of Charlie Parker's birth in 2020. Parker is one of the select few musicians who justify the term '"genius." He was unquestionably one the greatest improvisers ...