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Jazz
Of all the great American musical forms--blues, rock 'n' roll, country, and jazz--jazz has proven to be the most subtle, the ......(Continue Reading) Race Music
Prior to the emergence of rhythm & blues as a musical genre in the 1940s, "race music" and "race records" were terms used to categorize practically ......(Continue Reading)Kansas City Jazz
Jazz flourished in Kansas City during the 1920s and 1930s, becoming a key part of a significant happening in American sociopolitical history, ......(Continue Reading)Latin Jazz
The blending of Latin music and jazz has occurred in countless forms, under many guises, over much of the twentieth century. Cuba, New ......(Continue Reading)Roots of jazz in Cowtown: museum hearkens back to era of boisterous, all-night jams that put Kansas City's mark on an American art form
Past the dated red brick buildings on 18th Street east of downtown Kansas City, Mo., one can feel the faint palpitations of what was once a musical mecca. As you pass Paseo Boulevard, you find your...(Continue Reading)
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