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Almost every jazz history depicts Kansas City jazz as a fertile ground for the development of big bands, virtuosic performances, and legendary performers. [3] In the 1920s was a Great Migration from the south and the search for musical work in Kansas City, Missouri, [4] where the Black population rose from 23,500 to 42,000 between 1912 and 1940.
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The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra was founded by Jim Mair and Gene Hall in Kansas City in May 2003 after being inspired by similar jazz orchestras across the United States, though it was primarily modeled after the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. [2] Jim's wife, Mary Mair, was also integral in getting the orchestra started. [1]
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Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1918, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.
Zero Freitas (born 1950s): over 6 million items (Emporium Musical). [1] [2]Paul Mawhinney (born 1939): 3 million items (Record-Rama), sold to Freitas in 2013.[2]Bob George (born 1949): 2.2 million items, donated to the ARChive of Contemporary Music in partnership with Columbia University.
After breaking ground in the Spring of 2022, a new six-story, $26 million apartment complex is nearing completion at 1901 Vine St., in the Kansas City’s 18th & Vine Jazz District.
The Big Bands & All That Jazz Society presents its season-ending concert Monday. Paul Martin's Artistic Jazz Orchestra performs May 11. Area jazz musicians to take the stage for two concerts