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Mutual Musicians Foundation c. 2006. The building at 1823 Highland Avenue is the former home of the Colored Musicians Local 627. [1] The Mutual Musicians Foundation was incorporated to manage the building and assets of Local 627. It continued operating the building as a social club for musicians and fans after the merger with Local 34 in 1970.
American Federation of Musicians Local #627 was founded in 1917, and would over a three-decade period have as members many leading jazz musicians of the period. The local sponsored tournaments in which musicians competed, whose proceeds were eventually used to acquire and adapt this building as its headquarters. The "Kansas City jazz" era ended ...
Milton Morris (1911–November 21, 1983) was an American businessperson, politician, and an influential proprietor of music clubs in Kansas City. He was involved in the careers of various Jazz musicians including Charlie "Yardbird" Parker , Jo Jones and Count Basie .
Pages in category "Musical groups from Kansas City, Missouri" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The evening of Sept. 11, 2001, was shaping up to be a busy but not unusually auspicious one for New York City’s vibrant music scene. Boy band O-Town was scheduled to play at the Hammerstein ...
With a 5,000-square-foot stage, an orchestra pit that can house up to 90 musicians, and a 74-foot tall fly tower, Muriel's Theatre is the performance home of the Kansas City Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, as well as the site of many other theatrical, musical, and dance productions. Another feature of the Muriel Kauffman Theatre is ...
Noon Years Eve, noon-6:30 p.m., Science City ($16). unionstation.org . Noon Years Eve will return to Science City in Union Station, where last year’s celebration included hundreds of balloons ...
Rage quitting is one thing. But one CEO has introduced a new spin on the concept: rage firing. Baldvin Oddson, CEO of a Wyoming-based musical-instrument online storefront, the Musicians Club ...