Join us as we celebrate the life,
the music, and the iconic legacy
of Kansas City’s own:

Charlie “Yardbird” Parker!

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18th and Vine Aggie Stackhaus Ahmed Alaadeen Alonzo Demetrius alto saxophone American Jazz Museum Anne Garney Ari Staggs Artists In Residence Atiba Jefferson B.J. Jansen bass Bird Boot Camp Bird Boot Camp + Musical Salute for Students BIRD GOES TO SCHOOL Blue Monday Jam Session Bobby Watson Burnett Music Foundation Buttonwood Financial Group Charlie “Bird” Parker Plaza Charlie Parker Charlie Parker's Kansas City Christian Napoleon Christopher and Terri Burnett Christopher Burnett Chuck Haddix Clarence Smith Conn-Selmer Dan Jaffe Dan Sturdevant Dan Thomas David Basse David Cunningham Downbeat Magazine Dr. Adrianna Marshall drumset Ed Ford Eddie Baker conceived a “21 Sax Salute” at Charlie Parker’s gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery Evert Asjes III Finale Frontier Community Credit Union George and Liz Beshenich George D. Blackwood Gerald Dunn Given by the Jules and Doris Stein Foundation - the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation - and Tony and Marti Oppenheimer. Greg Carroll Horace Washington Houston Smith In loving memory of Blanche Jones and Doris Jones-Stein. In The Yard Isaac Coyle Isaac Pieters It Takes a Village – CD Release Performance Jackiem Joyner James Ward Jamey and Sara Aebersold Jaylen Ward Jerry Lockett Jim Glover John Stafford II Jon McGraw Judy Swope Kansas City Kansas City Jazz ALIVE Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors Kansas City Public Schools Kayla Farrell KC Parks Kelvin Simmons Ken Bacchus Kevin Gregg Lisa Alpert Lisa Henry Loren Pickford Mary Williams-Neal Maurice Butler Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II Melinda Reindl Midnight Blue Jazz Mike and Deb Griswold Mike Corrigan Miles Lennox Millie Edwards Morgan Faw Ode 2 Bird Ollie W. Gates Opening Panel Discussion Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Paul Danaher piano Rashida Phillips Rev. Willie Meyers Thornton Robert Graham Rod Fleeman Roger Wilder Ronald E. Finley Ronald McFadden Shedrick Mitchell Trio ft. Christie Dashiell Sheila Kemper Dietrich Significant Med!a & Must!c Collaboratives Spotlight Charlie Parker Stanton Kessler Steve Hargrave Teresa Loar Terri Anderson Burnett Terry R. Dopson The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum THE ESTATE OF CHARLIE PARKER (JAMPOL ARTIST MANAGEMENT INC.) The Phoenix Jazz Club Truman Auditorium Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch trumpet Vocals William Mullin WM Thornton

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12:00 am Reyes Brothers Organ Trio @ Green Lady Lounge

Reyes Brothers Organ Trio @ Green Lady Lounge

Aug 29 @ 12:00 am – 2:30 am

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Green Lady Lounge $10 cover charge cash or credit at door. Always open seating. No reservations. 21 & over. Green Lady Lounge features Kansas City Jazz musicians and only their original compositions in the rich Kansas City[...]

8:00 am Bird Salute at Charlie Parker Monument 18th and Vine

Bird Salute at Charlie Parker Monument 18th and Vine

Aug 29 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am

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10:00 am Jazz Storytelling: Charlie Parker Played Bebop @ American Jazz Museum

Jazz Storytelling: Charlie Parker Played Bebop @ American Jazz Museum

Aug 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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12:00 pm Jazz at Noon with Dan Thomas @ American Jazz Museum

Jazz at Noon with Dan Thomas @ American Jazz Museum

Aug 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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5:00 pm Meet the Artist: Willie Cole “KCI Yard Birds Project @ American Jazz Museum

Meet the Artist: Willie Cole “KCI Yard Birds Project @ American Jazz Museum

Aug 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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6:00 pm Ken Lovern’s OJT @ Green Lady Lounge

Ken Lovern’s OJT @ Green Lady Lounge

Aug 29 @ 6:00 pm

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6:30 pm Millie Edwards Trio @ Johnnie's Liberty

Millie Edwards Trio @ Johnnie's Liberty

Aug 29 @ 6:30 pm

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Millie Edwards is known in Kansas City for her big voice and wide vocal range. She has been a regular on the Kansas City jazz and blues circuit, performing at the best clubs and in[...]

7:00 pm Live Music Thursdays @ The Hey! Hey! Club at J. Rieger & Co.

Live Music Thursdays @ The Hey! Hey! Club at J. Rieger & Co.

Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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7:30 pm AJM Presents Harold O’Neal: “KC Native Son Celebrating Charlie Parker” @ American Jazz Museum

AJM Presents Harold O’Neal: “KC Native Son Celebrating Charlie Parker” @ American Jazz Museum

Aug 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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August 29, 2024

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Join us as we celebrate the life,the music, and the iconic legacyof Kansas City’s own:

Charlie “Yardbird” Parker!

Join us as we celebrate the life,
the music, and the iconic legacy
of Kansas City’s own: