Aug: Vivid Vision: Bird Lives Celebration Panel Discussion

Kansas City Jazz ALIVE is proud to present 2024 Spotlight: Charlie Parker – shining a bright light on the musical genius of Kansas City’s own Charlie “Yardbird” Parker! Please join us for a discussion of Bird’s musical legacy and his everlasting influence on modern music.

For this session we will have the following panelists: (Panelists subject to change)

• Carl Allen – Drummer, Educator and Director of Jazz Studies at UMKC
• Carolyn Glenn Brewer – Author, Historian and Educator
• Houston Smith – KC-Based Alto Saxophonist
• Steve Kraske – Moderator and Host of KCUR’s Up-To-Date

Join us at 5:30pm (Doors: 5pm) at the Kansas City Public Library: Central Library for this exciting panel discussion. Bring your thoughts and questions with you! We are planning for an interactive and engaging discussion. Parking is available in the library garage.

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Thank you to our sponsors: Kansas City’s Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund, Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Performing Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee