A hundred years ago, on August 29, 1920, soon after jazz was born, Charlie Parker came into this world, and in the 35 years of a life cut short by addictions and impulse-driven living, he changed the ...

In 1952, bluesman Bull Moose Jackson recorded a suggestive song called “Big Ten Inch Record,” which became a hit on so-called race radio stations of the day that catered to black audiences throughout ...

Spotlight: Charlie Parker will feature live music, historic walking tours, educational programs and community events.

History remembers (and misremembers) the greats of human achievement. They are celebrated, critiqued, deemed over-rated, deemed under-rated, interpreted, and reinterpreted through myriad forms of ...

On the eve of Charlie "Bird" Parker's 100th birthday, it is impossible to overstate the impact and influence that the legendary jazz icon has had on music and culture. Born on August 29th, 1920, in ...

Charlie Parker AKA Yardbird AKA Bird passed away 60 years ago today, on March 12th, 1955. The legendary jazz saxophonist, bandleader and architect of be-bop was reportedly watching TV in the hotel ...

On the 100th anniversary of Charlie Parker's birth - August 29, 2020 - it is impossible to imagine the evolution of jazz and modern music in general without the indelible influence of one of the most ...

For decades the 18th and Vine Jazz District has been the centerpiece of artistic creativity in Kansas City's Black community, so it makes perfect sense to find the sculptural depiction of one of the ...

His audience knew him as “Yardbird”, or more usually, just “Bird”. The variety of sobriquets given to jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, who would have turned 100 on 29 August 2020, is indicative ...

AND THE JAZZ LEGACY. IT’S AN INSTRUMENT SYNONYMOUS WITH JAZZ. AND WHO PLAYED IT BETTER THAN KANSAS CITY JAZZ ICON, CHARLIE BIRD PARKER. >> CHARLIE PARKER INSPIRED CONSTRUCTION. REPORTER: SOON THE BIRD ...