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Title
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18th & Vine District to Inaugurate Jazz Walk of Fame
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Description
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Article announces that a ceremony to honor distinguished Kansas City jazz musicians by installing 30-inch bronze medallions in the sidewalks along 18th Street near the 18th and Vine District will take place on August 23, 2014. Plans for the planned yearly event are provided. The article announces that the 2014 honorees will be Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Mary Lou Williams, Jay McShann, Pat Metheny, and Bobby Watson.
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Date
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2014-08-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jazz: Hot and Cool
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Description
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Description of the jazz scene in Kansas City between 1918 and 1976.
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Date
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1976
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Kansas City Style of Jazz
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Description
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The authors in this book have traced the history and personalities involved in the immergence of the unique style of jazz that originated in the heartland and in particular in Kansas City during the 1920s-1940s. Individuals and groups detailed include: Count Basie, Jay McShann, Andy Kirk and the Clouds of Joy, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Mary Lou Williams, Bennie Moten, Lester Young, Claude Williams, George Lee, Julia Lee, Walter Page, Joe Turner and many more. The book also gives a description of the areas and places where groups played and performers rose to prominence as the 18th and Vine area, 12th Street, Fairyland Park, El Torreon Ballrooom, Paseo Hall, Pla-Mor Ballroom, Reno Club and numerous other roadhouses and clubs. Besides tracing the performers and style, reasons for the growth and eventual waning of local jazz are given.
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Book
