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 Flash of the Jazz by BruceDunning
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 American Jazz Museum entrance by basstbnAddress: 1616 East 18th Street (18th & Vine)Phone: 816-474-8463Directions: In the same building with the Negro Leagues MuseumWebsite: www.americanjazzmuseum.com
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 Bird by basstbn
Image copyright frank thompson photos. Do not copy, download, or reuse in any form (including blogs) without written consent of copyright holder. Address: Behind the American Jazz Museum and The Blue RoomDirections: In the historic 18th and Vine District at the intersection of The Paseo and Buck O'Neill Way
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 18th & Vine Museum - Negro
Leagues Baseball & Jazz by basstbnAddress: 1616 East 18th Street, Kansas City, MissouriPhone: 816-221-1920Directions: In the historic 18th and Vine District, across the street from the Gem Theatre, and next door to The Blue Room.Website: www.nlbm.com
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 by brdwtchr
In the lobby you buy your tickets for the two museums. One is to your left and one is to your right. The Jazz Museum has many displays with ear phones. You can put on the ear phones at each display to hear different styles of music and learn how jazz evolved. In the baseball museum you can learn about the Monarch's, a team that was once from Kansas City. I liked the story I read about the first shin guards made from barrel staves. Leave a Comment Address: 18th and VineOther Contact: www.kcmo.org/18thvine There is
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 by DrewV
Back in the 1920's, somehow the American people became more Puritanical than usual and actually amended the US federal constitution to prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcohol. This state of Prohibition led to some of America's worst organized crime, with crime syndicates led by Al Capone and others illegally bootlegging hooch. One town that didn't exactly fall in line with Prohibition was Kansas City. Mayor Pendergrast, one of the more corrupt politicans in US history, kept the taps flowing. As a result, Kansas City became a beacon for arts and popular music in the 1920's, and the 18th and Vine district became in many ways the birthplace of jazz. If it's not the birthplace, then it's the favourite playground.
The district has been reconstructed, and though it's kinda cheesy at the moment, it features a pair of museums that focus on KC's role in African-Americn history: the Kansas City Jazz Museum and the Negro League Baseball Museum. Both are well-presented exhibitions of greats from Stachel Paige and the Kansas City Monarchs to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Worth a visit to see and hear what early 20th century America was like.
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ain't got that swing by yooperprofLeave a Comment Address: 18th and Vine area
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 by sambarnett
This area was the hotspot for the city's jazz scene. During Prohibition, musicians were drawn to the city thanks to its loose laws on booze, the mayor at the time enjoyed his drink! From big band to The Bird, this was a Midwestern mecca for America's greatest musical art form. You can learn, and hear, all about it at the interactive Jazz Museum.
Across the way, housed in the same building, is a must-see for everyone, even non-sports fans, the Negro League Baseball Museum. A 'gentlemen's agreement' (hah) barred African Americans from playing professional baseball throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. What did they do? They created their own professional leagues, and that legacy is lovingly preserved here. Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Jackie Robinson; they were more than just athletes. This museum captures the quintescential American spirit of standing up to adversity and creating your own success. It illustrates that the glory of the USA is found in its multiculturalism, not its white-bred conservatism.
If you're lucky and show up at the right time you might have the chance to meet a bona-fide living legend: Buck O'Neil. Buck played in the Negro League from the 1930's to the '50s and was the first black coach in the history of major leagues, which he accomplished in 1962 with the Chicago Cubs. He never played in the big leagues, but he helped a lot of deserving guys get there. He was also on a committee that got a lot of seemingly forgotten Negro League stars into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hopefully one day he'll make it there himself. He's been instrumental in making this museum a reality and is a wonderful, gracious human being.
Pictured: The Art Deco facade of the Gem Theatre, across the street from the museums. A lot of legendary musicians graced the stage of this place. Leave a Comment
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 jammin' at the Gem by yooperprofLeave a Comment
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Once located in the Street Hotel, the Blue Room is now in a new location. As part of the Kansas City Jazz Museum, you may visit it during the day as part of the museum (use the museum entrance). However, in the evening it opens with live entertainment and a $20 cover charge. The night time, outside entrance is on the northeast corner of 18th and Vine. Happy hour is from 5 - 7 PM and is only $5. The Blue Room is now a non-smoking venue. It has been recognized by Downbeat Magazine as one of the top 100 Jazz Club's in the World. Leave a Comment
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