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  2. Kansas City jazz - Wikipedia

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    Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that developed in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1920s and 1930s, which marked the transition from the structured big band style to the much more improvisational style of bebop. The hard- swinging, bluesy transition style is bracketed by Count Basie, who in 1929 signed with Bennie Moten 's Kansas City ...

  3. American Jazz Museum - Wikipedia

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    The American Jazz Museum is located in the historic 18th and Vine district of Kansas City, Missouri. The museum preserves the history of American jazz music, with exhibits on Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and others.

  4. Bennie Moten - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Moten (November 13, 1893 – April 2, 1935) was an American jazz pianist and band leader born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. [3] He led his Kansas City Orchestra, the most important of the regional, blues-based orchestras active in the Midwest in the 1920s, and helped to develop the riffing style that would come to ...

  5. She sang at the White House, around the world. Next: A ... - AOL

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    As part of its season of “Conversations,” the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra conducted by Clint Ashlock will be joined by Henry for an autobiographical concert Feb. 9 and 10 at the Folly Theater.

  6. ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ comes to KC, thanks to jazz ...

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    You’ll have have a chance to get those nostalgic vibes when the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra presents “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Dec. 5 at Helzberg Hall.

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  7. The Count Basie Orchestra was founded in 1934 in Kansas City by the legendary jazz band leader William “Count” Basie. The band, with 15 to 18 members, continued after his death in 1984 and ...