Kansas City Jazz: The Golden Years

Tue, May 23 2023

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Dearborn Programming Space

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Subjects

Arts and Culture

Age Group

For adults

Presenter

Kent Rausch

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Why is Kansas City world famous for jazz? Explore the “golden era” of Kansas City jazz through historic images and audio recordings with Kent Rausch of the Vine Street Rumble Jazz Orchestra. Learn how unique circumstances in the 1930s and '40s led to an enduring Kansas City legacy….Jazz!

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