Filmmaker and jazz fan Clint Eastwood once made an unconventional, and underrated biopic about legendary jazz musician ...

Spotlight: Charlie Parker 2023 welcomes jazz fans from all over the world to celebrate the iconic saxophonist with a series of concerts, educational opportunities and jam sessions. Kansas City ...

NEW YORK -- Some of the biggest names in jazz are performing at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Harlem this weekend. It's part of the city's free SummerStage events, and this year, the festival is ...

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Lonnie McFadden appeared on KCUR's Up To Date on Aug. 18, 2025 to talk about the legacy of Charlie Parker. Kansas City's own Charlie "Bird" Parker revolutionized jazz music. Local jazz legend Lonnie ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Indeed, interest in Bird proves to be undimmed, from jazz cognoscenti and ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures Parker’s ...

"There is a lot of speculation about the 'origin and development of Be-pop harmonic improvisation.' Coming home from the superb Jazz Kitchen program presented by the Jared M.Thompson Ensemble, I ...

10th Annual Celebration Includes Musical Performances, Tributes, Education and Social Events. The Folly Theater, Paseo Academy of Fine & Performing Arts, 18th & Vine Jazz District and Selected Kansas ...

A statue of jazz artist, and Kansas City native, Charlie “Bird” Parker, done by artist, Robert Graham, stands at East 18th and Vine streets as a tribute to the famed saxophonist and the impact his ...

Jonathan Wilson — the Los Angeles-based producer who works with Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, and many others — has announced a new solo album, Eat The Worm, his follow-up to 2020’s Dixie Blur. He ...