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Kansas City Jazz Haven Echoes of Bird and Brighter Nights
In Kansas City’s 18th and Vine district the Mutual Musicians Foundation hums after midnight as players from legends like Charlie Parker to Branford Marsalis drift through. Don Cox, executive director, speaks of a sanctuary where blacks and whites, men and women share the stage, while young talents like Jeremy Carter and local crooners forge a path under the club’s storied glow.
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Don Cox
The
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Kansas City
18Th and Vine District
18Th
Foundation
Charlie “Bird” Parker
Ritzy
Muehlebach
Othe Foundation
Ben Webster
Count Basie
Claude
Williams
Jay McShann
Dexter Gordon
Joe Turner
Mary Lou Williams
Julia Lee
Max Roach
Branford Marsalis
Carter
Charlie Parker