Kansas City Art Institute and The Folly Theater Jazz Series KCAI and the Folly Theater are collaborating again for the 9th year in a row to help engage KCAI students with Kansas City history, Jazz music, and marketing. This year’s collaboration will be bigger than ever incorporating several graphic design students, judges from various industries that…
35 Years Ago… The Folly Theater took on the passion project of developing an annual Jazz series. This series would bring unknowns, big names, and even local talent to the historic stage to showcase new and loved styles of Jazz. The Folly Theater Jazz Series has brought some world renowned artists to Kansas City including Eliane Elias,…
Many of us who listen to Cecile McLorin Salvant for the first time comment on the fact that she reminds us of both Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. But we mustn’t sell Ms. Salvant short–she has her very own style as is evidenced by the high praise she has received from jazz critics at the…
The future of jazz in Kansas City is, quite literally beautiful. From the acclaimed Robert Glasper whose new album, “Everything’s Beautiful,” feature his remixes of Miles Davis tracks from the Columbia/Legacy vault to the Grammy winning Cécile McLorin Salvant, this year’s Folly Jazz Series offers a season of prodigies. Virtually all of the artists,…
The Folly Jazz Series always packs a great line up of new and established musicians. Check out these amazing artists! Six compelling reasons to head to the Folly: Reason #1 Vocalist Gretchen Parlato and her Quartet grace the Folly stage on October 5, 2013. Video here. Reason #2 GRAMMY® Award Nominees Kenny Barron and the Kenny Barron…