Get to know Branford Marsalis
The iconic saxophonist will be performing at the Folly Theater on October 4th. Get to know more about his background before the concert!
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36th Folly Jazz Season Line Up
36th Folly Jazz Season Series Announcement All shows begin at 8 PM JazzTalks to be scheduled later New Season Subscribers will be assigned tickets after August 6th. Interested in being a Season Subscriber? Learn more here. Individual tickets will go on sale August 13th. The 36th Folly Jazz Season is a diverse season but centralizes…
Win a Meet & Greet with Cyrille Aimée!
Want a chance to meet our next Jazz Series performer, Cyrille Aimée? Well here is your chance! Each ticket purchased is entered into a drawing to win a Meet & Greet before the show with Cyrille Aimée! Cyrille has been touted as a fun personality that not only performs gypsy jazz but also gives lectures at events…
A Collaboration for the Future of Arts & Graphic Design!
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…
KKFI Brings a Collaborative Arts Effort to the Folly Stage
KKFI Presents: Collaborations Live! at the Folly Theater! June 30th, we will host an exciting night of innovative, original music, film, and dance. KKFI 90.1 is bringing seven sets of arts organizations that will perform a series of original & collaborative creations live! This will be a great evening of modern and classic performances fusing…
Why You Need to See Cecile McLorin Salvant in Kansas City
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…
A Season of Prodigies: Folly Jazz Series 2016-2017
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,…
Jon Batiste’s Debut as Bandleader for The Late Show
On January 17, 2014, months before first appearing on the Stephen Colbert Show, jazz musician Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human, took the Folly Theater stage to perform for their first time together in Kansas City. With his New Orleans style of jazz, and his fingers dancing on the piano, Gale Tallis, executive director…