American Jazz Museum and the Vine activities

February 12, 2010 · No Comments

Join us February 18th as we visit the 'Vine'...

TOUR OF THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM
Experience Kansas City's storied past & gain access to the newly opened John Baker Jazz Film Collection

PERFORMANCE BY CHRIS CLARKE & CONNECT @ THE BLUE ROOM
Enjoy live jazz while we partake of light appetizers and a free drink

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Exhibition tour begins promptly at 6pm
Performance begins at 7pm

**Light appetizers and one free drink will be served. A cash bar for subsequent drinks will also be available.

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Tickets are just $25 each
and include food and drink

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The American Jazz Museum

1616 East 18th Street
KCMO 64108

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**Museum tour begins @ 6pm**

Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, the Changing Gallery exhibit space, Horace M. Peterson III Visitors Center, Blue Room jazz club and Gem Theater.

Since its inception in 1997, the Museum has hosted thousands of students, scholars, musicians fans for over 200 performances, education programs, special exhibitions, community events and more each year, providing an opportunity to learn about the legends, honor their legacy, or simply enjoy the sounds of Kansas City jazz. Our mission is to celebrate and exhibit the experience of jazz as an original American art form through research, exhibition, education and performance at one of the country's greatest jazz crossroads - 18th & Vine.

As the only museum in the world solely focused on the preservation, exhibition and advancement of jazz, the American Jazz Museum is dedicated to public service and collaborative efforts to expand the influence, awareness and appreciation of jazz within Kansas City and to audiences worldwide.

About the John Baker Jazz Film Collection Exhibit

The culmination of nearly 10 years of careful collection, inspection, restoration and digitization of 16 and 35-mm film, a significant portion of the American Jazz Museum's John Baker Film Collection is finally ready for public viewing.

The JBFC exhibit focuses on the first three areas of a planned series of rotating thematic content: "Big Bands," "Women in Jazz," and "African-American Dance and Jazz," with commentary from renowned African-American film expert Pearl Bowser.

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The Blue Room @ the American Jazz Museum

**Live Performance begins at 7pm**

While enjoying the performance by Chris Clarke & Connect we'll partake in light appetizers and a free drink!

Designed to resemble a nightclub from the 1930s, the Blue Room is not only a jazz club featuring live music four nights a week, but also a part of the permanent exhibit at the American Jazz Museum. Each of the nine tables on the lower level are display cases of rare artifacts of Kansas City jazz, including photos, ticket stubs and musicians contracts. On the upper level, a "wall of fame" showcases images of dozens of musicians who helped craft the "Kansas City sound," and shadow boxes display guitars, saxophones, clarinets, sheet music, records, programs and other artifacts. The Massenburg Mural celebrates the history of jazz and the African-American experience through compelling interpretations of jazz legends and inspiring quotes.