18th & Vine Jazz District
The heart of Kansas City jazz, where Count Basie and Charlie Parker played, with live music most nights.
- Open
- Always open; music in the evenings
- Price
- Free to walk; cover at some clubs
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- 18th St and Vine St, Kansas City, MO 64108Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About 5 minutes by car east of downtown.
Why Go
In the 1920s and 30s, clubs here ran all night under the loose rule of the Pendergast political machine. The Blue Room and the Mutual Musicians Foundation still host jam sessions.
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