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2020-2021 Season

Postponed Bird Lives

Celebrating 100 Years of Charlie Parker

Friday, October 2, 2020, 8:00pm

Featuring music from Bird’s most iconic album, Charlie Parker With Strings, and numerous other Parker classics, this concert will honor one of Kansas City’s most influential musical figures.​

Bright Star

The Music of Mary Lou Williams

Friday, March 5, 2021, 8:00pm

One of the greatest figures in jazz history, Mary Lou Williams was an absolute innovator and iconoclast. Join us for an arrangement of her “Zodiac Suite,” a nearly lost suite based on each sign in the zodiac. 

Postponed Blue Christmas

Soulful and Swinging Holiday Favorites

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 7:00pm

Tunes you know and love presented in the inimitable Kansas City style. Ranging from burning Basie to the deepest gutbucket slow drags, KCJO will deliver the whole spectrum this holiday season!

Boss Tom's Kansas City

The Roaring 20s

Friday, May 14, 2021, 8:00pm

“If you want to see some sin, forget Paris. Go to Kansas City.” Edward R. Murrow’s quote is brought to life as the KCJO brings to the stage some of the great tunes of the Pendergast era.