CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Updated April 30, 2020
Bird Lives: Celebrating 100 Years of Charlie Parker
Original performance details: Saturday, April 4, 2020, 8:00pm, Folly Theater
New performance details: Friday, October 2, 8:00pm, Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Ticket holders have received email communication regarding transitioning to the new date and venue. For questions,
please call 816-319-2749 or email info@kcjo.org.
Please note that this performance is now a part of our 2020-21 Concert Series, entitled Kansas City, Here We Come!
Original performance date: Friday, May 1, 2020, 8:00pm, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
New performance details: Sunday, September 13, 2:00pm, Muriel Kauffman Theater, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Ticket holders will receive email communications with any further details regarding this rescheduled performance. If you already had tickets to this performance, they will be automatically transferred to the new date, and we will work closely with the Kauffman Center Box Office team to provide comparable seats in Muriel Kauffman Theater to the seats you held for the original date in Helzberg Hall. If you are unable to attend the new date, please call 816-994-7222 or email contact@kauffmancenter.org. Please wait until you have received your new tickets this summer to call with any questions about seating.
Effective as of March 14, 2020:
Under the directive from the City of Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas, Kansas City Jazz Orchestra events at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and the Folly Theater will not take place as scheduled through May 10, 2020. As we have further information, we’ll notify all ticket holders by email, website info and social media channels.
The following events have been impacted:
Saturday, April 4, Folly Theater: Bird Lives: Celebrating 100 Years of Charlie Parker
Friday, May 1, Kauffman Center: Hallelujah, I Love Her So!
If you are a ticket holder and have questions, you may contact the Folly Theater Box Office at 816-474-4444 or the Kauffman Center Box Office at 816-994-7222, but please be aware that we may not have definitive solutions for at least a few days. Please consider donating the value of your tickets for any postponed concerts back to the KCJO. These contributions are tax deductible and help support our organization, especially during this unprecedented time.
Our procedures will be updated as needed, and we are monitoring information as it is shared by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and partners. For more information, visit CDC and the World Health Organization.