Bill Brownlee

Fireworks lit the sky behind Oleta Adams as she headlined 18th and Vine’s Kansas City Jazz & Heritage Festival on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend — but…

One of the region’s most notable indie-rock bands a decade ago, Roman Numerals were Ryan Shank on drums, Shawn Sherrill on keyboards and bass, Billy Smith…

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is the region’s most prominent big band, dedicated to preserving and advancing the tradition of iconic Kansas City jazz…

The Kansas City artist Joe Rubeo, whose stage name is simply Rubeo, began making music just five months ago. He’s released only two songs, but says he has…

Anyone who’s stepped inside a Kansas City jazz club during the past several decades has probably run into Stan Kessler, the impish trumpeter known for…

Howard Eisberg is a Kansas City attorney who creates wry music under the pen name of Howard Iceberg.Witty, self-deprecating and often profound, he’s…

Strange Music, the record empire that’s home to the rapper Tech N9ne, has entered a whole new realm with Friday’s release of Mackenzie Nicole’s debut…

Justin Wilson is engaged in a consequential fight against irrelevance.As the owner and operator of Sound 81 Productions, a recording studio in Riverside,…

It was prom night, but the teenagers who packed Mills Record Company in Westport last month clearly had priorities.“We can’t miss a show with Addie,” said…

Less than a four-hour drive from Kansas City, Branson has a surprising amount to offer for a day trip — including a Dolly Parton-themed dinner show, a recreation of the Titanic and beautiful nature parks.