Music

Host of Open Sessions in KC

Open Sessions Builds a Community of Black Creatives in Kansas City

Breasia Hayeshas has created Open Sessions, a bi-weekly open mic night at the Buffalo Room in Westport that is focused on black artists and performers in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Rashida Phillips in The Blue Room

Getting to Know Rashida Phillips, KC Jazz Museum’s New Director

Meet American Jazz Museum’s new director, Rashida Phillips.

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Man playing guitar on a stool

Season of Giving: Healthcare for Musicians

KC musicians can get help with ER costs and other resources thanks to this local charity.

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Kid playing a trumpet

Season of Giving: The Gift of Music

This KC charity helps make music education accessible for all kids in the KC area.

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Missouri-born singer and songwriter Gene Clark.

Resurrecting Gene Clark’s Recording Legacy

The career-making moment Missouri-born Gene Clark was waiting for in 1974 may now – 45 years later and long after his death – finally be arriving with the reissue of his “No Other” album.

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