Kansas City Jazz Orchestra: SPOTLIGHT CHARLIE PARKER

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra: SPOTLIGHT CHARLIE PARKER
Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | Folly Theater

Join the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra for a powerful musical tribute to one of jazz’s greatest innovators—Charlie "Bird" Parker. This one-night-only concert, Spotlight: Charlie Parker, features the electrifying Lonnie McFadden and celebrates the legendary saxophonist’s enduring influence on jazz and his deep Kansas City roots.

Presented in partnership with KC Jazz ALIVE, this big band performance offers a fresh, Kansas City-centered reflection on Parker’s groundbreaking artistry and the bebop legacy he left behind. Bird lives on—and he still swings.

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