Author: Nathan W. Pearson Publisher: University of Illinois Press ISBN: 9780252064388 Category : Jazz Languages : en Pages : 322
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"A big juicy wedge of jazz history. . . . Lots of wonderful stories." -- Los Angeles Daily News "Kansas City was a hub for Jazz bands that crisscrossed the country in the 1930s. . . . The interviews go beyond jazz into the infamous political machinery that made Kansas City a wide-open and corrupt town where jazz could flourish." -- Choice "A wealth of stories, a good measure of entertainment and a valuable stab at history -- not to mention some great pictures." -- The Kansas City Star
Author: Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone Publisher: University of Nebraska Press ISBN: 0803262914 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 233
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The Jazz Age, a phenomenon that shaped American leisure culture in the early twentieth century, coincided with the growth of Kansas City, Missouri, from frontier town to metropolitan city. Though Kansas City’s music, culture, and stars are well covered, Queering Kansas City Jazz supplements the grand narrative of jazz history by including queer identities in the city’s history while framing the jazz-scene experience in terms of identity and space. Cabarets, gender impressionism clubs, and sites of sex tourism in Kansas City served as world-making spaces for those whose performance of identity transgressed hegemonic notions of gender, sexuality, race, and class. Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone takes an interdisciplinary approach to provide a critical deconstruction of how the jazz scene offered a space for nonnormative gender practice and performance and acted as a site of contested identity and spatial territory. Few books examine the changing ideas about gender in the turn-of-the-century Great Plains, under the false assumption that people in middle-American places experienced cultural shifts only as an aftershock of events on the coasts. This approach overlooks the region’s contested territories, identities, and memories and fails to adequately explain the social and cultural disruptions experienced on the plains. Clifford-Napoleone rectifies this oversight and shows how Kansas City represents the complexity of the jazz scene in America as a microcosm of all the other people who made the culture, clubs, music, and cabarets of the age possible.
Author: Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 1616777710 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 56
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(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Level 4 Lesson Book follows Piano Adventures Level 3B. The book is arranged by related major and minor keys, grounding the repertoire. The emphasis on root position V7 chords, arpeggios, and "Power Scales" links applied theory to the pieces being studied. Expressive repertoire selections build a strong foundation in harmony and technique.
Author: Frank Driggs Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780195307122 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 324
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Ranging from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker, this work aims to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz. It showcases the lives of the great musicians who made Kansas City swing, with profiles of jazz figures such as Mary Lou Williams, Big Joe Turner, and others.
Author: Jerry Leiber Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416559396 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 338
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A dual portrait of the music team that shaped rock-and-roll music in the 1950s and 1960s describes their humble origins, their relationships with such performers as Elvis Presley and the Coasters, and their record-setting collaborative achievements.
Author: Mark Dent Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593472047 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 320
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Fresh off of a gutsy, thrilling 2023 Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, two inspiring stories that fit perfectly together—a biography of superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who brought the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in fifty years in 2020 as well as a second in 2023, along with the historical struggles and recent resurgence of the former “Paris of the Plains,” Kansas City. There is nobody like Patrick Mahomes. In three seasons, he has won a Super Bowl and competed in another, earned the titles of First Team All-Pro, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and league MVP, and turned the Kansas City Chiefs from famed playoff failures into the most successful team in the NFL. With his unique and groundbreaking playing style, and winning personality both on and off the field, Mahomes has become a truly transcendent quarterback in a journey that mirrors and accentuates the rebirth of the once swingin’ cow town of Kansas City, Missouri. Once an adventure-filled jazz epicenter and nightlife hub to rival New Orleans, Kansas City’s wild edges and captivating neighborhoods were snuffed out in pursuit of a suburbanized dream that largely left out people of color. It’s been a long road attempting to move past the scars of segregation and overcome the city’s flyover reputation, but Kansas City is now poised to make a comeback, and no other person or team embodies that hope like Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City and Mahomes represent the story of the midwestern American city—how they grew, how they shaped the country, how the sport of football came to mean so much to them, how they failed, and how they are changing. Kansas City–area natives Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd have written for outlets such as The New York Times, The Kansas City Star, and Texas Monthly, bringing their deep connection to the city, football expertise, and polished writing skills to create a serious book about a very entertaining subject—the rebirth of a city, a team’s triumph, and how Patrick Mahomes, and the team he led, were exactly what was needed to bring Kansas City back together again.
Author: Aja James Publisher: Ascend Books ISBN: 9780998922461 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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What would you do if you could travel back in time in your favorite city? Kansas City is a gem in the Heart of America! And to understand why it's such a great city, one should learn about the events and people behind its rich and remarkable history. So, what about a time travel adventure to explore Kansas City's history as it happened? And who better to be our guide on this fascinating journey than Kansas City's Mayor Sly James. Presenting the wonderfully illustrated adventure, "Mayor Sly and the Magic Bow Tie" for your bookshelves! When it comes to all things Kansas City, there is no one better to take you on this adventure than Kansas City's Mayor Sly James. Since he grew up in Kansas City and is now its mayor, Sly knows the city better than anyone. Mayor Sly will take the reader on an adventure back in time, through the magic of his trademark bow tie. You will visit some of his favorite locations and landmarks, with a first person preview of key events in Kansas City's exciting history. At each time-travel stop, you'll learn about Kansas City's past and meet some of the influential leaders who made a lasting impact on the city and the region. In addition to the tale of the Mayor's time travels, the book includes a special section called "All Things Kansas City" This special section revisits the book's people and places in detail. The educational and "fun-fact packed" section also offers other interesting facts and stories from Kansas City history. "Mayor Sly and the Magic Bow Tie" is a fun and surprising adventure for young readers. Intended to educate and inspire younger readers, it is also a good resource for older children. It's the perfect book for children and parents to read together, share in the adventure, and then go explore the fascinating city of Kansas City.
Author: Taye Diggs Publisher: Feiwel & Friends ISBN: 1250819962 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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A picture book about what it means to be a friend from Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans, the writer/artist team that brought us Chocolate Me! and Mixed Me. Friends lend a hand when they can They help blend and mend it doesn't depend on whether you're doing wrong or right. A friend can send or lend a shining light to a situation. Add some bright to any frustration. On pretty much any occasion. Two best friends do almost everything together. They have each other's backs. But when one friend sees the other treating someone unkindly, he steps in to show that everyone wants to be treated as they would treat others. From the popular picture book team—longtime friends themselves—comes a real and rhythmic look at friendship that any child will relate to in My Friend!
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