Be Bop and Beyond 18th and Vine Live Jazz and Walking Tour Discount Tickets

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Overview

Known for jazz, 18th and Vine was the focal point of black life in the Heart of America during era of Jim Crow Segregation and the origin of Kansas City's cultural identity. Tour includes live jazz and has African American perspective of history one generation removed from the Civil Rights Movement. The featured tour guide Historian, Erik Stafford, was born and raised in Kansas City, heart and soul of America

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Underneath the Blue Room sign on 18th and Vine

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Mutual Musicians Foundation
Listed as a national historic landmark, this location is where Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie first played for each other. Together they created a new genre of music known as Be Bop. The music filled the ears of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton and Amiri Baraka as they were planning boycotts and protest against police brutality. The sound ushered in the Civil Rights Movement.
Duration: 30 mins
2. Kansas City
Birthplace of the Negro Leagues
Duration: 30 mins
3. The Blue Room
Live jazz is featured at the venue located inside the American Jazz Museum
Duration: 30 mins

Inclusion

Live Jazz

Professional Guide

Exclusion

food and drink

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Supplied by Erik Stafford

Reviews

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