Be Bop and Beyond 18th and Vine Live Jazz and Walking Tour
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
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Duration 1.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Key facts
What's included
Included
- Live Jazz
- Professional Guide
Not included
- food and drink
Itinerary
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Stop 1
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.
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Stop 2
Birthplace of the Negro Leagues
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Stop 3
Live jazz is featured at the venue located inside the American Jazz Museum
Meeting point & pickup
Meet at the starting point
Underneath the Blue Room sign on 18th and Vine
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- 100% refund if cancelled at least 1 day(s) before
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- May be cancelled for bad weather
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