Jazz District Venues

American Jazz Museum
Bayou on The Vine
Black Archives of Mid-America
Buck O’Neil Research Center 
Charlie Parker Memorial
Kansas City Call Newspaper
Full Employment Council
The Lincoln Building
Gregg Klice Community Center
Parson & Associates 
Jay McShann Pavilion
Smaxx Restaurant
Kansas City Blues & Jazz Juke House
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Jazz District Patio Terrace
The Blue Room
The GEM Theater

Other Jazz District Statistics

Nearby Major Employers

  • 35,000 employees work within a one mile radius of 18th & Vine
  • Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
  • Children’s Mercy Hospital
  • Truman Medical Center
  • Crown Center Complex

Nearby Educational Institutions

  • UMKC School of Medicine
  • UMKC School of Dentistry
  • KC University of Medicine & Biosciences
  • Pioneer Community College

Nearby Retail/Entertainment

  • Gates Shopping Center/Gates BBQ
  • Arthur Bryant’s BBQ
  • Kansas City Power & Light District
  • Crown Center
  • Crossroads Arts District
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