Be Bop and Beyond 18th and Vine Live Jazz and Walking Tour
from $35.00
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
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
1 hour 30 minutes
Meet at the start point (no pickup)
Underneath the Blue Room sign on 18th and Vine
Itinerary
- 1Mutual 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.
- 2Kansas City
Birthplace of the Negro Leagues
- 3The Blue Room
Live jazz is featured at the venue located inside the American Jazz Museum
What's included
- Live Jazz
- Professional Guide
Not included
- food and drink
Good to know
- 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
