Jazz Festival

A frequent performer at popular KC jazz venues like the Green Lady Lounge, Danny Embrey has built up a loyal following for the technical virtuosity he brings to the jazz guitar. He'll be up on stage for two sets during...

At the Prairie Village Jazz Fest the weekend before last, some attendees were puzzled by a banner suspended over the crowd by a drone with a mysterious message: "Pizza? Wine? What was I drinking? Yes tonite!" Well, it turns out...

It was hard to ask for much more than the "chamber of commerce" weather glowing down on Harmon Park Saturday for the seventh annual Prairie Village Jazz Festival. With temperatures in the 70s, clear skies, and a lineup packed with...

With absolutely stunning fall weather and a lineup featuring some of the Kansas City jazz scene's most-loved acts, it was hard to ask for much more from the 2015 Prairie Village Jazz Festival. The day started with about the most...

How does a forecast of 70 degrees and sunny sound for an outdoor music festival right here in the heart of Prairie Village? If the meteorologists' predictions hold, Saturday should be just about perfect for the sixth annual Prairie Village...

It’s getting close to Jazz Festival time again in Prairie Village and you can get in the spirit early by attending a 2015 Jazz Festival fundraiser on July 10. The festival itself returns to Harmon Park in Prairie Village on...

There was to be no complaining about the weather for this year's Prairie Village Jazz Festival. With a picture perfect early September Saturday as the background, thousands of music lovers from northeast Johnson County and across the metro packed the...

Organizers of the Prairie Village Jazz Festival have released the lineup for this year’s event, set for Saturday, September 6. This year’s headliners will be Kevin Mahogany with the Joe Cartwright Trio, and Deborah Brown with Joe Lovano and Terell...

The Prairie Village City Council on Monday gave tentative approval to $10,000 in city funding for the 2015 Jazz Festival, a contribution organizers say will help them be more competitive in attracting top flight talent to play the event. Jazz...

As the fourth annual Jazz Fest drew to a close Sept. 7, organizers took to the stage with a novelty-sized check made out to Habitat for Humanity for $1,000, telling the crowd it was the first time in the...

OK, time to get your Jazz Festival plan together. Check the map below to find everything you are going to need Saturday, from parking to beer. Parking will be plentiful all around the festival site at SM East, the pool...

Saturday is the big day for jazz fans who get to hear some of the best talent around - for free - right here at home. It's the 2013 Prairie Village Jazz Festival, which is the fourth annual event -...