This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Pianist Roger Wilder placed first in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Centenniology - Roger Wilder (First Place Contest Winner)

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Pianist Andrew Ouellette placed first in the Charlie Parker arrangement category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Yardbird Suite - Andrew Ouellette (First Place Contest Winner)

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Saxophonist Max Levy placed Second in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Sippin' From My Apple Snapple - Max Levy (Second Place Contest Winner)

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Saxophonist Sean Murdy placed third in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Strollin Down Hillsborough St - Sean Murdy (Third Place Contest Winner)

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Saxophonist Charlie Mosley placed as an honorable mention in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Bird in the Hand - Charlie Mosley

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Pianist Roggee D'SimmelKraft placed as an honorable mention in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Jamey's Idea - Roggee D'SimmelKraft

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Pianist Andrew Wiele placed as an honorable mention in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

New Bop, Who Dis - Andrew Wiele

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Trumpeter Nate Nall placed as an honorable mention in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Greg's Finch - Nate Nall

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Trumpeter Austin Stunkard placed as an honorable mention in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Zingo - Austin Stunkard

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Bassist Ben Leifer placed as an honorable mention in the Charlie Parker arrangement category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Passport - Ben Leifer

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Saxophonist Juan Alzate placed as an honorable mention in the Charlie Parker arrangement category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Moose The Mooche - Juan Alzate

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Saxophonist Matt Baldwin placed as an honorable mention  in the original bebop composition category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Double Check It - Matt Baldwin

This song comes from the American Jazz Museum's Charlie Parker Song Contest. Saxophonist Raleigh Doty placed as an honorable mention in the Charlie Parker arrangement category.

This contest and its results took place from March to April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to support the jazz musician community in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Yardbird Suite - Raleigh Doty

Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, the Changing Gallery exhibit space, Horace M. Peterson III Visitors Center, Blue Room jazz club and Gem Theater. Since its inception in 1997, the Museum hosts thousands of students, scholars, musicians and fans of the arts for over 200 performances, education programs, special exhibitions, community events and more each year, providing an opportunity to learn about the legends, honor their legacy, or simply enjoy the sounds of modern day jazz.

The mission of the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City is to celebrate and exhibit the experience of jazz as an original American art form through performance, exhibition, education, and research at one of the country's jazz crossroads – 18th & Vine.

As the only museum in the world solely focused on the preservation, exhibition and advancement of jazz music, the American Jazz Museum is dedicated to public service and collaborative efforts to expand the influence, awareness and appreciation of jazz among the widest demographic of people across the Kansas City region, as well as among those based in various locations worldwide.

Since the birth of America’s only indigenous art form and its journey across the globe, certain cities have put distinctive stamps in its sound, history and development. Kansas City is one of the greatest purveyors of jazz – and it continues to offer fertile ground for the music to thrive

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