With deep jazz roots and a UNESCO City of Music designation, KC’s musicians say it’s time for the city to help spread the word

Photography by Laura Morsman

Kemet Coleman, a local musician, urbanist and co-owner of Vine Street Brewing Co., thinks Kansas City is in need of a rebrand. “The brand right now is City of Fountains, and it needs to be City of Music,” Coleman says.  Many cities of a similar size and musical significance, like New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville,… Continue reading With deep jazz roots and a UNESCO City of Music designation, KC’s musicians say it’s time for the city to help spread the word