Be Bop and Beyond 18th and Vine Live Jazz and Walking Tour
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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
Inclusions
What's included
- Live Jazz
- Professional Guide
What's not
- food and drink
Itinerary
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.
Birthplace of the Negro Leagues
Live jazz is featured at the venue located inside the American Jazz Museum
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 7 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Underneath the Blue Room sign on 18th and Vine
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Erik Stafford
- 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
How it compares in Kansas City
- Its from-price is 19% below the median of the 57 experiences we list in Kansas City.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 16 of 57.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Kansas City
Kansas City is a Missouri River city with jazz roots, famous barbecue, more than 200 fountains and major museums.
Kansas City sits where the Kansas River meets the Missouri River on the border of Missouri and Kansas, and the main city lies on the Missouri side. It is known as the City of Fountains, and fountains of every size stand in its parks and plazas. Country Club Plaza, a district of Spanish-style buildings with fountains and tiled towers, was among the first planned shopping areas in the country. Union Station, a railway hall of 1914, anchors the old centre.
Top-ranked sights in Kansas City: SEA LIFE® Kansas City Aquarium, LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Kansas City.
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