THE BURBS, etc
(yes, jazz happens in KC stripmalls too!)
Sprawled City: KC metro
statistical area has the same land area as the state of Connecticut.
Ignatius is clueless of suburbia so the following may be way outdated.
Ivy's
Jazz Club
240 NE Barry Road
816.436.3320
North KC
Jazz Thu-Sat
Adam's Mark Hotel (Quincy's)
I70 & Sports Complex
737.0200
Jazz Sat, Sun, Thu
Thu happy hour jazz 5:30-8:30
B.B.'s
Lawnside BBQ
1205 E. 85th
822.7427
South KC/MO
Blues/some jazz/bluesy tradrock
great burly blues house with BBQ to match
Fairway Grille
913-722-3524
trio on tues and thurs
Raoul's
7222 W 119TH
913.469.0466
Overland Park
Occasional jazz
Dave Stephens Swing Orchestra on Wed
Epicurean
II (aka The Ep)
8625 Troost
363.6910
SouthEast KC - recently moved from 75th/Troost
Jazz/Blues/Funk/Hip hop/R&B
Jazz matinee on Sun 6-10PM
Ignatius believes they started a dress code
(has metal detector at door)
Open Jams (call to confirm if
you want to sit in)
The Foundation (Sat 11PM), Blue Room (Mon), Club Mardi Gras (Thu),
Cup & Saucer (Sun), Blayney's (Tue), Harlings (Sat 2pm), Jardines?
Here are more blues jams.
Some Clubs by Demographic (IMHO)
Broad/Touristy Crowd: Blue Room, Club at Plaza III, Fedora
Raw: The Foundation, Grand Emporium, Jazz, Harlings, Club Mardi Gras
Young/Gay: 20/20
on Main, Westport Coffeehouse, Cup and Saucer, Tomfooleries, Levee
Older: Majestic, Phoenix@Downtown, Jardine's, Fedora
Blue Collar: Blayney's, BB's (and dozens of blue collar blues
clubs)
Hotel Jazz:
Fairmont, Marriott(Downtown), Adam's Mark, Raphael, Hotel Phillips