![]() ![]() Everette DeVan, 2016, famously known for playing the Hammond B-3 organ.Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Nina Simone, 2016, singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist.Louis Armstrong, 2016, nicknamed "Satchmo," "Satch," and "Pops," was a trumpeter and vocalist.Melba Liston, 2016, as one of few women in jazz to face both racial and gender discrimination and abuse and even so went on to become a notable composer and trombonist.Bennie Moten, 2015, a ragtime pianist who became the leader of "Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra," which later led by Bill "Count" Basie. ![]() ![]() Joseph, MO, played the tenor saxophone and was known as "Hawk" or "Bean." Myra Taylor, 2015, jazz singer, songwriter and dancer.Claude "Fiddler" Williams, 2015, was the first guitarist to record with Count Basie but his best known for jazz violin.Lester Young, 2015, jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist, known as "Prez" or "Pres".Mary Lou Williams, 2014, jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.Count Basie, 2014, jazz pianist, organist and big band leader.Metheny has three gold albums and 20 Grammy Awards and is the only person to have won Grammys in 10 categories. Pat Metheny, 2014, from Lee's Summit, MO, a contemporary Latin jazz guitarist and composer.Jay McShann, 2014, jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader and Kansas City legend.Charlie Parker, Jr., 2014, soprano and alto saxophonist.Bobby Watson, 2014 inducted, saxophonist, composer and director of Jazz Studies at University of Missouri at Kansas City.Some of the artists recognized in the Walk of Fame include: The event is a favorite for many area families and the festival is supported by donors from both Kansas City, MO, and elsewhere. The celebration is held annually and the festivities include the induction ceremony and live music featuring both local and national artists. The performance featured the Count Basie Orchestra and a second band of local musicians led by Kansas City's Bobby Watson. In 2014, the induction ceremony was followed by a concert at the Gem Theater, which sits directly across the street from the American Jazz Museum. Inspired by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, and carried out by the Jazz District Renaissance Corp., the Jazz Walk of Fame has become an accessible and public entry point to deeper explorations of the Jazz District's history. Each artist was given a 30-inch bronze medallion that rests proudly outside the American Jazz Museum at the heart of the 18th & Vine Jazz District. The American Jazz Walk of Fame celebration began on August 23, 2014, with the induction of 6 jazz legends: William “Count” Basie, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Pat Metheny, Mary Lou Williams, and Bobby Watson. ![]()
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