Kansas City Designated a ‘Music City’ by UNESCO

The UNESCO application focused on Kansas City’s jazz history and current music scene. The initiative was spearheaded by the Wendell Phillips neighborhood association, in coordination with jazz advocate Anita Dixon, and staff at the Center for Neighborhoods at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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