Creative City KC

Creative City KC ๐ŸŽถ Kansas City | UNESCO Creative City of Music ๐ŸŒ

A global destination celebrating culture, heritage, and the arts. Creative City KC, Inc.

Experience Kansas Cityโ€™s dynamic music scene and creative spirit driving inclusive, sustainable development through cultural exchange. is the founding organization and focal point for the City of Kansas City Missouri's membership in the UNESCO Creative City Network. Since 2017 - Kansas City Missouri USA has been a member city of the UCCN. Kansas City is the first and only UNESCO City of Music in t

he United States. Creative City KC advances Kansas City's creative industries and music economy through a four pillar strategy focused on Education, Preservation, Tourism and Entertainment.

We are excited for   to be featured in a G7 project with all of theUnesco Cities of Music and Creative Cities in the G7 ...
05/30/2026

We are excited for to be featured in a G7 project with all of theUnesco Cities of Music and Creative Cities in the G7 countries! Shout out to ArtsTech for this creative collaboration!

โœด๏ธ [ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—๐—˜๐—ง ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™‹๐™Š๐™‰๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€๐™Ž ]

๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—”๐— ๐—˜ฬ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ค๐—จ๐—˜ ๐——๐—จ ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——

Dans le cadre du projet ยซ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™‹๐™Š๐™‰๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€๐™Ž ยป, la Ville dโ€™ร‰vian a eu lโ€™honneur de collaborer avec plusieurs plusieurs Villes crรฉatives dโ€™Amรฉrique du Nord ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

[๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ] Quรฉbec, ville de littรฉrature Unesco Ville Crรฉative de littรฉrature
Berceau de la francophonie, Quรฉbec accueille une multitude de crรฉateurs, soirรฉes poรฉtiques, promenades thรฉmatiques et festivals.

[๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ] London Music Office Ville Crรฉative de musique
La musique est au cล“ur du dรฉveloppement urbain de la ville : elle compte 15 studios dยดenregistrement, plus de 50 lieux dรฉdiรฉs ร  la musique et accueille des centaines dโ€™รฉvรฉnements musicaux chaque annรฉe.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] Creative City KC Ville Crรฉative de musique
Berceau de lโ€™รจre du swing, la ville a hรฉbergรฉ les musiciens Count Basie et Charlie Parker. Elle possรจde aujourdโ€™hui lโ€™un des conservatoires de musique les plus estimรฉs du pays, et fait rayonner le jazz dans le monde entier.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] Arts & Culture, City of San Antonio Ville Crรฉative de gastronomie
Carrefour des cultures, la ville fait de la fusion des traditions une signature de sa cuisine, tout en soutenant son industrie culinaire tout en prรฉservant son riche patrimoine gastronomique.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] New Orleans & Company Ville Crรฉative de musique
Berceau historique du jazz, la ville est un centre majeur de crรฉation, dโ€™enseignement et de performance musicale. Elle fait de la musique un moteur essentiel de son dรฉveloppement.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] City of Detroit Government Ville Crรฉative de design
Ville industrielle qui voit naitre le design moderne amรฉricain, Detroit est un centre mondialement reconnu pour les designers. Elle accueille notamment un des plus grands festivals de design amรฉricain.

ยซ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™‹๐™Š๐™‰๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€๐™Ž ยป ๐™‹๐™๐™Š๐™…๐™€๐˜พ๐™ : ๐™‹๐˜ผ๐™๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐™„๐™‹๐˜ผ๐™๐™„๐™‰๐™‚ ๐˜พ๐™„๐™๐™„๐™€๐™Ž ๐™„๐™‰ ๐™‰๐™Š๐™๐™๐™ƒ ๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™€๐™๐™„๐˜พ๐˜ผ

As part of the ยซ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™‹๐™Š๐™‰๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€๐™Ž ยป project, the City of ร‰vian had the honour of collaborating with several Creative Cities in North America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

[๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ] The City of Quรฉbec, Creative City of Literature
As the cradle of the French-speaking world, Quรฉbec bears witness to the coming together of French-speaking, English-speaking and Indigenous communities. It hosts a multitude of creative artists, poetry evenings, themed walks and festivals.

[๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ] The City of London, Creative City of Music
Music lies at the heart of the cityโ€™s urban development: it boasts 15 recording studios, over 50 venues dedicated to music and hosts hundreds of musical events every year.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] Kansas City, Creative City of Music
On the western border of Missouri, the city is the birthplace of the swing era, having once been home to musicians Count Basie and Charlie Parker. The city boasts one of the most highly regarded music conservatoires in the country, spreading the influence of jazz across the globe.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] The City of San Antonio, Creative City of Gastronomy
A melting pot of cultures, the city has made the fusion of traditions a hallmark of its cuisine, whilst supporting its culinary industry and preserving its rich gastronomic heritage.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] New Orleans, a Creative City of Music
As the historic birthplace of jazz, the city is a major centre for musical creation, education and performance. It has made music a key driver of its development.

[๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ] City of Detroit, a Creative City of Design
As an industrial city that gave birth to modern American design, Detroit is a globally recognised hub for designers. It is home to one of the largest American design festivals

05/22/2026

Ville d'Evian, a new UNESCO Creative City of Music in France, is the Host City for the G7 summit this summer. For this historic occasion they have activated Creative Cities in each participating country through a visual project focused on youth. Creative City partnered with ArtsTech to participate in this initiative. Stay tuned for more details!

Thank you to everyone who attended our amazing Jazz Day concert with   directed by  with special guests Deborah Brown   ...
05/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our amazing Jazz Day concert with directed by with special guests Deborah Brown and Lonnie McFadden We had an amazing night building the next generation of jazz! Thank you to the sponsors Stay Tuned!!

04/28/2026
Thank you to The Kansas City Defender for this great coverage of the 91st Anniversary concert this Thursday April 30th.
04/28/2026

Thank you to The Kansas City Defender for this great coverage of the 91st Anniversary concert this Thursday April 30th.

One of the greatest Black orchestras in American history returns to the city that birthed it Thursday night, on the eve of International Jazz Day. KC's own Lonnie McFadden, Deborah Brown, and Charlton Johnson take the stage with them. The kind of show people will tell their grandchildren they were a...

04/23/2026

This year, Seattle is participating in the UNESCO Cities of Music International Jazz Relay to celebrate the International Day of Jazz. Cities across the world are creating music videos of Samer Rashedโ€™s โ€œApril in Jerusalem.โ€
The relay culminates in a global music video that passes the song from city to city. We're sharing a sneak peek from our entry and can't wait to share the full video on April 23!

๐ŸŽทโœจ Where jazz history meets the world stage.Celebrate International Jazz Day with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra at...
04/23/2026

๐ŸŽทโœจ Where jazz history meets the world stage.

Celebrate International Jazz Day with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra at the Kansas City Music Hall on Thursday, April 30th.

๐Ÿ† 19 Grammy Awards
๐ŸŽถ Timeless Basie sound
๐ŸŒŸ Featuring special guests Lonnie McFadden & Deborah Brown

From KC roots to global impactโ€”this is jazz at its finest.

More info: https://kcconvention.com/event/international-day-of-jazz-count-basie-band-in-the-music-hall/

04/21/2026

Join us on April 30, 2026 - at 6 pm, for Basie Swings the Blues - Kansas City style! You won't want to miss it.

04/21/2026

Scotty Barnhart of the The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra invites you to attend the 91st anniversary of the band!

Address

On The Move
Kansas City, MO
64108

Telephone

+18166120864

Website

https://basieorchestra.com/

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