Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” will open the KC Ballet’s 2025-26 season, which artistic director Devon Carney announced Friday, ...

When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history that connects these two cities in a way that ...

Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star Leon Brady, a beloved Kansas City, Kansas, jazz musician and music teacher, has died at age 92. Brady, who had been suffering from dementia, passed peacefully ...

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Brady, 92, continued to play music, visiting his old school and even performing for fellow residents at the assisted living facility where he was staying.