Mutual Musicians Foundation patron interviews by Susan Wilson

For more than eighty years, the small two-story building at 1823 Highland Avenue has been the heart of Kansas City jazz.  Today it’s the Mutual Musician’s Foundation, but in 1917, the building became the headquarters for the Local 627 Colored Musician’s Union. Over the decades, nearly every jazz great in the country has jammed here, and the all-night weekend jam sessions have also served as training grounds for jazz students.

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