Anita Dixon-Brown on Kansas City Jazz, UNESCO & 90 Years of Count Basie’s Swing
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series, featuring Kansas City jazz advocate, local historian, and leader of the "90 Years of Count Basie’s Swing" events, Anita Dixon-Brown.
In this exclusive interview, we discuss her role in preserving KC's jazz legacy, her contributions as a UNESCO Creative Cities Network member, and Kansas City’s distinction as the first and only UNESCO Creative City of Music since 2017.
This International Jazz Day 2025, Anita is at the helm of America’s biggest jazz celebration, the 90 Years of Count Basie’s Swing event on April 30 at The Music Hall in…
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