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About Jazz Lab KC
The Beginning
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Jazz Lab KC began in 2025 when Jason Myers returned from New York City inspired by a Jazz Lab experience he participated in there.
Seeing the opportunity to build on Kansas City’s rich jazz legacy, Jason envisioned a program to add to the city’s music community and give local musicians an opportunity to play, learn, and grow together.
To
Jazz Lab KC began in 2025 when Jason Myers returned from New York City inspired by a Jazz Lab experience he participated in there.
Seeing the opportunity to build on Kansas City’s rich jazz legacy, Jason envisioned a program to add to the city’s music community and give local musicians an opportunity to play, learn, and grow together.
To bring that vision to life, he partnered with the historic Mutual Musicians Foundation, ensuring Jazz Lab KC would be rooted in both the tradition and future of Kansas City jazz.
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Mutual Musicians Foundation
Jazz Lab KC is proudly hosted and run by the historic Mutual Musicians Foundation (MMF). Partnering with MMF ensures that every Jazz Lab session is connected to the heart of Kansas City’s jazz tradition.
By learning and performing in this legendary space, today’s musicians become part of a living legacy that has shaped jazz for more than a century.
The Foundation
Mutual Musicians Foundation
The Foundation
Located at 1823 Highland Avenue in the 18th & Vine Jazz District, the Mutual Musicians Foundation grew out of Local 627, the African-American musicians’ union founded in 1917.
Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, the Foundation has long served as a social club, rehearsal space, classroom, and performance venue.
Legends like Charli
Located at 1823 Highland Avenue in the 18th & Vine Jazz District, the Mutual Musicians Foundation grew out of Local 627, the African-American musicians’ union founded in 1917.
Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, the Foundation has long served as a social club, rehearsal space, classroom, and performance venue.
Legends like Charlie Parker, Count Basie, and Jay McShann once jammed within its walls, and the tradition continues today as musicians gather to play, learn, and carry Kansas City’s jazz heritage forward.
Our Instructors
Instructor section coming soon.