There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

Saxophone player Charlie 'Bird' Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him. Music at ...

A woman owns a beautiful old alto saxophone that belonged to her father and according to family legend was once owned by the legendary jazz musician Charlie “Bird" Parker. Her late father, a white ...

Lonnie McFadden appeared on KCUR's Up To Date on Aug. 18, 2025 to talk about the legacy of Charlie Parker. Kansas City's own Charlie "Bird" Parker revolutionized jazz music. Local jazz legend Lonnie ...

The jazz legend practiced his saxophone 10 to 15 hours a day before he got his big break, and while he wasn't the most reliable husband, when it... The Birth Of Bird: Young Charlie Parker Found Focus, ...

A statue of jazz artist, and Kansas City native, Charlie “Bird” Parker, done by artist, Robert Graham, stands at East 18th and Vine streets as a tribute to the famed saxophonist and the impact his ...

More than 70 years ago, what's often called the greatest jazz concert of all time took place in Toronto. Charlie "Bird" Parker soared with four legendary colleagues while playing a plastic saxophone.

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR Seventy years ago, jazz great Charlie Parker played a plastic saxophone at what many ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures Parker’s ...