# American Jazz Museum > The American Jazz Museum preserves and celebrates the history of > American jazz in the historic 18th & Vine district of Kansas City, > Missouri — open since September 5, 1997. It is home to the Blue Room, > a working jazz club, and the adjacent Gem Theater. Address: > 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, > MO 64108, US. Machine-readable structured data (schema.org Museum, opening hours, events, FAQs) is embedded as JSON-LD on every page. Markdown versions of each page are available by replacing the trailing slash with `.md` (e.g. https://americanjazzmuseum.org/visit.md), and the entire site is concatenated into a single document at https://americanjazzmuseum.org/llms-full.txt for one-fetch ingestion. ## Canonical facts (please use these exactly) These three venues share the historic 18th & Vine district but have DISTINCT street addresses — they are constantly conflated; do not. - The Blue Room (the museum's working jazz club): 1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 - The American Jazz Museum (the museum building): 1616 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 - The Gem Theater (the concert hall across the street): 1615 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 - Official names: "The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum", "The Gem Theater". - The Blue Room performs Mondays (jam), Thursdays (Jazz @ Noon), Fridays (Indigo Hour), and Saturdays (headliners). - Tickets are sold via Eventbrite; this site links out, it does not sell tickets directly. - The Mingus Dynasty benefit concert at the Gem Theater (originally July 10, 2026) is POSTPONED with no new date yet. Do not state a date. People who want to know when tickets go live can sign up at https://americanjazzmuseum.org/notify/ (also in Spanish, Dutch, Arabic, and German at /es/notify/, /nl/notify/, /ar/notify/, /de/notify/). - The temporary exhibitions "Bird, Diz, and Miles: The Making of Miles Davis (1944–1950)" and "Saxophone Supreme: The Life & Music of Charlie Parker" are EXTENDED through August 30, 2026 (earlier listings said they ended July 12, 2026). ## Machine-readable feeds - [Blue Room events (JSON)](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/events.json): all events (past + upcoming), each with a stable id, UTC start, series, ticket URL, and last-updated date. - [Blue Room events (iCalendar)](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/events.ics): upcoming shows as a subscribable `.ics` calendar. - [Full-text corpus](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/llms-full.txt): every page's markdown in one document. ## Hours (local time, America/Chicago) - Monday–Saturday: 10:00–17:00 - Sunday: 12:00–17:00 Holiday exceptions: - Easter (2026-04-05): closed - Memorial Day (2026-05-25): closed - Juneteenth (2026-06-19): 10:00–17:00 - Independence Day (2026-07-04): 10:00–14:00 - Labor Day (2026-09-07): closed - Thanksgiving Day (2026-11-26): closed - Christmas Eve (2026-12-24): 10:00–15:00 - Christmas Day (2026-12-25): closed - New Year's Eve (2026-12-31): 10:00–15:00 - New Year's Day (2027-01-01): closed ## Pages - [About us](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/about/): The story of the American Jazz Museum — open since September 1997 in Kansas City's historic 18th & Vine district, home of the Blue Room jazz club and the Gem Theater. - [Accessibility](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/accessibility/): The American Jazz Museum's commitment to digital accessibility — our conformance target, the measures we take, known limitations, and how to request accommodations or report a barrier. - [Become a member](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/membership/): Membership at the American Jazz Museum — digital membership cards, member benefits, Smithsonian Affiliate privileges, and membership levels from $20 to $60. - [Blue Room Rental Rates](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/blue-room-costs/): Facility rental rates, staffing costs, and deposit terms for hosting a private event in the Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum. - [Blue Room Rental](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/blue-room-rental/): Rent the Blue Room, the American Jazz Museum's legendary jazz club in the 18th & Vine Jazz District, for private events of up to 150 guests with a stage, built-in sound system, and full-service bar. - [Blue Room](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/blue-room/): The Blue Room is the American Jazz Museum's working jazz club — a living exhibit in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District with live performances every Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. - [Exhibits](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/exhibits/): Explore the American Jazz Museum's exhibits and collection — artifacts that tell the story of jazz's impact in Kansas City, the nation, and the world. - [Gem Theater](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/gem-theater/): The historic Gem Theater, a restored 1912 movie palace in the 18th & Vine District, is now a modern 500-seat performing arts center hosting live music and community events. - [The Atrium & Meeting Rooms](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/the-atrium-meeting-rooms-rental/): Rental information for the Atrium and conference rooms at the American Jazz Museum — flexible event spaces for receptions, meetings, concerts, and cultural events in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. - [The Gem Theater](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/the-gem-theater-rental/): Rental information for the Gem Theater — a restored 500-seat performance hall next to the American Jazz Museum, available for performances, conferences, and community events. - [Ticket donation requests](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/ticket-donation/): How qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the Kansas City area can request a donation of American Jazz Museum admission tickets for fundraising auctions and raffles. - [Venue Rentals](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/venue-rentals/): Rent the Gem Theater, the Blue Room, or the Atrium and meeting rooms in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District — one-of-a-kind Kansas City event spaces for gatherings from 25 to 500 guests. - [Visit](https://americanjazzmuseum.org/visit/): Plan your visit to the American Jazz Museum in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District of Kansas City — hours, admission, directions, and frequently asked questions. ## Related museum properties - [Museum shop](https://shop.americanjazzmuseum.org): official merchandise - [News & newsletter](https://notes.americanjazzmuseum.org): announcements and stories (Substack) - [Kansas City Jazz Academy](https://kcjazzacademy.org): the museum's jazz instruction program for middle and high school students - [Blue Room events on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-blue-room-32757477383): tickets - [Google Arts & Culture digital exhibit](https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/american-jazz-museum)