Today is centenary of Charlie Parker’s birth, and I want to share some photos I took in Kansas City—here is the KC residence where the future jazz star lived as a child (in an upstairs apartment). #Bird100 #BirdLives

Charlie Parker was born 100 years ago today. Here’s my photo of the site of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, where he was a student in 1934-35. #Bird100 #BirdLives

Charlie Parker was born 100 years ago today. Here’s my photo of the plastic alto sax he played at the famous Massey Hall concert—now in the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City. #Bird100 #BirdLives The city’s purchase of this horn was widely criticized as “government waste.”

Charlie Parker was born 100 years ago today. Some people believe his first paid gig took place in this Kansas City building. #Bird100 #BirdLives