All That Jazz: A Visit to Kansas City Blog Entertainment 02/11/201702/16/2017 Tweet Oscar season is around the corner and the musical “La La Land” is stealing the spotlight with its 14 award nominations. The sound of jazz is heard around the Los Angeles based film, but the genre traces close to home in Kansas City, Missouri. Related posts: Letters from a Leader: Phog Allen to Bob Dole, 1938-1939 Kansas City Football Player Looks for Love The “Bucket Man” in Kansas City Two Kansas City Schools on Lock Down for Gun Fire