Bands & Musicians in Missouri
The state carries deep blues and jazz roots, with St. Louis nurturing early rock and roll pioneers and Kansas City developing a distinct jazz tradition recognized nationwide. Branson built a country music entertainment industry drawing tourists from across the region. Columbia, St. Louis, and Kansas City continue to support active indie, hip-hop, and alternative scenes across the Midwest.
817 cities in Missouri
Page 2 of 41Wentzville
Population 44,584
Jefferson City
Population 42,644
Cape Girardeau
62Population 39,785
Cape Girardeau sits on the Blues Highway where Route 61 runs along the Mississippi, and that river-town legacy still feeds a downtown scene that mixes blues and rock with college-town energy from Southeast Missouri State. Scout Hall and Ebb and Flow Fermentations pull in touring indie and Americana acts, while the riverfront district keeps jazz and folk alive in listening rooms and bars. The Historic River Campus adds classical and cultural programming to the mix.
Oakville
Population 35,412
Wildwood
Population 35,276
University City
Population 34,850
Ballwin
Population 30,948
Liberty
Population 30,299
Raytown
Population 29,772
Kirkwood
Population 29,309
Mehlville
Population 29,089
Maryland Heights
Population 28,099
Gladstone
Population 26,964
Grandview
Population 25,921
Hazelwood
Population 25,345
Belton
Population 24,241
Webster Groves
Population 23,838
Nixa
Population 23,523
Raymore
Population 23,232
Sedalia
Population 21,767
Scene guide
Know Missouri
Missouri bookends American roots music: Scott Joplin wrote ragtime in Sedalia, St. Louis produced Chuck Berry and a blues tradition of its own, and Kansas City jazz gave the world Charlie Parker and Count Basie's swing. Branson later built a country entertainment industry in the Ozarks, while St. Louis hip-hop broke nationally through Nelly.
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Common questions about the Missouri music scene
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