His albums, 14 in all, have reached number one on the jazz radio airplay charts ... Language (2020), a striking ballad set, and Trumpet Ship (2018), a high-energy bop workout. And then there was Crazy ...

Catch Gabriel Bey and Friends for live jazz on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 10580 N.

WHAT ARE THE DREAMS? THE DREAMS? I JUST I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW MY MUSIC. THAT’S ALL. YOU KNOW? I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ME AS A AS A BIG JAZZ TRUMPET PLAYER. AND I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ...

When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history.