The Marr Sessions

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Join the Center for Recorded Music (C4RM) and the Marr Sound Archives for The Marr Sessions, a listening series highlighting a different recording from the sound archives each month.

Selected from the hundreds of thousands of historic records in the archives, a full album is played at each one-hour session, highlighting rare, high-quality, hard-to-find music from a variety of genres and eras. Marr Sound Archives staff are on hand to share introductory remarks and background information, as well as answer questions.

Doors open at 6:30 pm, music begins at 7:00. Sessions are held at Center for Recorded Music’s The Listyning Room and seating is limited; get tickets in advance.

Upcoming sessions

  • Thursday, April 23, 2026: Season to Risk “In a Perfect World”

The Listyning Room is located at 3510 W 95th Street, Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas, 66206.

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