Kansas City piano legend Charles Williams brings over 40 years of jazz artistry to the Blue Room for a free lunchtime performance.
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Join us today at the Blue Room for Jazz at Noon featuring the extraordinary Charles Williams on piano. The music starts at 12 pm, admission is free, and you're welcome to bring your lunch and enjoy the show.
Charles Williams is a Kansas City native who has been playing piano for over 40 years. A product of the legendary Sumner High School jazz program -- the band that was named "the best High School Band in the World" at the 1972 Paris International Jazz Festival -- Charles cut his teeth playing alongside giants like Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Clark Terry, and Cannonball Adderley during the Turner House Jazz series in the 1970s. Today he serves as pianist for the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, a role that has taken him to festivals in Germany and Poland. He is also an instructor at the American Jazz Museum's Jazz Academy, a member of the Museum's board of directors, and a dedicated mentor to young musicians across the KC area.
Don't miss this chance to hear one of Kansas City's own keeping the tradition alive. See you at noon.
