Will Kjeer Trio

Tue, Nov 26

Will Kjeer - piano Kevin McClellan - bass Matt McAllister - drums NYC-based pianist and composer Will Kjeer stands out as one of his generation's most versatile jazz artists. A recent graduate of the Juilliard School’s M.M. program, Will’s expansive and nuanced approach to creative music has earned him recognition from living legends of the jazz vanguard and contemporary pioneers alike. The great guitarist Russell Malone called Will “a pianist of exceptional heart,” and drum sorcerer Dave King was so impressed with Will’s intentionality that he offered to produce and perform on Will’s 2025 debut album and eventually invited him to sub for Ben Monder in The Bad Plus - making him the only musician ever asked to sub with the band. Will has won numerous awards as a performer/composer, including being selected by American composing genius Billy Childs as a Ravinia’s Bridges Composition Competition winner. He also won the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition, the Angel City Jazz Festival Young Artist Competition, and the Jazz Fest Bonn International JazzBeet Competition. He is an alumnus of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead and the Steans Music Institute. He has performed for Herbie Hancock as a finalist for admission to the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute. He is currently a member of the BMI Composer’s Workshop in New York. He has performed his original music across America at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall in Chicago, and Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center in New York City. A $15 drink/food minimum is charged per person in the party, per set, if the total for beverages purchased by the party does not meet the minimum. Important Notices: If you do not check in by 15 minutes into the start of the set, we reserve the right to resale your seats with no refund. Refunds must be within 24 hours of the start of the performance.