Meet Kansas City Youth Jazz

In January 2001, the Kansas City Youth Jazz program began with one band and a handful of dedicated students and parents. It has since grown to 4 bands and two combos composed of over 100 students from over 50 different schools throughout greater Kansas City, including students from Lawrence, Lansing, Olathe, Raytown, Raymore-Peculiar, Lee’s Summit, Blue Valley, Blue Springs, Kansas City, MO, Independence, and Turner schools along with several students from Shawnee Mission and Kansas City, Kansas.

The staff, students, parents, Board and friends of Kansas City Youth Jazz are diligently committed to maintaining an educational program in music that reaches, preserves and passes on the performance and heritage of jazz music.

New & Updates

  • Leon Brady Named “The Best of 2009” by Pitch Magazine.
  • KCYJ Combo will be playing at The Red Ball '09.
  • Auction to raise scholarship money.
  • Watch the new KCYJ video shot by Pitch Magazine.

Upcoming Dates

  1. Oct 03: Fall Concert
  2. Dec 08: Holiday Concert
  3. Jan 07: Spring Registration

Student Profile

Student Playing Sax

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