# Event Details - **Event Name**: Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Kansas City bassist, bandleader, and composer Bill McKemy — who has shared stages with Randy Brecker, Karrin Allyson, and Maceo Parker — ...About this EventBill McKemy is a Kansas City upright bassist, bandleader, and composer whose playing anchors some of the city's most respected groups. His resume reads like a who's-who of the contemporary jazz scene: he has performed or recorded with Grammy winners and nominees including *Randy Brecker, Karrin Allyson, Maceo Parker, and John Abercrombie*, along with Benny Green, Gregory Hutchinson, and many others.Bill has released three solo albums to critical acclaim — Duende was named to the Kansas City Star's Top Ten of 2002, Om Nidrah won Pitch Weekly's Best Local Jazz CD of 2003, and his work has been featured on NPR's All Songs Considered. He grew up on a farm outside Kansas City, spent formative years in the Philadelphia scene, and returned to KC in 1997. Today he leads multiple projects including work with the Shay Estes & Mark Lowrey Quartet and Mark Southerland's Snuff Jazz.Jazz @ Noon is the Blue Room's free lunchtime concert series — an hour of live music in one of Kansas City's most storied rooms. Step away from the workday and into 18th & Vine. Free admission.The Blue Room, 1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108. 12 pm. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kansas-city/jazz-noon-bill-mckemy-at-the-blue-room/100001988130781687 - **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Concerts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kansas City - **state**: MO - **country**: United States - **location**: Blue Room - **lat**: 39.0913361 - **long**: -94.5631167 - **full address**: Blue Room, 1600 East 18th Street, Kansas City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room - **Image URL**: https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1182917685%2F2197883838193%2F1%2Foriginal.20260423-213521?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=89e68f4ed2f68ce8ab4cfe9a87f6085e ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room being held? - **A:** Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room takes place on Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Blue Room, 1600 East 18th Street, Kansas City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room? - **A:** Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room is organized by The Blue Room. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Jazz @ Noon: Bill McKemy at the Blue Room", "image": "https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1182917685%2F2197883838193%2F1%2Foriginal.20260423-213521?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=75&sharp=10&s=89e68f4ed2f68ce8ab4cfe9a87f6085e", "startDate": "2026-05-07T12:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-05-07T13:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/jazz-noon-bill-mckemy-at-the-blue-room/100001988130781687", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Blue Room", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1600 East 18th Street", "postalCode": "64108", "addressLocality": "Kansas City", "addressRegion": "MO", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.0913361", "longitude": "-94.5631167" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Kansas City bassist, bandleader, and composer Bill McKemy — who has shared stages with Randy Brecker, Karrin Allyson, and Maceo Parker — ...", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-28", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-07T13:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-28", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/jazz-noon-bill-mckemy-at-the-blue-room/100001988130781687" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/jazz-noon-bill-mckemy-at-the-blue-room/100001988130781687", "price": 0, "name": "Pre-Registration" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-28", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/jazz-noon-bill-mckemy-at-the-blue-room/100001988130781687", "price": 0, "name": "Amplify your Impact with a Donation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Blue Room", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-blue-room/22516856", "description": "Named after the famed 1930s Street Hotel club in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District, The Blue Room simultaneously honors the past and showcases the present names in jazz. 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