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Researched musician profile
About Charles Williams
Williams is a Kansas City, Kansas native who studied trombone at Sumner High School and developed as a pianist under Reginald Buckner. His official biography places him in Sumner’s 1972 Paris International Jazz Festival trip and in the Turner House jazz series of the same decade.[1]
The biography identifies Williams as pianist for the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and describes work in gospel music, private keyboard instruction, production, mentoring, and the American Jazz Museum’s Jazz Academy. It also lists Flavors of Jazz, issued in 2018, as his third CD.[1]
His local work is not presented as a historical footnote: the artist’s biography specifically names regular performances at Eddie V’s and other Kansas City venues. Jazz DateBook’s schedule can therefore sit beside a documented account of the scene work behind those dates.[1]
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra
Williams’s official biography identifies him as the orchestra’s pianist and documents international festival appearances with the ensemble.[1]
Education and mentorship
His biography describes a Keyboard Academy, youth mentorship, and advanced piano and combo instruction through the American Jazz Museum Jazz Academy.[1]
Flavors of Jazz
Williams’s official biography lists the 2018 recording Flavors of Jazz as his third CD.[1]