Will Kjeer

An evening of solo piano with Will Kjeer.

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 debut record, due for label release in 2025, and eventually even invited him to sub for Ben Monder in The Bad Plus - making him the only musician ever invited 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 winner of Ravinia’s Bridges Composition Competition. He is also a winner of the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition, the Angel City Jazz Festival Young Artist Competition, and 2nd place in the Jazz Fest Bonn International JazzBeet Competition. He is an alumni of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead and of the Steans Music Institute, and 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, and has performed his original music across America at venues including 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.