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The Blue Room is an operational jazz club as part of the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missour BLUE ROOM FAQs
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Are minors allowed in the Blue Room?
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Minors are encouraged to attend shows in the Blue Room! They are welcome at any performance as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
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Can I make a reservation for a table in the Blue Room? Reservations are not accepted at the Blue Room except as advertised for special events.
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Is food served in the Blue Room? The Blue Room does not serve food.
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How can I find out about who's performing in the Blue Room? You can always find an up-to-date performance calendar on the website. You may also call the Museum (816-474-8463), the Box Office (816-474-6262) or the Blue Room (816-474-2929). *Note: the Blue Room phone is only answered during the operating hours listed above.
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Where can I park when I come to the Blue Room? Parking is available anywhere on the street within the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District at no cost. Additional parking is available at the lot located just outside the District at 18th & Paseo as well as at the Myra Taylor lot, located at the Attucks School at 18th & Woodland.

11/12/2026

David Watson sings Saturday with a Kansas City band that's got a French horn and a tuba up front with the trumpet, trombone, and saxes — what he calls the original instrumentation of Birth of the Cool.

Friday it's Kevin "Church" Johnson at Indigo Hour and Stacy & the Band at night, and trombonist Henry Fears's quartet plays the first set of Monday's jam.

Friday, November 13
• Indigo Hour: Kevin "Church" Johnson — 5:30 pm · $5; AJM members complimentary
• Stacy & the Band — 8:30 pm & 10 pm · $10 per show

Saturday, November 14
• David Watson's Re-Birthing The Cool, Bebop N Beyond KC — 8:30 pm & 10 pm · $10 per show

Monday, November 16
• Monday Night Jam Session: The Henry Fears Quartet — 7 pm · $10; AJM members, musicians, and students complimentary

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The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St

11/12/2026

Heidi Lanita sings with Homage at noon today. In July, KU announced she'd been named an Outstanding Vocal Jazz Soloist in DownBeat's 2026 Student Music Awards.

Michael Suriano is on guitar, Truman Mathena on bass, and Levi Birks on drums; Levi hosted our Monday jam on October 19. The band plays its own compositions and arrangements, and the show is free.

Jazz @ Noon: Homage · Thursday, November 12 · 12 pm
Free admission
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St
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11/09/2026

Brad Gregory plays tenor in the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and leads two bands of his own, the Brad Gregory Sextet and KC Reeds and Rhythm. Tonight the jam is his.

Monday afternoons he's on KKFI, hosting Jazz Afternoon as "the Jazz Canadian." He plays a featured set here at 7, and after that the players who signed up at the door get the bandstand.

Monday Night Jam Session: Brad Gregory · Monday, November 9 · 7 pm
$10 general admission; AJM members, musicians, and students complimentary
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St
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11/07/2026

In 2017 JaySol toured with American Idol runner-up La'Porsha Renae and sang background vocals for Howard Hewett of Shalamar. Tonight she headlines with Sol Movement, at 8:30 and 10.

Her newest single, "In The Middle," came out June 5, and in July she played Downtown KC's Summer in the City series at Oppenstein Park.

JaySol & Sol Movement · Saturday, November 7 · 8:30 pm & 10 pm
$10 per show
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St
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11/06/2026

Joey Gallant headlined a Saturday night here in June, and tonight he's back to sing Indigo Hour at 5:30. He wrote "Ex Factor Pt. II," the single he released on Infinite Soul in 2023.

Then Encore plays at 8:30 and 10, with Clifford Mills singing lead and Tommie Lewis, Laith Daniels, and Marcus Wright singing alongside him.

Indigo Hour: Joey Gallant · Friday, November 6 · 5:30 pm
$5; AJM members complimentary
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Encore · 8:30 pm & 10 pm · $10 per show
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The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St

11/05/2026

Clifford Mills started singing and playing at five, in gospel. He and keyboardist Tommie Lewis have opened for the S.O.S. Band and Alexander O'Neal, and tomorrow night he sings lead from the congas with Encore.

Soul singer Joey Gallant opens the night at Indigo Hour, 5:30. Saturday, JaySol headlines with Sol Movement, and Brad Gregory takes the host chair at Monday's jam, on tenor.

Friday, November 6
• Indigo Hour: Joey Gallant — 5:30 pm · $5; AJM members complimentary
• Encore — 8:30 pm & 10 pm · $10 per show

Saturday, November 7
• JaySol & Sol Movement — 8:30 pm & 10 pm · $10 per show

Monday, November 9
• Monday Night Jam Session: Brad Gregory — 7 pm · $10; AJM members, musicians, and students complimentary

Tickets and details: https://dub.sh/pxuyuvI
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St

11/05/2026

Trombonist Brian Scarborough plays a free Jazz @ Noon show here today. He came to jazz at his older brother's school jazz band concerts, and his brother played trombone, too.

He recorded his second album, We Need The Wind, in Kansas City's jazz district, with Roger Wilder on Fender Rhodes. You'll be back at work by one.

Jazz @ Noon: Brian Scarborough · Thursday, November 5 · 12 pm
Free admission
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St
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11/02/2026

Tenor saxophonist Ernest Melton hosts the jam tonight. The first time Plastic Sax heard him, the blog wrote, "Melton, 17, floored me."

He plays the featured set at 7 with Eric Kaplan on piano, Sebastian Arias on bass, and Jaylen Ward on drums. After that, the bandstand opens to whoever signed up at the door, so bring your instrument if you want to sit in.

Monday Night Jam Session: Ernest Melton · Monday, November 2 · 7 pm
$10 general admission; AJM members, musicians, and students complimentary
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St
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10/31/2026

It's Halloween, and Mo Betta has the Blue Room bandstand at 18th & Vine tonight, with shows at 8:30 and 10.

Mo Betta · Saturday, October 31 · 8:30 pm & 10 pm
$10 per show
The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St
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10/30/2026

TJ Hooker-Taylor was 16 when he started his R&B band, The Grand Jury Band, which opened for the Bar-Kays, Cameo, and Slave. Tonight he sings Indigo Hour at 5:30.

Stan Kessler and Brian Scarborough follow at 8:30 and 10 with their new group.

Indigo Hour: TJ Hooker-Taylor & the St. Louis Taylorize Band · Friday, October 30 · 5:30 pm
$5; AJM members complimentary
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The Stanton Kessler Experience with Brian Scarborough · 8:30 pm & 10 pm · $10 per show
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The Blue Room · 1600 E 18th St

Address

1600 E 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
64108

Telephone

+18164748463

Website

https://americanjazzmuseum.org/the-blue-room

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