| Official website of Kansas City Kansas Community College2026 Jazz Summit
An Educational Celebration of Jazz
April 28 - May 1, 2026
@ Kansas City Kansas Community College
Special Event
The Count Basie Jazz Orchestra
Opening the show will be KCKCC's Blue Devil Big Band
The winning Basically Basie Jazz Heritage Competition soloists and ensembles from the competition will be announced
April 30, 2026 | 7:00-9:00 PM | Kansas City Music Hall
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Mike Williams
Our featured clinician for this year's Basically Basie Jazz Heritage Competition is the one and only Mike Williams, who joined the Count Basie Orchestra as Lead Trumpet in 1987 and held that chair for 31 years!
2025 6A Winners: Nogales High School Apache Jazz Band
"Basically Basie" Competition
Notably, the Jazz Summit highlights Kansas City's rich jazz heritage through the “Basically Basie” Jazz Heritage Competition.