Monday Night Jam Session: Lisa Henry at the Blue Room

The Blue Room's Monday Night Jam welcomes one of Kansas City's most celebrated jazz vocalists: Lisa Henry.

Lisa Henry is the essence of swingin' cool. Her professional jazz career began in the nightclubs of Kansas City at age 17, mentored by the great Hammond B-3 player Everette DeVan and cutting her big band teeth with the Vince Bilardo Big Band and Steve Miller Orchestra. Since then, she's performed at the White House (PBS's In Performance at the White House), was first runner-up in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, and has toured internationally as a Jazz Ambassador — performing in India with Kenny Garrett, South America with Herbie Hancock, Africa with T.S. Monk, and Madagascar.

She's shared the stage with Herbie Hancock, Anita Baker, Roy Hargrove, Kenny Barron, Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, and Lou Rawls, to name a few. As a jazz educator, she carries the legacy of jazz into classrooms and college campuses around the world through the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.

Monday Night Jam features a 45-minute set from Lisa and her musicians, followed by an open jam session where all instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome to sit in. It's Kansas City jazz in its most natural form — in the room where it happens.

Bring your instrument or just your ears. FREE admission.

The Blue Room, 1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108. Monday, March 16, 2026. 7 pm – 10:30 pm.

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