Jay's Way

“You’d hear some cat play, and somebody would say, ‘This cat, he sounds like he’s from Kansas City.’ It was Kansas City Style. They knew it on the East Coast. They knew it on the West Coast. They knew it up North, and they knew it down South.” – Jay McShann

Jay McShann was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, leading Kansas City bands featuring Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and Ben Webster.

Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches