Ace Yuji Williams Group with Special Guest Saxophonist Aidan McKeon
Ace Yuji Williams Group with Special Guest Saxophonist Aidan McKeon
Ace Yuji Williams is a trumpet player based in New York City and is currently a student at the famed Juilliard school.
Williams is influenced by the vast lineage of the African American and Japanese traditions, aims to play the sounds of peace and provide a deeply personal feeling to his audience. Born in New York City, he began playing trumpet at the age of eight under the tutelage of his father, Willie Williams.
He has studied with esteemed musicians such as: Mark Gross, Billy Drummond, Tatum Greenblatt and has shared the stage with musicians such as T.S. Monk, Ulysses Owens Jr., Mimi Jones, Regina Carter, Sean Jones, and Dee Dee Bridgewater and many others, as well as playing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, NJPAC, the Blue Note Jazz Club and others, and has also recorded at the historic Rudy Van Gelder Studios. He has also appeared at the 2022 AAPI Jazz Fest as a bandleader.
General Admission ~ includes a la carte menu: $25
Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner: $95
VIP Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner and stage-front seating: $115
(Beverages not included)
Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.
Streaming on YouTube: Chris' Jazz Cafe
Ace Yuji Williams is a trumpet player based in New York City and is currently a student at the famed Juilliard school.
Williams is influenced by the vast lineage of the African American and Japanese traditions, aims to play the sounds of peace and provide a deeply personal feeling to his audience. Born in New York City, he began playing trumpet at the age of eight under the tutelage of his father, Willie Williams.
He has studied with esteemed musicians such as: Mark Gross, Billy Drummond, Tatum Greenblatt and has shared the stage with musicians such as T.S. Monk, Ulysses Owens Jr., Mimi Jones, Regina Carter, Sean Jones, and Dee Dee Bridgewater and many others, as well as playing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, NJPAC, the Blue Note Jazz Club and others, and has also recorded at the historic Rudy Van Gelder Studios. He has also appeared at the 2022 AAPI Jazz Fest as a bandleader.