Meet Kebbi Williams of Music in the Park Atlanta in West End

Today we’d like to introduce you to Kebbi Williams.

Gallery 992 is the brainchild of Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and West Side native Kebbi. “Gallery 992 is a place for the arts, first and foremost. Secondly, it’s for the community to blossom, thrive in goodness and it’s about education. Giving back. They want neighbors to walk to international greatness. They aim to be the most top-notch place for creativity in the universe. Spiritual culture is a big part of the West End.” Williams says.

Kebbi is the bandleader of the Atlanta rogue jazz ensemble The Wolfpack but also spends much of his time on the road playing high-profile gigs as an original member of the Grammy-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band. He also launched Music in the Park (MITP), the annual diverse music festival, at the turn of the decade. Gallery 992 is an evolutionary stand-alone child of the festival’s success.

“We have to expose people to these kinds of higher art experiences. Deeper and smarter art that’s more engaging for your mind and your soul. There’s a war going on. We’re going extinct. When we go extinct there ain’t going to be no more music. No more art. So we gotta go out there and fight for this.The West End is a diamond in the rough. The last best-kept secret in Atlanta — maybe in America.”

Gallery 992 is ground zero. The apex. The present… the past… and the Future.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Financial support is challenging but also spreading the good word about our events has been bumpy also.

All of our events have been stellar we just want more people to know about it.

Please tell us about Music in the Park Atlanta.
We are a home for all art forms. We are most proud of our diversity. We have programming for all ages, all races and all genres of art.

Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Playing a song in middle school band and realizing that I completely love music.

Contact Info:

• Address: 992 Ralph David Abernathy Southwest
  Atlanta, Ga 30310
• Website: www.musicintheparkatl.org
• Phone:4047131596
• Email: info@gallery992.org
• Instagram: Gallery992atl
• Facebook: Music in the Park ATL

Image Credit:
CB one Designs

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