About me
Jan Kraybill is a Grammy-nominated performer, dynamic speaker, and enthusiastic advocate for the power of music to change lives. In addition to maintaining a very active international concert schedule, in Kansas City she is Organ Conservator at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Organist-in-Residence at Community of Christ headquarters, and organist at Village on Antioch Presbyterian Church.
Jan has performed in many venues in North America and Europe, as well as Australia, Russia, South Korea, and Tahiti. Organizations such as the American Guild of Organists (AGO), The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and various broadcasts have featured her as a speaker and performer. Several solo and collaborative recordings are available, including her album The Orchestral Organ, nominated as Best Classical Instrumental Solo and in two other Grammy categories in 2020.
Jan holds degrees in music education and piano and organ performance, including a DMA from the University of Missouri Conservatory of Music and Dance. She attained the AGO’s Fellow certificate, organists’ highest certification level, in 2010. In 2024, she was named a Fellow of The Hymn Society. Her extra-musical interests include lacemaking, painting, and riding her Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Visit www.jankraybill.com for more information.
