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BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL AWARDED

STATE AND LOCAL PROCLAMATIONS!

Governor Sebelius and Mayor Reardon Pay Tribute to

KC’s Musical Heritage and Labor Day Event

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Mayor Joe Reardon of The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan. have proclaimed September 3^rd and 4^th as “Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Weekend.”

Both government officials have issued the proclamation in honor of the Labor Day weekend Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival to be held at the Woodlands Horse Track.  The two-day concert will feature 24 musical acts from nationally recognized blues and jazz musicians to hometown favorites.

“This is just awesome,” said a grinning Mark Valentine, Kansas City musician and festival organizer. “Proclamations from both the state and the city underscore the importance of The Blues and Jazz Festival to Kansas City. This will be a great weekend and the nod of approval from the Mayor and The Governor tells me the Festival has found a good home.”

The Kansas City Music Blues & Jazz Festival includes headline acts from John Lee Hooker, Jr., Billy Paul and Joanna Connor. They will also be joined by popular blues and jazz musicians like Lonesome Hank, Mama Ray, Chubby Carrier, The Scamps and Sons of Brasil, among others. The festival also recently added Bobby Carson, Bobby Watson, Jimmy Bratcher, Dustin Thomas, Dan Doran and The Rain Dogs to the schedule.

All festival attendees will also be eligible to win one of two guitars valued at more than $700 each and autographed by Hooker, Jr.

Acts get underway at Noon on Sept. 3 and 4th. Tickets are $17.50 per day; children under 12 are free with a paid adult. The Woodlands offers concert- goers a covered grandstand with seating for 30,000, free parking and patrolled parking lots.

A portion of the ticket proceeds will go toward helping several local charities, including Midland Hospice, Youth Arts Consortium (YAC), KC Free Health Clinic and PUPS-Without- Partners.org.

Show sponsors include Coldwell Banker Advantage, Famous Dave's BBQ, Tommy Guns Vodka, 75th Street Brewery, Barley's, O'Dowd's Little Dublin, the Blue Moose Bar & Grill, Jerry Bait Shop, Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, Jostins, EKC Online, BNSF Railway, RawhideDirect.com, and Big Dude's Music City. Media sponsors include Magic 107.3, Hot 103 Jamz, and all the Kansas Cumulus radio stations.

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About The Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival

For more information and up-to-date additions to the show, visit the Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival website at www.kansascitymusic.com.

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