IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing the Jazz in the Valley event, a free musical festival to be held on the Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley campus, September 29, 2023.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21408, September 25, 2023
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer, and Sean E. Smith, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Community College - Penn Valley is preparing to host its third annual Jazz in the Valley event, paying tribute to the illustrious jazz history of Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, the Jazz in the Valley event is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. in parking lot A of the MCC - Penn Valley campus, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the event will include the Jim Lower Big Band, featuring Jim Lower, a Kansas City-based jazz drummer who attended MCC - Penn Valley; Clarence Smith and the Clarence and Friends Band, a Kansas City-based musician and instructor of music at MCC - Penn Valley; Stranded in the City, a five-man band led by brothers Andre Reyes, Jr., and Antonio Reyes, bringing a retro flavor of R&B, funk, country, Tex-Mex, and rock and pop with their fresh sound and soulful harmonies; and,
WHEREAS, also performing will be Millie Edwards Nottingham, a reading coordinator at MCC - Penn Valley, and a regular on the Kansas City jazz and blues circuit, known for her big voice and wide vocal range; and,
WHEREAS, this free jazz festival is an opportunity for attendees to immerse themselves in the melodies and rhythms of this quintessentially American art form; and,
WHEREAS, the Jazz in the Valley event is in support of the establishment of a music engineering program at MCC - Penn Valley, nurturing a new generation of musical visionaries; and,
WHEREAS, Whataburger restaurant will provide a complimentary meal ...
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