The 2013 18th & Vine Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, October 12 from 11:00 am to midnight features great jazz and blues on multiple stages at the award-winning American Jazz Museum in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri’s Historic Jazz District. The centerpiece of the 18th & Vine is a Salute to George Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013), a multi-talented genre busting musician, composer, singer, producer, arranger, music director and teacher. Headliners performing on the Museum’s Main Stage include Pieces of a Dream, Bobby Lyle & Maysa, Con Funk Shun, the Messenger Legacy, Bettye LaVette and Kelley Hunt.
In addition to the great music, a full day at the festival offers a food and arts court, the Jazz Links Education Workshop, jazz film screenings, panel sessions, the children’s museum and a host of other activities. North Coast Brewing is the Official Beer of the 18th & Vine Festival, and proud to be a part of this multi-cultural celebration in one of America’s greatest jazz crossroads. All proceeds from the festival support cultural programming at the American Jazz Museum.
The mission of the American Jazz Museum is to celebrate and exhibit the experience of jazz as an original American art form through performance, education, exhibition and research. Kansas City’s 18th & Vine Jazz and Blues Festival connects the community to its cultural heritage.
For more information, go the Festival’s website, visit ticketmaster.com or call the Museum box office at 816 474-6262. Photos from top to bottom: Maysa, Kelley Hunt and Bettye LaVette.
