4th Annual American Jazz Walk of Fame

7p Induction Ceremony (Free) 

7:30p Concert with Ida McBeth and Ramsey Lewis (Ticketmaster)

18th & Vine District hosts 4th Annual
American Jazz Walk of Fame
Saturday, June 3, 2017 – 7:00 PM

Kansas City, MO- On June 3rd, the Historic 18th & Vine District will continue an annual tradition of honoring jazz artists by immortalizing their names in 30-inch bronze medallions embedded in the sidewalks on 18th Street.
The Induction Ceremony, open to the public and free of charge, will take place on 18th street between the Blue Room and the Jazz Museum where six medallions will be revealed. The six musicians honored this year will be:
Thelonious Monk
Ramsey Lewis
Ella Fitzgerald
Oliver Todd
Ben Kynard
Ida McBeth

Honorees and/or family representatives of the honorees will participate in the ceremony and receive replicas of the medallions.

A concert featuring Ramsey Lewis and Ida McBeth will follow the unveiling. Tickets are $50 and are available at the Gem Theater box office and through Ticketmaster.