[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 40 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
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            HONORING THE CAROL MOORE MEMORIAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2016

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
outstanding tradition of the Carol Moore Memorial Jazz Festival at 
Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri. This year commemorates 
the 30th jazz festival, begun in 1987. Music instructor Carol Moore 
championed the festival in its early years and helped it grow to its 
current prominence. Ms. Moore died of cancer in 2008 and the festival 
was renamed in her honor in 2010. In the years since her death, the 
jazz festival has been chaired by MAC faculty members Dr. Kevin White, 
Dan Schunks, and Michael Goldsmith.
  The festival features a day of jazz performances by hundreds of 
students from dozens of schools. This year 42 bands will perform from 
districts as far away as Arkansas and Kentucky. This festival not only 
promotes jazz music and inspires current jazz students, it also serves 
as an effective means to introduce the community and potential students 
to the college.
  In addition, the festival brings world class jazz artists to the area 
to perform in concert with the community's Kicks Band. These artists 
have included saxophonist ``Blue Lou'' Marini of Blues Brothers fame, 
Delfeayo Marsalis of the famed Marsalis musical dynasty, trumpet player 
Jon Faddis, a protege of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie, and trumpet 
master Doc Severinsen, who performs at the 30th festival.
  For its impressive tradition and significant artistic contributions 
to the community, it is my pleasure to congratulate the Carol Moore 
Memorial Jazz Festival on its 30th celebration and to recognize all 
those involved before the United States House of Representatives.

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