Welcome to the 6th Annual All-Star Jazz & Blues Blowout. We hope you enjoy the day and help us celebrate great jazz and blues performances. Every year the Blowout takes the time, resources and energy of many individuals, organizations and businesses.
We like to thank the Holiday Inn for hosting us in a spacious new room. We'd also like to thank our sponsors this year: The Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Leinenkugel Beer, Coca-Cola, The Pawn Shop, The Octopus, WEBX, Strawberry Fields and Champaign-Danville Overhead Door.
We'd also like to thank all of the volunteers that helped pull this event off, especially Paul Wienke, Jeff Machota, Zabrina Atkins, Jack Van Camp, Peggy & Dave Daubard, Neal Neimiec, Gail Taylor and Teresa Carden.
And of course our big thanks to all the musicians in The Blues Deacons, H, the 8th Letter, Candy Foster & Shades of Blue, Confluence, Eddie Snow & the Snowflakes and Jack McDuff.
Enjoy and see you next year.