Manhattan Juneteenth 2019

What an AMAZING Jazz Lineup!
We were honored to capture a RECAP of the 30th Annual Manhattan KS Juneteenth Celebration Jazz Fest earlier this summer featuring Grammy-Award Winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum, Donald Hayes Music and JahVelle!

Juneteenth often noted as America’s other Independence Day marks what is arguably the most significant event in American history after independence itself—the eradication of American slavery. Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America. We loved being a part of this wonderful tradition of diversity in our own community of Manhattan, Kansas.