For Planning Purposes Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Contact Curt Reilly, 850.559.

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FSU Jazz Faculty Sextet to Headline the Saturday in the Park October Concert Event Hosted by the Downtown Tallahassee Business Association & Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority
Tallahassee, Fla. The Downtown Tallahassee Business Association (DTBA) and the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority (TDIA) will host the seventh concert in their 2013 Saturday in the Park Concert Series on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT in Ponce de Leon Park, Tallahassee. Headlining this months event will be the FSU Jazz Faculty Sextet. The Saturday in the Park Concert Series is free and open to the public. The Florida State University (FSU) Jazz Faculty Sextet is comprised of fulltime, tenured professors in the College of Music. Each brings a unique perspective to the musical group giving this team a personality of its own. This band plays early jazz through modern music and includes Professor William Bill Kennedy on saxophone, Professor William Bill Peterson on piano, Professor Rodney Jordan on bass, Professor Williams Scotty Barnhart on trumpet, Professor Paul McKee on trombone and Professor Leon Anderson on drums. ALL INTERESTED MEDIA ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND: Event: FSU Jazz Faculty Sextet to Perform at the 2013 Saturday in the Park Concert Series Saturday, October 5, 2013 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT Ponce de Leon Park West Park Ave., Tallahassee, Fla.

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PAGE 2: SATURDAY IN THE PARK CONCERT SERIES Note: The concert series is free and open to the public. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Great food and drinks from area food trucks, restaurants and businesses will be available for purchase.

For a complete list of events for the 2013 Saturday in the Park Concert Series, please see tentative schedule detailed below: Dates October 5 November 9 Performers FSU Jazz Faculty Group Downtown Tallahassee Music Festival

Joining the DTBA and the TDIA in sponsoring the 2013 Saturday in the Park Concert Series is the City of Tallahassee and their Parks and Recreation Department; Tallahassee Magazine; WTXL-TV ABC 27 Tallahassee; Bascom Communications & Consulting, LLC; Tallahassee Democrat; Cumulus Radio Tallahassee; Putt-R-There; Eubanks, Barrett, Fasig & Brooks; Hopping Green & Sams; Mainline Information Systems; Summit Group Commercial Properties; Clydes and Costellos; Adams St. Advocates; and Goose Island Beer. For more information on the 2013 Saturday in the Park Concert Series, please contact TallahasseeSaturdayInThePark@gmail.com or Curt Reilly at 850.559.4277. We also invite you to join our public event on Facebook at FB.com/TallahasseeSaturdayInThePark. ###