The Chattanoogan covered the unveiling of Jazzanooga's MLK Boulevard Banner Project.
The team behind Jazzanooga, Chattanooga’s Jazz Festival, unveiled Wednesday the MLK Boulevard Banner Project. The project celebrates noteworthy jazz musicians born in Chattanooga who have gone on to share their musical gifts with the world. Banners are placed at each intersection along MLK Boulevard, from Central Avenue to Lindsay Street.
"Ever since I left Chattanooga to pursue my goals as a musician and composer, I've wanted to return to perform with my own group for the community that nurtured and supported those dreams,” expressed musician, Mark Taylor, whose image is on one of the MLK Blvd. banners. “I am honored and humbled by my inclusion alongside personal heroes like Yusef Lateef in the Jazzanooga banners project. How exciting it is to see a new jazz festival growing right in my own home town."