SALT LAKE CITY - August 13, 2007 - Qwest and the Qwest Foundation recently helped bring sweet music to the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival with a contribution of $50,000. This Qwest Foundation grant supports clinics for young musicians to meet and learn from artists participating in the festival.

Qwest also provided clothing and equipment for the dozens of volunteers.

"Summer is a great time to be in Salt Lake City, and the Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival is one of the premier events of its kind in the Intermountain West," said Jerry Fenn, Qwest president for Utah. "I am honored that the Qwest Foundation is again sponsoring clinics to enable aspiring musicians to work with established jazz masters. Maybe someday we will see one of them on stage."

"The Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival is about the music - a cross-section of American jazz," said Jerry Floor, festival director. "We bring great artists from around the world, show off some of Utah's finest jazz musicians and offer music education to jazz musicians of all ages. And, thanks to partners like Qwest, all of this is at no cost to attendees. Seven years in the making, this year's festival promises to be bigger and better than ever."

The three-day festival draws an estimated 50,000 jazz enthusiasts and spectators annually.

About Qwest

Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of managed voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers - locally and throughout the country. Customers coast to coast are turning to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network and its Spirit of Service for quality products and superior customer experience. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide leading-edge voice, data and video services. For more information on Qwest, and its various operating subsidiaries, please go to www.qwest.com. For information about the products and services Qwest is offering in the Networx contract, visit www.gsanetworx.com.

About Qwest Foundation

The Qwest Foundation's core principle is that investing in people and communities provides lasting value for the future. The Qwest Foundation awards grants to community-based programs that generate high-impact and measurable results, focusing on pre-K through grade 12 education.

About the SLC International Jazz Festival

The free Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival was founded under the inspiration of Mayor Rocky Anderson to bring entertainment to the downtown area and attract business to Salt Lake City's Central Business District. In 2001, the first festival attracted 15,000 guests. Attendance has grown each ensuing year, establishing the festival as an event of regional and national significance. In 2007, Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival continues to present America's music --jazz-- to the people of the state, the nation and the world.

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Qwest offers a unique and powerful combination of managed voice and data solutions for businesses, government agencies and consumers - locally and throughout the country. Customers coast to coast are turning to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber optic network and its Spirit of Service for quality products and superior customer experience. Qwest is a participant in Networx, the largest communications services contract in the world, to provide leading-edge voice, data and video services. For more information on Qwest, and its various operating subsidiaries, please go to www.qwest.com. For information about the products and services Qwest is offering in the Networx contract, visit www.gsanetworx.com. The Qwest logo is a registered trademark of Qwest Communications International Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries.

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