Kanye West Performs Live on AOL Music in Exclusive Broadcast of American Express 'Jam Sessions'

NEW YORK (AOL Music/ JLM Public Relations/ www.jlmpr.com) - Kicking off the biggest week in music, chart-topping hip-hop artist Kanye West will perform for an intimate crowd as part of the American Express "Jam Sessions" at the House of Blues Los Angeles on February 9 at 8:00 PM PST. AOL Music will bring it to music fans across the country, broadcasting it live and on demand at https://www.aolmusic.com/.
AOL Music Breaker artist John Legend, who has recently garnered attention for his critically acclaimed debut, Get Lifted, will open the show with a performance to be broadcast live on AOLMusic.com as well. In addition to watching the Kanye West performance live and on demand, music fans can check out his AOL Music Sessions and more coverage of the biggest week in music.

"I'm happy to be part of American Express 'Jam Sessions' to benefit music education," said Kanye West, who is set to launch his own Kanye West Foundation to benefit music education programs in the schools. "With so many forces in the world driving people apart, it's important to me to preserve something that brings people together: music. Broadcasting this concert on AOLMusic.com means that we'll connect with even more people to help spread the word."

"AOL Music is thrilled to bring fans this exclusive opportunity to see Kanye West and John Legend perform. Our audience has embraced them both from day one and for good reason. This is just the beginning of two incredible careers and we are happy to be part of it," stated Jack Isquith, Executive Director of Music Industry Relations for AOL Music and the AOL Radio Network.

Building on the success of the 2004 "Jam Sessions" American Express is once again supporting music education by generating money and raising awareness about the importance of music education programs in public schools with net proceeds from "Jam Sessions" ticket sales being donated to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.
Tickets to the American Express "Jam Sessions" are sold out. For more information about the "Jam Sessions" and "My life. My card" communications please visit www.mylifemycard.com.