Texas Jazz Festival returns for second time this year
People attend a recent Jazz Fest. This year’s festival is set for Oct. 14-16. Del Mar College’s Jazz Band will close out the 61st annual Texas Jazz Festival with a performance on the HEB Stage at 6 p.m. Oct. 16. Jazz Fest got its start at Del Mar College in 1959, when Skip Vetters and Joe Gallardo called Gallardo’s uncle Al Garcia to perform with his jazz group at Del Mar for Jazz Club. After a large turnout, the seed was planted for the Texas Jazz Festival. After the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce recognized the potential for success of…