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Texas 63rd annual Texas Jazz Festival

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The 63rd annual Texas Jazz Festival took place in downtown Corpus Christi at Heritage Park Oct. 18-20. Bands from not only Texas but across the country were able to perform on stage. Notable bands performing included Jeff Lofton Quartet, Verve, Latin Heart, TAMUK Jazz Band, Del Mar College’s very own MWF Jazz Band, and more. Music wasn’t the only thing at the Jazz Fest, there were a variety of food trucks, vendors for clothes and household items, and art for sale. The Texas Jazz Festival started in 1959 when the Del Mar College Jazz Club hosted a concert on campus.…

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Sharing notes about jazz

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The 57th edition of the annual Jazz Festival happened in Corpus Christi. The longest running free jazz festival in the country, the festival has its roots from Del Mar College. Two Del Mar College students who were members of the Jazz Club, Skip Vetters and Joe Gallardo, asked Gallardo’s uncle, Al “Beto” Garcia, if they could bring the jazz group to the Student Union Building of the College to perform. According to the Jazz Festival’s website, over 150 people showed up to the performance and “the seed for the Texas Jazz Festival was planted.” The festival took place Oct. 20-22…