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Texas 63rd annual Texas Jazz Festival

Edward Green

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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Jazz Festival includes DMC’s very own MWF Jazz Band

Kirsten Soliz

Del Mar College’s MWF Jazz Band recently performed at the 62nd annual Texas Jazz Festival. This annual festival, which took place Oct. 20 at downtown Corpus Christi’s Heritage Park, is free and open to the public. It is also one of the oldest jazz fests in Texas, according to MWF Jazz Band Director Danny Miller. “The festival began back in 1960 at Del Mar College and over the years the organizers began inviting bands from surrounding areas like Houston and San Antonio, and it eventually expanded to bands from all over the world,” Miller said. Miller said it is a…