Master of Ceremonies Donna Franklin, KTSU Program Director Donna Franklin has over 25 years of experience in the broadcast industry. She began her career in Cincinnati, Ohio before moving to Houston in 1999 as Smooth Jazz Night host for SUNNY 99.1. In 2003, Donna accepted a position with 95.7 THE WAVE. She soon became the first female solo morning show radio host in the … Read More Meet our MC for DocFest ’26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANNOUNCING DOCFEST ‘26 Featuring: CHRIS DAVE (HSPVA ’90), drums and SCOTT HARDY (HSPVA ’75), guitar/bass Donna Franklin (KTSU-FM), emcee HOUSTON, TX – MAY 27, 2026 Featured will be two renowned alumni, one representing the dawn of HSPVA’s now-legendary jazz instruction program, the other representing the program’s “noon,” when it began attracting national and international attention. 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2026 … Read More DocFest ’26 Press Release
The 2025–2026 school year marked an extraordinary chapter for Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, as the Jazz Department—led by Mr. James Westfall (Class of 2000), Director of Jazz Studies—hosted two milestone festivals and along with DocFest, honored three distinguished alumni with induction into the HSPVA Jazz Hall of Fame. Fall Jazz Festival — November 8, 2025 The Fall Jazz Festival featured HSPVA Jazz Combos … Read More Highlights from Kinder HSPVA Fall & Spring Jazz Festivals
The DocFest 2024 Holiday Concert took place on December 21, 2024, at the Denney Theatre on the Kinder HSPVA campus. Alumna Jeane July served as the Master of Ceremonies for the nearly sold-out event. The program opened with a performance by Stephanie York Blue and her jazz combo, featuring excerpts from her composition, “More Than Christmas.” Part II commenced with the Kinder HSPVA Jazz … Read More DocFest ’24 Holiday Concert Highlights
KINDER HSPVA TO PRESENT 48th ANNUAL FALL JAZZ FESTIVAL FEATURING GUEST ALUMNI: DALETON LEE (’99), DRUMS BRANDON LEE (’01), TRUMPET BOTH WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE HSPVA JAZZ HALL OF FAME Kinder HSPVA will present the annual Fall Jazz Festival on November 7 and 8, 2025, with groups arrayed as follows: Friday, Nov. 7: HSPVA Jazz Combos I, II, III; Fusion Combo; Guitar Ensemble; … Read More Kinder HSPVA Fall Jazz Festival
DocFest Houston 