Art comes from a hard swinging West Texas jazz tradition. Born in Amarillo, he is the son of Jazz multi-instrumentalist Joe Fristoe, who was respected and in demand all over the state and southwest region. He moved to Houston in his early twenties where he developed his style playing in all types of settings with many of the greatest musicians around town. He’s become … Read More Art Fristoe Performing with Warren Sneed at DocFest ’24
Over the past 35 years, David has played, recorded and/or toured with greats such as: Dizzy Gillespie, Arnett Cobb, Richie Cole, Bob Moses, Herb Ellis (Aspen Jazz Festival, Lewiston Jazz Festival), Kenny Warner, Art Lande, Bob Dorough, Jewel Brown (Ascona New Orleans Jazz Festival), Tom Harrell/ Randy Brecker/ James Moody (Kemah Jazz Festival), Conrad Herwig, Billy Harper(Houston Jazz Festival), Billy Harper with Dianne Schuur/ Delfayo Marsalis/ John Faddis (Trinity Jazz Festival), Marvin Stamm, Debbie Boone, Vivalda Dula (Montreal Jazz Festival, Kitchener World Music Festival), Michael … Read More David Craig Performing with Warren Sneed at DocFest ’24
Corey Dozier is a native of Houston, he began working as a professional bassist at age 16. He is an alumnus of HSPVA, subsequently studying on scholarship at New York’s New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. His New School instructors included Lenny White, Doug Weiss and Trevor Dunn. He is the author of several well-reviewed bass method books, published by Mel Bay. Corey … Read More Corey Dozier Performing with Walter Smith III at DocFest ’24
Jamire Williams is a multidisciplinary artist who functions in the medium of music performance, performance art, composition, and still life sculptures. His practice focuses on faith, spirituality, roots and the evidence of those things which are not seen. His list of collaborators is high in prestige, including Solange Knowles, Herbie Hancock, Virgil Abloh, Kara Walker, Jason Moran, Dev Hynes, Robert Glasper, Moses Sumney, Kahlil … Read More Jamire Williams Performing with Walter Smith III at DocFest ’24
From an early age, Walter began taking music very seriously. “My first gig was playing at a McDonald’s in Houston with another saxophone player. I took a solo on “Blue Bossa.” It was terrible. People clapped, and I figured if I could get away with that and get applause, how could I fail?” Although it may appear Smith is a new voice on the … Read More DocFest ’24 FEATURING HSPVA ALUMNUS WALTER SMITH III
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