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DOCFEST ’24 FEATURING HSPVA ALUMNUS WARREN SNEED

Join the DocFest family in Congratulating Warren Sneed on his upcoming retirement as Director of Jazz Studies at Kinder HSPVA. Accompanying Warren Sneed at DocFest ’24 will be Greg Petito (guitar), Art Fristoe (piano), David Craig (bass) and Andrew Sneed (drums). Warren Sneed is retiring after 24 years as Director of Jazz Studies at Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) … Read More DOCFEST ’24 FEATURING HSPVA ALUMNUS WARREN SNEED

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DocFest ’24 FEATURING HSPVA ALUMNUS MARK HOLDEN

Mark Holden is a film & television composer based in Los Angeles and founder of Musicomm Inc. He was educated at the High School for the Performing & Visual Arts (HSPVA) in Houston and the Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying film scoring, composition, and piano. His earliest broadcast credits include ‘The Bodyworks’ and ‘Good Luck Mr. Robinson,’ both produced by WCVB-TV in … Read More DocFest ’24 FEATURING HSPVA ALUMNUS MARK HOLDEN

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2024 Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: DOCFEST HOUSTON CONCERT ’24 – CELEBRATING TEN YEARS! “Celebration” is this year’s buzzword for DocFest, not only because of the event’s decennial, but because alumni headliners are celebrating three eras of HSPVA jazz excellence: from “The Trongone Era”: MARK HOLDEN, composer/arranger(HSPVA ’74 – the *first* graduating class!) Edward Trongone (1919-1987) was HSPVA’s founding Director of Jazz Studies, 1971-76 from “The Early Doc … Read More 2024 Press Release

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DocFest – Celebrating 10 Years

Greetings from your DocFest Family!  The DocFest family gathered last Saturday and spent the day catching up with each other over a wonderfully prepared BBQ spread at the Hayden’s house! We also had superb weather (okay, maybe a bit chilly) and conducted our annual meeting to include the business at hand plus a planning and brainstorming session.  So…BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS – 2024 – is … Read More DocFest – Celebrating 10 Years

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DocFest Gala 2023 Highlights

Your DocFest family would like to once again THANK YOU for all your support! Here are a few of the pictures from the DocFest 2023 Gala which was loads of fun and a huge success! As we close out the year, please keep us in mind if you wish to make a donation to help our future jazz stars as it would be much … Read More DocFest Gala 2023 Highlights