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
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
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
Season 1 Episode 5 “…sometimes its hard to tell the difference!” Welcome to this series of blogs we playfully named “Bobble Around with Doc”. In this series, we will share former student’s heartfelt tributes as well as some of Doc’s stories, adventures and fun facts. One might ask, why the bobblehead? At Doc’s 80th birthday party his daughter Kerri gave him a custom bobblehead. … Read More Bobble Around with Doc… DocFest or Luv Fest
Season 1 Episode 4 “The Creative World of Stan Kenton” Welcome to this series of blogs we playfully named “Bobble Around with Doc”. In this series, we will share former student’s heartfelt tributes as well as some of Doc’s stories, adventures and fun facts. One might ask, why the bobblehead? At Doc’s 80th birthday party his daughter Kerri gave him a custom bobblehead. It … Read More Bobble Around with Doc… HSPVA in L.A.
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