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October 17, 2019 + Uncategorized

KEITH VIVENS INDUCTED IN KINDER HSPVA JAZZ HALL OF FAME

As a prominent component of DocFest, Inc., the Board of Directors voted unanimously in 2014 to establish the HSPVA JAZZ HALL OF FAME, members to be highly successful and prominent alumni of the HSPVA jazz program, as selected by the Board. Recipients will be inducted annually at DocFest, and, in most cases, will headline their respective DocFest concerts. About BASSIST, Keith Vivens HSPVA ’80 … Read More KEITH VIVENS INDUCTED IN KINDER HSPVA JAZZ HALL OF FAME

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September 26, 2019 + Uncategorized

Celebrating Al Jarreau Concert Highlights

by jinxhayden

DocFest Fall Benefit Concert, Celebrating Al Jarreau…Starring Chris Walker & Friends, was a huge success! The full house concert took place on September 7th, in the new state-of-the-art Denney Theatre, located in Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), downtown Houston. DocFest celebrated Al Jarreau & special guests, a Kinder HSPVA Hall of Fame induction and a surprise proclamation delivered by Mayor … Read More Celebrating Al Jarreau Concert Highlights

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September 11, 2019 + Uncategorized

DocFest Musicians Conduct Master Class

by jinxhayden

Highlights of 2019 Master Class On Friday, September 6, 2019 DocFest Co-founder & President, Chris Walker and Friends conducted a Master Class at Kinder HSPVA with Warren Sneed’s top big band during his Jazz Ensemble I class. Warren Sneed is the Director of Jazz Studies at Kinder HSPVA and Vice President of DocFest. DocFest’s honoree, Robert “Doc” Morgan, the Jazz Studies Director at HSPVA … Read More DocFest Musicians Conduct Master Class

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March 22, 2017 + Uncategorized

Learn more about HSPVA

by Automattic Special Projects

The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), recently renamed Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is a public high school in Houston, Texas, and is part of the Houston Independent School District, the seventh-largest school system in the nation. Its founding, in 1971, can be traced to the keen visions of two legendary educators: • Ruth Denney, Founding … Read More Learn more about HSPVA