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
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
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