CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 The 64th Annual Texas Jazz Festival kicks off Friday, Oct. 17, with over 47 bands performing across three stages at Heritage Park through Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
What began as a small jam session in 1959 has evolved into one of the nation’s largest jazz festivals. A kickoff party was held on Thursday, Oct. 16, to celebrate the upcoming weekend of music.<\/p>\n
Kris 6 News caught up with Jazz Festival President Nick Martinez, who says the community is who they do these events for.<\/p>\n
“If you stop and think… the public is everything because the sponsorship wouldn’t be there if the people weren’t here and that’s a big factor to the Texas Jazz Fest,” Martinez said.<\/p>\n
The festival’s mission remains unchanged despite its growth over the decades: to promote jazz music to audiences of all ages.<\/p>\n
Admission to the festival is free. The RTA will provide complimentary park and ride shuttles to Heritage Park from three locations: City Hall, the Nueces County Courthouse and the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi bus stop on Ocean Drive.<\/p>\n
The festival runs through Sunday evening at Heritage Park.<\/p>\n
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