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Begun in 1989 as the Clarksville Jazz and Arts Festival, the
2003 festival continues DiverseArts' tradition of producing
one of Austin's oldest jazz music events. Each year, we carry
out our mission to present multidisciplinary, family-oriented
programs that stress artistic quality, education, and cultural
appreciation.
Well-planned children's activities, art and crafts exhibition/sales
and related cultural programs round out the Festival's week
of events.
Scheduled this season to coincide with the beginning of the
school year and just prior to the new Austin City Limits Festival,
this year's festival will focus on educating local audiences
on the vibrancy found in Austin's local jazz community, while
drawing on internationally recognized jazz standard-bearers
and the new generation of emerging jazz recording artist from
around the country.
The 2002 edition of the Festival paid tribute to the range
of guitar styles found in the jazz tradition and featured
Leni Stern, Mimi Fox, Cornell Dupree, and hometown favorite
W.C. Clark as headliners. Local programming featured the collaboration
of local nonprofit jazz and arts presenters Including Epistrophy
Arts, Women in Jazz, the Creative Opportunity Orchestra, and
Pro-Arts Collective. With the vision of bringing Austin's
jazz community together for mutual benefit, DiverseArts remains
dedicated to notion of continued collaboration with these
organizations in support our challenge of assuring a greater
future for Austin's jazz community-both audiences and artists.
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