Publication Date
Spring 2025
Collection
Capstones
Contributor
Dr. Adrian Ruiz (Director of Jazz Studies in the Department of Music and coordinator of the St. Mary’s University Fiesta Jazz Festival), Dr. John Rankin (former Director of Jazz Studies in the Music Department), Beth Hish (Head of the University Police Department and volunteer coordinator of the Fiesta Jazz Festival), Artists, student performers, school jazz program directors, Music Department at St. University
Advisor
Lindsey Wieck
Description
“Documenting Music: Chronicling the Fiesta Jazz Festival at St. Mary’s University” records memories of the Fiesta Jazz Festival at St. Mary’s University and provides a detailed history of the festival since 1962. Through archival visits, newspaper articles, photos, as well as oral interviews of the Jazz Studies Directors and the volunteer coordinator, the project shares the history of the festival’s structure and organizing efforts. Moreover, the project highlights the festival’s performance information, guest artists, the preparation process, and organizers’ experiences throughout the decades. This project preserves the history for the Music Department and its student community at St. Mary’s University, recording the history of the festival for the first time. By sharing this history, this project connects St. Mary’s students, staff and faculty into a more united community, while also adding to the history of jazz in San Antonio.
Keywords
Music, Fiesta, Jazz, Fiesta Jazz Festival, Jazz, Artists, History of jazz, Jazz Orchestra, St. Mary's Music Department, memoir
Document Type
Text
Medium
pdf, external website, story map
Format
PDF, external website
Size or Duration
22 pages
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Publisher
St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
City
San Antonio, Texas
Included in
Other History Commons, Other Music Commons, Public History Commons