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45 years of the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival

A festival 45 years in the making:  the annual Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival starts Tuesday, May 14.  A renown jazz musician heads up this year's festivities, which include a week of performances, education for high school music students, and more.  Andy Crawford, festival director, talks about this year's event with Will Stevenson on Galesburg's Morning News.

Victor Garcia has performed alongside a wide array of artists, including Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval and Wynton Marsalis.
Victor Garcia has performed alongside a wide array of artists, including Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval and Wynton Marsalis.  He is the featured artist at this year's Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival.

 

A festival 45 years in the making:  the annual Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival starts Tuesday, May 14.  A renown jazz musician heads up this year’s

 

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