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.

[caption id="attachment_652965" align="aligncenter" width="750"]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.[/caption]

 
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45 years of the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival

Will Stevenson