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Origins of jazz music in Oklahoma

  • Paul T. Mazzacano “beat the skins” in several apearances during the Southwestern Jazz Festival. Photo appeared in January 13, 1971, issue of the Southwestern.
  • Clark Terry makes his trumpet cry at the recent Southwestern Jazz Festival. Photo appeared in January 13, 1971, issue of the Southwestern.
SWOSU is set to celebrate the 54th Annual SWOSU Jazz Festival Thursday. This festival was created with the help of Dr. Terry Segress, a former music professor at SWOSU. “I didn't think it would even last until the next year, let alone 54 years. My God,” Segress said in an interview with the Weatherford Daily News. Segress created the festival to help • encourage his students to get more…

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