San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Returns This Week

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There are some significant changes to Summer Fest this year, starting with the installation of eight giant, whimsical alebrijes, vividly hued animal statues designed and painted by artists from Oaxaca (including one of Angélico Jiménez’s Cat Nahual). On the musical front, there are changes, too, starting with the jazz cat who will be omnipresent — trumpet star Theo Croker, the festival’s first artist in residence. Whether you stake out seats at …

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San Jose Jazz Summer Fest returns this week

The San Jose Jazz Summer Fest returns this week, and the lineup includes some big names.