For its 43rd year, San Antonio’s Jazz'SAlive is getting brassier. The two-day festival is swinging back into Hemisfair’s Civic Park on September 25-26 with two of the genre's biggest wailers — trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis.The San Antonio Parks Foundation produces the free festival for an estimated 15,000 guests. The huge undertaking follows the nonprofit's commitment to equity, culture, and community and has served as a showcase for Civic Park since 2023.Sandoval will be making the Alamo City stop as part of his 2026 World Tour. The Cuban-American musician began studying jazz trumpet and has since racked up an enviable string of honors, including a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Kennedy Center Honor, 10 Grammy Awards and an additional 19 nominations.Joining him will be an heir to the first family of jazz. Marsalis has toured with legends like Ray Charles and Max Roach with his Uptown Jazz Orchestra, but his most lasting influence may be in introducing jazz to the next generation. He has written 16 musicals meant to introduce young audiences to the genre and has reached more than 10,000 students through his "Swinging with the Cool School" workshops.The rest of the lineup spans a wide stylistic range, drawing performers from across the globe: ...read more read less