A look back at Jazz Fest
A quick look at some of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival workshops

Swing Dance workshop Lined up in rows, dancers in the crowded gym stood with their partners. This was at Friday’s Swing Dance workshop as a part of the Lionel Hampton […]

Joshua Skinner
Q&A with Joshua Skinner
To learn more about the history of jazz fest and the way it’s evolved read our Q&A below

Joshua Skinner, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival manager, is known as the main person when it comes to Jazz Fest.
The Argonaut sat down with Skinner for a Q&A about some of the basics of Jazz Festival and Skinner’s background.

Professor Aaron Cordell Johnson hangs his Jazz Fest poster in the Reflections Gallery on Monday.
A Q&A with Aaron Cordell Johnson
Aaron Cordell Johnson, a painting and drawing professor at UI designed this year's Jazz Fest poster

The Argonaut sat down for a question and answer session with Fine Arts Department professor Aaron Cordell Johnson to discuss his recent project of designing the Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest 2020 poster.

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Jazz fest must admire it’s multicultural roots
Appreciating the cultural significants of Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Being in a strictly rural area, the fact that one of the signature events at the University of Idaho — the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival — has diverse roots is a surprising and wonderful thing.

Jazz and world peace
Martin Institute Director brings international relations to Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Friday

One of the amenities provided to students attending the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is an array of interesting workshops to attend. Most of the people who run these workshops work […]

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Music outside the box
Jazz fest workshop Thursday focuses on composers in the 20th Century

Over 50 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival attendees joined University of Idaho Associate Professor of Piano Roger McVey for a Music Outside the Box workshop about composers from the 20th century […]