Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
The University of Idaho hosted the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, which featured professionals performing at concerts and instructing workshops. Kathleen Harvey, a UI student and Jazz Fest employee, said […]
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A history of jazz – Jazz Fest marks an important piece of history and culture for UI
The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival has a long and rich history, dating back to 1967 when the first University of Idaho Jazz Festival took place. Since then, UI has hosted […]
Bringing a voice to Jazz Festival
While most performances found at the University of Idaho”s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival are mostly instrumental, one group is bringing something different to the table – their voices. One of […]
All that jazz – Prairie Youth Choir visits Jazz Fest after standout performance last year
Laurie Karel grew up in a musical family. She remembered that her parents always sang, and she”s loved to sing as long as she can remember. The University of Idaho […]
An instrumental moment – Gregg Miller shares his experience evaluating Jazz Fest performances
Critics of performances at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival are not called judges. Gregg Miller prefers a less intimidating term instead – Performance Evaluation Clinician (PEC). “Judge has kind of […]
The power of jazz hands – The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival acts as a recruitment effort for UI
For one week in February, hundreds or even thousands of people travel to Moscow for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Many of these visitors are prospective students who get a […]
Getting jazzed for Jazz Fest – Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival celebrates 49 years of student outreach
Youth outreach is an important part of almost any major event. Steve Remington, director of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, said the Jazz Fest office realizes this, and goes above […]
The different daddies
Established in Eugene, Oregon, and dating back to 1988, The Cherry Poppin” Daddies are an untraditional band that records music in various genres. The group is set to perform at […]
Linking music, human rights – Jazz Fest workshop will explore legal foundations as they relate to music worldwide
International human rights often call to mind marginalized groups, radicalized movements or extreme violence. Jeffrey Dodge, associate dean of the College of Law, said he is hoping to break human […]
Fungi meet the festival – Molecular biologists to host “What Might Be Living In My Instrument?” workshop
When second year graduate student Theo White was an underclassman in the University of Idaho Marching Band, he said his trombone slide kept binding up. “So I took it apart, […]