Left out of the history books
Documentary sheds light on female jazz musicians Director and producer Judy Chaikin got the idea for “The Girls in the Band” from one of her friends, the daughter of a […]
Tag: Jazz Fest
Continuing a legacy
UI to host 47th-annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Smooth tones echo in the hallways of the Lionel Hampton School of Music building as students hone their craft. These students have […]
A tale of circuits and song — UI professor links computers and music for Jazz Fest
What started as an unofficial project of the Association for Computing Machinery, became an ongoing passion for both club members and Bob Rinker, an associate professor in the University of […]
Poetry and Music — UI English professor explains mix of poetry and jazz
Robert Wrigley, an English professor and poet at the University of Idaho, said you don’t always need to explain love, but sometimes you need to talk about it.
Mintzer wows at workshop — Mintzer hosts workshops for students, talks jazz improvisation
Students scattered to their seats and the hum of side conversations died down as Bob Mintzer, longtime tenor saxophone player for the funk fusion group Yellowjackets, approached the stage at […]
Playing the vocal cords
The art of using one’s voice as an instrument is the emphasis of a jazz group called Groove for Thought — a six-piece a cappella group.
Off the cuff — Quick takes on life from our editors
Uncle Stew returns Thank goodness Jon Stewart is back from vacation. I was starting to worry about how I’d have to get the news from something like a newspaper or […]