The man behind the name
Doc Skinner volunteers to host workshops all about his friend, Lionel Hampton

Doc Skinner sits at the head of a half-filled classroom of middle schoolers repeating to them the stories he has of Lionel Hampton. The students are silent except for the […]

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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 […]

Sharing the stage with their audience
The Palouse Jazz Project provided a preview for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at Tuesday’s Malcolm Renfrew Interdisciplinary Colloquium

Attendees of the Malcolm Renfrew Interdisciplinary Colloquium Tuesday afternoon witnessed a tradition quite unlike most of the colloquium’s sessions. Community members and students sat in a circle on the Haddock […]

In love with dance
UI Dance Program brings guest artists for campus, community collaboration

After a week of working one-on-one with University of Idaho dance students, DanceBARN artists Ayumi Shafer and Molly Johnston will teach a class for community members Friday and perform at […]

This week’s news in brief — June 20
This week’s news from around the Moscow community and the University of Idaho

University offices to host second interpersonal violence training The Women’s Center, Violence Prevention Programs and the Office of Civil Rights Investigations will host a second 90-minute training session centering on […]

The best of the best
A weekly album review segment

Suuns “images du futur” Year Released: 2013 Like: pavement, Liars, Sonic Youth Highlighted Songs: ‘020,’ ‘Mirror Mirror’[102] “Images Du Futur” Montreal-based rock outfit Suuns’ 2013 album highlights an affliction to […]

Jazz Fest gold
Two University of Idaho students won awards at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Thousands of students from across the Pacific Northwest came to the University of Idaho to perform and compete during the 2018 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Students from middle school, high […]

No rest for Jazz Fest
Jazz musicians prepare for Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

The opportunity for immersion in both the jazz community and the comforting sounds that play alongside the genre’s nuances will return starting Thursday. Jazz musicians and performers have been coming […]

Ya like jazz?
The Bee Movie brings bigger issues to light

Barry B. Benson is someone we could all learn a thing or two from. That name ring a bell? It should. Remember the small bee who longed for a bigger, […]