For, of and by the students since 1898
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 […]
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 […]
The University of Idaho campus will fill with visiting students and the sounds of jazz once again for the 2019 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival this Friday and Saturday. More than […]
Planning for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival lasts all year, but preparations are now in full swing for participants, planners and volunteers. Andre Cavazos, a fourth-year UI student studying psychology, […]
More than 4,000 people attended the 2018 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, according to the University of Idaho website. In that time, 145 schools brought their students to learn about the […]
Esperanza Spalding performed magic on Feb. 25, plucking and smacking her upright bass at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Spalding’s wild hair leaped as her hands flew up and down […]
The art of music is about more than notes, chords and instruments — its about expression. Dance is a crucial part of this expression and vital to jazz culture. While […]
Vern Sielert said his office is cluttered, even on a good day. His wife Vanessa, who works just down the hall from him in the School of Music building, is […]
In the past eight years, Dalles High School brought bands to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival three times, said the high school’s music director, Paul Viemeister. He said the last […]
For five decades, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival has provided a way for the Northwest to listen to world-class jazz artists display their skills and learn more about the music […]