Combining musical cultures – Local band combines a variety of genres to bring new music to Moscow
Calling all fans of indie rock, indie pop and jazz – there”s a new band in town and it”s determined to find its place on the musical map. The trio, […]
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All that jazz
The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival brings people together What exactly draws people to the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival year after year? For some people, it may simply be […]
The man with the golden trumpet
Vern Sielert talks about his path through the world of jazz Vern Sielert started playing his first instrument, the piano, when he was in fourth grade. He said after listening […]
Off the cuff
Jon … not John I could really get behind a Stewart/Colbert/Fey/Poehler combo. This is probably just wishful thinking, but still. —Kaitlyn
Seven hundred voices strong — UI Lionel Hampton School of Music to host annual Jazz Choirs Holiday Concert
Every community has its traditions, each with a unique and long-standing significance. According to Moscow native and University of Idaho freshman Elaine Zabriskie, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Choir’s annual Holiday […]
Jazzing up the Palouse
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival tickets now on sale for general public University of Idaho alumnus and trumpet performance major Kyle Gemberling grew up in Moscow and has attended the Lionel […]
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 […]
Fading Festival?–‘Things ain’t what they used to be’ for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Sean Richarz, a Moscow native and University of Idaho alumnus, spent 42 years attending the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival to see jazz legends like Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz […]