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 […]

All that jazz
UI Lionel Hampton School of Music to host jazz choirs, bands concert Tuesday evening

The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music will host a concert 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the jazz choirs and bands in the Administration Building Auditorium. The two-hour event […]

‘Relieved to be back on the road’
Hawthorne Roots revisits John's Alley tonight, playing with the Drunken Hearts

Hawthorne Roots may not be Moscow natives, but they are definitely familiar with the Palouse. They will play at John’s Alley Tavern 9:30 p.m. tonight, making it the band’s fourth appearance […]

Funky Christmas jams
Broaden your Christmas playlist with these lesser known holiday songs

For a portion of the holiday-loving population, Christmas tunes began the minute Halloween ended. Even though Christmas music is a favorite genre, the tunes this time of the year tend […]

Same holidays, better music
Listen to better music this Christmas

As we approach Christmas, the classic signs of the season will start to come out of the woodwork. Classic red cups have already popped up at every coffee shop and […]

‘We’re always here to help musicians’
Moscow's Keeney Bros. Music Center celebrates 40 years of bringing music to the Palouse

In 1978, Dale Keeney packed up his life and moved to Moscow, taking a chance on starting a music shop in his garage. Forty years later, Keeney Brothers Music Center […]

‘An unworldly experience’
UI Auditorium Chamber Music Series hosts world-renowned musicians for students, community

The University of Idaho Auditorium Chamber Music Series (ACMS) has presented a mixture of world-renowned ensembles from string quartets to piano trios to vocal groups for the past 31 years. […]

Bringing it back to Baroque
Ensemble specializing in Baroque to highlight 2018 Idaho Bach Festival next week

The 2018 Idaho Bach Festival will provide an opportunity for all of Moscow to hear and see how music was performed in the 18th century. The University of Idaho Lionel […]