2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Offers Workshops with Artists and Educators
Posted: Wednesday, February 13
MOSCOW, Idaho – The 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, which runs from Feb. 20-23 in Moscow, Idaho, will offer workshops by world-class jazz educators, musicians and University of Idaho faculty. In addition to music focused workshops, the festival offers numerous dance workshops and interdisciplinary “Thinking About College” workshops that explore the relationships between the ...
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What’s New at the 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Posted: Wednesday, February 13
MOSCOW, Idaho – For 46 years, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival has inspired futures through jazz. Some of the highlights of this year's festival include: Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra Vibraphone player Warren Wolf will appear with the Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, Feb. 23. Wolf was selected as the vibes player for this year’s festival, upholding the traditi...
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Street and Parking Restrictions for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Posted: Friday, February 8
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho will host thousands of visitors for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Feb. 20-23, and many will be transported via bus or van. Due to the high amount of vehicular traffic and pedestrians on campus, some streets and parking lots will have restrictions during the festival. Traffic and parking restrictions during the festival include: Deakin Ave. and Stu...
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Jazz Fest Unveils 2013 “Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra”
Posted: Wednesday, January 23
MOSCOW, Idaho – Under the vision and guidance of artistic director John Clayton, the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is pleased to bring together the Lionel Hampton New York Big Band with the talent of youth to create the Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra. Each year the Lionel Hampton Big Band is one of the featured acts at the festival. This year, after a rigorous audit...
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Jazz Festival Buttons to Allow Entry to Select Festival Workshops and Support Young Artists Concerts
Posted: Friday, January 11
MOSCOW, Idaho — The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival announces the return of the commemorative button program in celebration of the 2013 festival. Buttons will be honored at regional outlets Jan. 15 – March 15 and will be required for entry into select festival workshops. Purchasing the button – priced at $3 – not only covers the admission to selected high...
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Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Honored with Magrath Exemplary Program Award
Posted: Monday, December 17 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival was recently honored with a C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Exemplary Program Award. Since 2006, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, with support from the W.K Kellogg Foundation, have partnered to recognize the outreach scholarship...
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Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Reaches Out to Regional Schools
Posted: Friday, December 7 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – World renowned jazz bassist, composer, arranger, conductor and educator John Clayton will visit select Spokane, Wash., schools in early December, prior to the 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. In 2011, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival started a new initiative, the Intensive Mentorship Program. The program allows for a select number of band programs each year to receive more...
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Tickets for Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Available Dec. 3
Posted: Wednesday, November 28 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival will celebrate its 46th year with a stellar lineup of artists at the four-day winter festival in Moscow, Idaho, Feb. 20-23, 2013. Festival tickets go on sale to the general public Monday, Dec. 3. Tickets are available for all nights with prices ranging from $25-$50/ night, and special discounts as low as $7 for youth and ...
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Longtime U-Idaho Music Professor Receives National Teaching Award
Posted: Thursday, November 15 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – After dedicating nearly 35 years to teaching and inspiring generations of music students, the University of Idaho’s Dan Bukvich is receiving the 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year Award in the state of Idaho. “Winning this award is humbling. Whenever people win these awards, it means a lot of people behind the scenes did a lot of work. So I’m very appreciativ...
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Volunteers Needed for the 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Posted: Wednesday, October 31 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is seeking volunteers to help during the 2013 festival, which takes place Feb. 20-23. Volunteer registration opens Saturday, Nov. 3. Each year, approximately 500 volunteers are needed to help manage student performance sites, transport artists and assist with general setup during the four-day event. “Volunteering at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festiv...
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