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What’s new at the 2012 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Staff report
For 45 years, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival has inspired students and delighted audiences with diverse jazz sounds. Some of the highlights and new offerings for this year’s festival include:
Wednesday Performance Invitations In lieu of the traditional college and elementary day performances, select schools have been invited to participate in special sessions with jazz masters on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The schools include: n Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., directed by Dave Snider (jazz combo) n Blatchley Middle School, Sitka, Alaska, directed by Mike Kernin (middle school band) n Franklin Middle School, Pullman, Wash., directed by Theresa Meacham (vocal ensemble) n University of Montana, Missoula, Mont., directed by Johan Eriksson (instrumental combo) n Jenifer Junior High School, Lewiston, Idaho, directed by Cheryl Forster (middle school band) n ArtsWest Elementary, Eagle, Idaho, directed by Jeff Baker (vocal ensemble)
Groups were selected through interest level of the directors and the schools in previous years. This supports the “no winners” approach that is new to the festival in recent years, where the focus has moved from top groups or performers to celebrating diverse styles and technique.
Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra Under the vision and guidance of John Clayton, artistic director, the festival will bring together the Lionel Hampton Big Band with the talent of youth to create The Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra. College students auditioned and were selected to participate in this band, working side by side with the stellar talents of the Big Band members. In January, students came together on the University of Idaho campus to rehearse with John Clayton in preparation for the 2012 festival. During the festival the students will rehearse with the professional players in the band, transforming their individual skills through the power of the ensemble. At 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the ASUI
turing Terell Stafford, Larry Goldings and Martin Wind - two sets, 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., Administration Building Auditorium n Ray Brown Tribute featuring John Clayton, Larry Fuller and Karriem Riggins - two sets, 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., Student Union Buidling Ballroom n Sara Gazarek and Carmen Bradford with Rickey Woodard and the All-Star Quartet - two sets, 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Haddock Performance Hall
Dance Workshops The University of Idaho Dance Center offers a variety of “hands-and-feet on” workshops designed just for jazz festival participants Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. These energizing, jazz-related sessions move from swing to hip hop; West African Dance and steppin’; from salsa to broadway, Bollywood to boogie. Participants even get a chance to Dean Hare/Daily News try out their new skills in the swing and Pete Christlieb, performed in the Feel the Rhythm concert to close out the 2011 Latin dance classes on the dance floor Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the Kibbie Dome in 2011. at the Saturday night concert. Classes are led by university faculty, regional Kibbie-Activity Center, the festival will W. Sixth St, Moscow; Best Western instructors and specialty dance instrucpay tribute to Lionel Hampton with University Inn: 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 1516 tors, and will be offered on Wednesday the first Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Pullman Rd., Moscow; Bloom Restaurant at the Martin Wellness Center and Orchestra, directed by Clayton. Prepare - Duo: 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 403 S. Main St. on Thursday through Saturday in the for a hard swinging set of music that Moscow; Bucer’s Coffeehouse Pub - Trio: Physical Education Building on the celebrates a legacy of Lionel Hampton. 11 p.m.-1 a.m., 201 S. Main St.; Nectar University of Idaho campus. They last Featured artists will include multi- Restaurant - Duo: 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 105 about an hour each. All workshops are instrumentalist James Morrison, vocal- W. Sixth St. in Moscow; John’s Alley free and open to the public. ist extraordinaire Carmen Bradford and - TubaLuba (cover charge): 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 114 E. Sixth St. vibes master Hendrik Meurkins. Prichard Event n Saturday, Feb. 25 – Bloom Businesses Join the Groove The community kick-off event for the Restaurant - Duo, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 403 S. Main St., Moscow; Best Western festival will take place at the University Part of the Lionel Hampton Jazz University Inn, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 1516 of Idaho’s Prichard Art Gallery on Festival’s commitment to community Pullman Rd. Moscow; Blues Brews and Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 5-8 p.m., 414 includes strengthening the involvement BBQ - Duo, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 112 W. S. Main St. in Moscow. The reception of the local businesses in the festival, Sixth St, Moscow; Bucer’s Coffeehouse is co-hosted by the Moscow Chamber of providing opportunities for local play- Pub-Trio, 8-11 p.m., 201 S. Main St.; Commerce and will include an unveilers to interact with visiting festival Nectar Restaurant - Duo, 11 p.m.-1:30 ing of this year’s 2012 commemorative, musicians, and offering “after festival a.m., 105 W. Sixth St. in Moscow, John’s hand-screened festival poster. hours” performance venues where the Alley - Flowmotion (Cover Charge): This year’s exhibit will be “Uncommon music can continue past regular concert 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 116 E. Sixth St. in River,” the next in the series of exhibits hours. celebrating the Prichard’s 25th anniverMoscow. Those of the appropriate age are sary. Invited curator and immediate past encouraged to attend the many After Thursday “Club Hop” director, Gail Siegel, created an exhibit Hours jam sessions and performances focusing on rivers as metaphor and The Thursday, Feb. 23 evening con- physical resource. The exhibit includes at one or more of the following locacert is an open-seating format that fea- work by Christo, Christine Destrempes, tions: tures three separate groups at three Raymond Ghirardo and Megan Roberts, n Wednesday, Feb. 22 – Gambino’s separate venues on the University of Philip Govedare, C.S. Thayer and Jen Restaurant, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 308 W. Idaho’s Moscow campus. Each act will Torres. Destrempes will be visiting the Sixth St. in Moscow. perform two sets with staggered venue Palouse for two weeks working with n Thursday, Feb. 23 - Best Western start times. Tickets to Thursday evearea youth and community members University Inn, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., ning’s concert are exchanged for a wrist- creating an installation specifically for 1516 Pullman Road, Moscow; Bucer’s band at the door, which allows admis- the exhibit. Coffeehouse Pub - Trio, 11 p.m.1 a.m., sion to all three venues. Shuttle service For more information, visit www. 201 S. Main St. between venues is provided. uidaho.edu/jazzfest or call (208) 885n Friday, Feb. 24 - Blues Brews 5900. n Matt Wilson’s Art and Crafts feaand BBQ - Duo, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 112
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Street and parking restrictions planned for Jazz Festival Staff report
The University of Idaho will host thousands of visitors for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Feb. 22-25 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 Avenue and Student Union Building Parking n The number of vehicles on Deakin Avenue in front of
the Student Union Building and Bookstore will be limited. n Deakin Avenue will be converted to a one-way southbound street from Sixth Street to University Avenue between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., and has potential to be closed entirely to accommodate buses during high traffic loading and unloading times. n The Bookstore and Post Office will be accessible from behind the Bookstore via College and Railroad Avenues. n The Moscow Valley Transit Bus Stop located on Deakin Avenue will be temporarily relocated to Railroad Street on Wednesday, Feb. 23, through Friday, Feb. 25. n Portions of the Student
Union Building parking lot will be closed each day of the festival.
ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center Parking n The blue gravel lot 57, west of the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center, will be reserved solely for bus parking only each day of the festival and closed to all regular vehicles. n The red paved lot 34, west of the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center, will be available for general parking and no permit will be required. n Areas of Perimeter Drive may be used for bus parking after Wednesday, Feb. 22. n The red parking lot
24, west of the Law School Building, will be closed to red permit holders and reserved after 5 p.m. each day. n The large graveled area (lot 110) north of lot 57, will be general parking for regular vehicles; no bus parking allowed in this area. n The gold lot 31, east of the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center, will be closed to gold permit holders and reserved after 12 p.m. each day.
Lionel Hampton School of Music / Haddock Hall. n Rayburn Street at Memorial Gym and Agricultural Science Building. n University Avenue and Line Street at the Idaho Commons Building. n Stadium Drive near the Hartung Theatre. n Main Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets. n Third Street near the Methodist Church.
Bus Loading Zones
For questions regarding parking lot or street closures on campus, contact University of Idaho Parking and Transportation Services at (208) 885-6424 or go to www. uidaho.edu/parking.
n Deakin Avenue at the Student Union Building. n Railroad Street behind the LDS Center. n Blake Avenue at the
Festival history: A look at what’s come before
1968-75
The origins of the Lionel Hampton/ Chevron Jazz Festival are hazy. The first two festivals were little more than a gathering of high school bands for competitions and concerts. Then, in 1968, a pair of old college chums, Dave Seiler and Bob Spevacek, reunited at the University of Idaho and decided to invite high school musicians from the region to learn from master trumpeter Bud Brisbois.
1982 Ella Fitzgerald headlines, along with the George Shearing Duo with Brian Torff. Buddy Childers plays trumpet.
1984 Lionel Hampton makes his first appearance, playing alongside Sarah Vaughn at Memorial Gym. Also appearing are Dianne Reeves, Bill Perkins and an improvisational quartet called Free Flight.
1985 Hampton and Chevron are so impressed by the festival they each contribute $15,000 to start a festival foundation. Featured artists: Karen Oleson, Dianne Reeves and Stan Getz.
1987
The University of Idaho School of Music is dedicated to Lionel Hampton. Featured artists: Dianne Reeves, Ray Brown, Clark Terry and Al Grey.
England, Canadian vocalist Dee Daniels, bassist Brian Bromberg, and pianist Hank Jones.
1989
Superstars Lou Rawls and Nancy Wilson topped the bill at the festival, but the big news was the unveiling of the Lionel Hampton Center — a $60 million four-pronged project designed to secure the future of the festival, support a program of studies at the UI, establish an international jazz collection that will be accessible electronically and construct a performance and education facility on Sweet Avenue that would a include 1,200 seat hall.
Wynton Marsalis headlines the show, along with Carmen McRae, Kenny Burrell, Patricia Miller, Al Grey, Doc Cheatham, Stan Getz, Gene Harris, Ray Brown and Phyllis Hymen. The Ketchikan, Alaska, jazz ensemble travels to the festival.
1992 Cinema tough-guy Clint Eastwood appeared at the Kibbie Dome to receive the Lionel Hampton Jazz Hall of Fame Award.
2000 Trombone legend Al Grey made what would be his last appearance at the festival to jam with longtime buddy Lionel Hampton — the man he lovingly called “Gates.” The 74year-old trombonist lost his battle with diabetes March 24, 2000, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was a regular at the festival, only absent one year since 1985. Other performers lighting up the Kibbie Dome stage were tenor saxophonist James Moody, vocalist Salena Jones from
2001
2002 Saturday night marked the first and only appearance by Hampton. It was the final farewell for the 94-yearold jazz legend who died Aug. 31. It also was the last appearance for bassist Ray Brown, who died in July.
2004 The legacy of Hampton’s vision for the festival continues, with legendary jazz artists again descending upon Moscow to play music and lead educational workshops for young people. Dee Daniels, the Lionel Hampton New York Big Band,
Lorraine Feather, the Roy Hargrove Quartet were among the artists on a veritable who’s who list of greats at the festival.
2005 Festival-goers were disappointed when Lou Rawls cancelled his scheduled performance at the festival. The jazz legend died less than year later from lung cancer. Plans for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Center were put on hold because of the university’s financial problems.
2006 Lynn “Doc” Skinner retired after 31 years as executive director of the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival but pledged he would help his successor, artistic director John Clayton, keep things moving in the right direction.
2007 John Clayton spends his first year as artistic director of the festival and the festival is awarded the National Medal of Arts.
2008 John Clayton completes his second year as festival artistic director, as the festival basks in the glow of having received the National
Medal of Honor in the arts the previous fall. The first Hamp’s Clubs to allow student performers to play in a clublike atmosphere are offered.
2009 The festival takes on a world music feel with the inclusion of Latin, Brazilian and Caribbean aspects. Piano legend Kenny Barron performs.
2010 Multi-horn player James Morrison came all the way from Australia and saxophonist Scott Hamilton came from Italy to participate in the festival. The Pizzarelli Family brought their swinging sound to the festival again with patriarch Bucky Pizzarelli on seven-string guitar, and sons John on guitar and Martin on bass. Dee Daniels return to the festival for a Friday evening concert, joined by the Taj Mahal Trio.
2011 The festival paid tribute to James Moody and Wally “Gator” Watson, two jazz legends and longtime festival participants who died in 2010. The festival’s lineup included saxophonist Jimmy Heath, vocal group Manhattan Transfer and bassist Victor Wooten.
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Clinics and workshop schedule Designed to entertain, inspire, educate and inform, the 2012 workshops feature artists and educators from around the globe. Workshops are themed to help you focus on your educational goals while attending the festival. Many workshops provide handouts and the chance to play and sing with artists and educators. Please note: schedules are subject to change. Any changes will be indicated on the door of the workshop venues.
WORKSHOP THEMES Artist Features (AF): Artists up close and personal. Director Helps (DH): These workshops are designed to help directors teach jazz. Master Classes (MC): These are workshops designed for specific instruments. Mentors and Masters: Partners Shaping Tomorrow (MM): Visit the theme of the festival, and find greater understanding as you play, listen and participate in the world of jazz. Hands On (HO): This means
interactive. Bring your instrument and charts, and be ready to play and sing along. New Ideas (NI): An introduction to collaborations with other jazz art forms. Dance Workshops (DW): A variety of workshops led by university faculty, regional instructors and specialty dance instructors. Thinking About College? (TAC): The University of Idaho encourages visiting students, especially those high school students wondering about their higher education, to explore the campus by taking a campus tour or attending a workshop taught by university faculty.
BUILDING LOCATIONS ON-CAMPUS Kiva Theater, College of Education Bldg. (921 Campus Drive) Student Union Building (SUB) Ballroom 709 Deakin Ave., 2nd Floor) Administration Building Auditorium SUB Borah Theatre (709 Deakin Ave., 2nd Floor)
LDS Institute of Religion (902 Deakin Ave.) Haddock Hall, Lionel Hampton School of Music (Corner of Blake & W. Sweet Ave.) Ridenbaugh Hall (Corner of Blake St. and Nez Perce Dr.) Renfrew Hall (Rayburn St.) PEB (South of Memorial Gym and Swim Center) OFF-CAMPUS First Methodist Church (322 E. Third St.) NuArt Theatre (516 S. Main St.) Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S. Main St.) LDS Church Stake 1 (Behind Staples on Warbonnet Drive) Martin Wellness Center (510 W. Palouse River Drive)
Feb. 22 10:30 a.m. The Responsibility of a Soloist (AF/ MC), Anat Cohen, Borah Theatre, SUB 1:30 p.m. Jazz Culture and Swing Rhythm
(DH/HO), Eli Yamin, Administration Building Auditorium Vocal Improvisation: Letting Rhythm Lead the Way (HO) Borah Theatre, SUB 3:15 p.m. Latin Dance: Have Some Salsa Fun (DW) Patrick Barnes, Jeff & Becky Martin Wellness Center 4:30 p.m. Smooth Ballroom: American Foxtrot (DW) Katelyn Parent, Jeff & Becky Martin Wellness Center 5 p.m. Jazz to Classical and Back Again (AF), Paquito D’Rivera with Alex Brown, SUB Ballroom
Feb. 23 9:30 a.m. Roots of Swing (DW), Swing Devils, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 10 a.m. Swing Dance with the Swing Devils (DW) Physical Education Building (Studio 110) Telling Your Story: Solo Piano Techniques and Methods (AF/MC), Josh Nelson, Haddock Hall, Lionel
Hampton School of Music Free Improvisation, A Great Place to Start (HO), Eli Yamin, Borah Theatre SUB Learning from the Jazz Masters: Developing a Jazz Vocabulary (HO/MM), Corey Christiansen Kiva Theatre 10:30 a.m. Understanding Through Stories and Song (AF/MM), The Blind Boys of Alabama with Bob Athayde, SUB Auditorium Steppin! (DW), Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 11 a.m. Hip Hop (DW), Christine Maxwell, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 11:30 a.m. Mentors in My Life (MM), Ira Nepus, Borah Theatre SUB Beginning Jazz Improvisation for Elementary & Middle School Students (DH/HO), Sherry Luchette, Kiva Auditorium Move It! Body Percussion PLUS (DW), Diane Walker Physical See Clinics, Page 9
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Remembering Ray
John Clayton to honor his mentor Thursday in Ray Brown Tribute By Alan Solan Daily News staff writer
If it was not for Ray Brown, John Clayton likely would not be the artistic director of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival today. Who knows? He might not have become a jazz musician at all. After all, he was studying classical bass when he first met Brown during an extension course at UCLA in 1969 when Clayton was a 16-year-old high school student. As a result of that class, the two became good friends, and Brown was a mentor to Clayton for the rest of his life. Clayton will join pianist Larry Fuller and drummer Karriem Riggins — the other two members of Brown’s last trio — on Thursday at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in a tribute concert to the legendary bassist. “Having a Ray Brown Tribute is a little bit of a personal move toward recognizing the mentors and masters thing,” Clayton said last week in a telephone interview from his home in Los Angeles, referring to this year’s festival’s theme. “Ray was my mentor.” After the class was finished, the two had hit it off so well that Brown allowed Clayton to “follow him around,” Clayton said. “I really learned by watching him and analyzing him,” he said. “He did all these things for me, and when I’d thank him he said, ‘I’m doing this for you, and you’re going to do it for someone else.’ Brown mentored many musicians in his life besides Clayton, including Benny
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The late Ray Brown, shown in this undated photo, will be honored in a concert Thursday featuring John Clayton and Brown’s former trio members Larry Fuller and Karriem Riggins. Green, Geoffrey Keezer and Diana Krall. Brown left Los Angeles in the late 1970s and encouraged pianist Gene Harris, who was then living in Boise, to come out of retirement. “People had sort of forgotten about Gene Harris,” Clayton said. “Ray Brown had not forgotten about Gene Harris.” Harris went on to record more than 20 more albums as a band leader and two dozen more as a sideman, including several with Brown, before he died in 2000. Brown, who died in 2002, was a respected name in jazz for decades and played with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Hank Jones, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones
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I really learned by watching and analyzing him. He did all these things for me, and when I’d thank him, he said, ‘I’m doing this for you, and you’re going to do it for someone else.’ ” John Clayton On his relationship with Ray Brown
and Ella Fitzgerald, to whom he was married from 1947 to 1952. “In my opinion, he hasn’t received the recognition from the wider audience that he should,” Clayton said. “More people should know about Ray Brown.” Clayton said he admired Brown’s “energy and melodicism.” “He was lyrical in everything he did,” Clayton said. Brown had “really interesting bass lines” that we’re functional and melodic. “The bass line alone would be a melody,” Clayton said. Brown’s playing had a “subliminal element that really affects people and they don’t know why,” Clayton said. Another thing Clayton admired about Brown was his
“drive,” he said. “His groove had a drive and energy nobody could deny.” Clayton loved to witness the joy Brown exuded as he played. “Watch a video of him performing, and you’ll see a grin from ear to ear,” Clayton said. “He was just having the time of his life. “That became my norm. I understand I am allowed to show the joy I feel.” Clayton stopped taking his classical musical lessons for a while to save the $65 required for the course fee at UCLA with Brown. When he finished with the course, Brown told him “You need to start your classical lessons again.” In fact, over the years, Brown was always telling Clayton, “Here’s what you need to do. You need to call this person, you need to practice this song, you need to buy this record,” Clayton said. “He was always guiding and pushing me,” he said. “I often didn’t understand why.” But he trusted Brown implicitly and always took his advice. “He really was like a father to me,” Clayton said. When Brown died, his widow, Cecilia, called Clayton and asked if he wanted to buy Brown’s bass. Clayton said he was “too emotional at first” to do that, but he did buy it a couple of years later. He will play the instrument Thursday in the Ray Brown Tribute, and Cecilia Brown will be there to listen. “I grew up listening to this bass,” Clayton said. “It was the last bass to have recorded with Duke Ellington.” Clayton said he feels different when he plays Brown’s bass. “It’s like having my hands on some sort of Holy Grail,” he said. “I have this uncanny power to express myself any See Ray, Page 10
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CONCERT SCHEDULE MENTORS AND MASTERS: Partners Shaping Tomorrow Wednesday, Feb. 22 8 p.m. Student Union Ballroom “Swing Out, Blow Out” n Paquito D’Rivera and Anat Cohen with the All-Star Quartet featuring Josh nelson, Ben Williams, Graham Dechter and Kevin Kanner and the Lionel Hampton School of Music Jazz Band 1
Thursday, Feb. 23 Three venues, one price “Generations on the Move” n Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts
featuring Terell Stafford, Larry Goldings and Martin Wind Two sets, 8:30 and 10 p.m. Administration Building Auditorium
n Ray Brown Tribute featuring John Clayton, Larry Fuller and Karriem Riggins Two sets, 7:30 amd 9 p.m. Student Union Ballroom n Sara Gazarek and Carmen
Bradford with Rickey Woodard and
the All-Star Quartet Two sets, 8 and 9:30 p.m. Haddock Performance Hall
special guests Jeff Clayton, Wycliffe Gordon, James Morrison and Rickey Woodard
Young Artist Concerts and Hamp’s Club
Young Artist Concerts and Hamp’s Club
Kibbie Dome n Young Artists Concert — 4:30
p.m.
n Hamp’s Club — 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24 8:30 p.m., Kibbie Dome “Soul Explosion” n Blind Boys of Alabama n Ike Stubblefield Jazz Trio with
Kibbie Dome n Lionel Hampton School of Music Jazz Choir 1 — 4 p.m. n Young Artist Concert — 4:30 p.m. n Hamp’s Club — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25 8:30 p.m., Kibbie Dome “Urban Urges”
n Lionel Hampton Youth Jazz Orchestra with special guests Carmen Bradford, James Morrison and Hendrik Meurkens n The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band n Tower of Power
Young Artist Concerts and Hamp’s Club Kibbie Dome n Lionel Hampton School of Music Jazz Band 1 — 4 p.m. n Young Artis Concert — 4:30 p.m. n Hamp’s Club — 7:30 p.m.
Festival receives second grant from Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Staff report
The University of Idaho Foundation has received $20,000 from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to support the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. This is the second consecutive year the foundation has chosen to bestow this grant to the university in support of the festival. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation was established in 1988 by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen. The foundation’s mission is to transform lives and strengthening communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge and promoting social progress. “We are fortunate that the Paul G. Allen Family
Foundation is in our region and has the resources to support this programming. They will be making an indelible difference in the Pacific Northwest for years to come,” said Steven D. Remington, executive Director of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. “There aren’t a lot of organizations out there that understand and appreciate the importance of community building and cultural literacy in rural areas,” said Remington. Promoting the arts and cultural events is central to the foundation’s mission. Through its Arts and Culture Program it contributes to the health and vibrancy of cities and towns throughout the Pacific Northwest by nurturing artis-
tic expression and promoting critical thinking through the creation and presentation of compelling artistic programs. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is one of the region’s largest and most anticipated education jazz festivals with thousands of students participating annually. The grant will be used to pay national artists to perform at the festival. The festival will take place Feb. 22-25 at the University of Idaho. For more information about the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, visit www.uidaho. edu/jazzfest. For more information about the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, visit www. pgafoundations.com.
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Free ballroom dance classes to be offered at Martin Center Staff report
Gritman Medical Center is teaming up with the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival to host two free ballroom dance classes. Demonstrations and basic instruction of Salsa and American Foxtrot dance techniques will be taught by UI dance instructors on Wednesday. The free Salsa workshop with Patrick Barnes is from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The American Foxtrot work-
shop with Katelyn Parenti will follow from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Both classes are at the Martin Wellness Center, 510 W. Palouse River Drive. They are free, open to the public, and do not require any dance experience. Celebrity dance partners will be on scene to help participants through the steps. For more information, contact Odette at the Martin Wellness Center at (208) 8839605.
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Education Building (Studio 212) Singing Ballads (AF/MC) Sara Gazarek accompanied by Josh Nelson Haddock Hall, Lionel Hampton School of Music Noon Swing Dance with the Swing Devils (DW) Physical Education Building (Studio 110) Ray Brown Memories and Magic (AF/MM), Karriem Riggins and Larry Fuller with Bob Athayde, SUB Ballroom 12:30 p.m. Broadway Jazz (DW), Greg Halloran, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 1 p.m. The Role of the Guitar in the Jazz Band and Small Combo (DH/MC), Corey Christiansen, Borah Theatre SUB Leading a New Generation (AF/ MM), Paquito D’Rivera Hip Hop (DW), Belle Baggs, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 1:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap (DW), Fawn Youngdahl and Sara Skinner, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 2 p.m. Bollywood BeMoved (DW), Mary Heller, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 2:30 p.m. Beginning Jazz Improvisation for Elementary & Middle School Students (DH/HO), Sherry Luchette, Borah Theatre SUB Seriously Fun (AF) Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts, Administration Building Auditorium The Essence of Jazz Performance Style from Louis Armstrong to Paul McCartney (MM), Ira Nepus, Kiva Theatre Rhythmical Jazz (DW), Belle Baggs, Physical Education Building (Studio 212)
Feb. 24 9:30 p.m. Musical Explorations, (AF) Ricky Woodard, NuAart Theater The Essence of Jazz Performance Style from Louis Armstrong to Paul McCartney (MM), Ira Nepus, Kiva Theater Steppin! (DW), Mary Heller, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) Sing and Swing (AF/MC), Carmen Bradford, Borah Theater SUB Student Union Building 10 a.m. Elements for Giving a Great
Performance (HO), Jon Pugh, LDS Institute Singing with Solo Piano (AF) Sara Gazarek and Larry Goldings, Administration Building Auditorium Sing Devils Swing Dance (DW), Physical Education Building (Studio 110) Drumming Basics to Advanced Techniques (AF/MC), Kevin Kanner, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 11 a.m. Practice Like a Pro (HO), Jonathan Harnum, Kiva Theatre Hip Hop (DW) Christine Maxwell, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 11:30 a.m. Soul Explosion (AF), Ike Stubblefield Trio, Administration Building Auditorium Acoustics Tour (NI/TAC), Steven Drown, Ridenbaugh Hall Broadway Jazz (DW), Greg Halloran, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) The Best Musical Advice I Was Ever Given (MM), Rosana Eckert, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Learning from the Jazz Masters: Developing a Jazz Vocabulary (HO/ MM), Corey Christiansen, LDS Institute Jazzy Drawing (NI/TAC), Nellie Lutz and Charles Dodo, Ridenbaugh Hall 12:30 p.m. Roots of Swing (DW), Swing Devils, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 1 p.m. Elements for Giving a Great Performance (HO), Jon Pugh, LDS Institute 1 p.m. Improvisation Basics using only a few notes (DH/HO), Bob Athayde/Ira Nepus, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 1 p.m. Playing Duet and Comping Alongside a Guitarist (AF/MC), Josh Nelson Graham Dechter, Administration Building 1 p.m. Hip Hop, (DW), Belle Baggs, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 1:30 p.m. Sing and Swing (AF/MC), Carmen Bradford, Borah Theatre SUB Student Union Building 1:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap (DW), Fawn Youngdahl and Sarah Skinner, Physical Education Building (Studio 112) 1:45 p.m. Making Waves with Music, (NI/ TAC), Demonstrations to show how physicists explore the science of sound and how the effects of sound can be made visible Christine Berven and Marty Ytreberg, Renfrew Hall Room 125;
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2 p.m. Bollywood BeMoved (DW), Mary Heller, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 2 p.m. Body Drumming (HO), Bob Stoltoff, Kiva Theater 2:30 p.m. Practice Like a Pro (HO), Jonathan Harnum, LDS Institute 2:30 p.m. Rhythmical Jazz, (DW), Belle Baggs, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 2:30 p.m. Student Ensembles on Stage, (HO), Bob Athayde, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 2:30 p.m. Patterns for Improvisation – Do a Lot with a Little, (HO), Corey Christiansen, Administration Building Auditorium 2:30 p.m. Math and the Musical Scale, (NI/TAC), Mark Nielsen, Renfrew Hall Room 125
Feb. 25 10 a.m. Sing it First, (AF/MC) Wycliffe Gordon, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Sing It First 10 a.m. Introducing a Jazz Superhero: The Allower, (AF) , Matt Wilson, Nuart Theater 10 a.m. Playing as One, (AF) Tower of Power’s Tom Politzer and Adolfo Acosta, Borah Theater, UI Student Union Building 10 a.m. African Roots Music, (MC/HO), Sesitshaya Marimba Band, First Methodist Church 10 a.m. West African Dance, (DW), Christine Maxwell, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 10:30 a.m. Making Wave with Music, (NI/ TAC), Demonstrations to show how physicists explore the science of sound and how the effects of sound can be made visible Christine Berven and Marty Ytreberg, Renfrew Hall Room 125 10:30 a.m. Swing Dance (DW), Swing Devils, Physical Education Building (Studio 112) 11 a.m. Hip Hop (DW), Christine Maxwell, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 11 a.m. Elementary Jazz Curriculum: The Flying Jazz Kittens (DH/HO), Sherry Luchette, LDS Institute 11:30 a.m.
Patterns for Improvisation – Do a Lot with a Little (HO), Corey Christiansen, Kiva Theater 11:30 a.m. Recording Techniques and Songwriting (AF) Ike Stubblefield, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 11:30 a.m. Student Ensembles on Stage, (HO), Bob Athayde, Borah Theatre SUB (Student Union Building) 11:30 a.m. Roots of Swing, (DW), Swing Devils, Physical Education Building (Studio 212) 11:30 a.m. The Jazz Drama Program: Building Jazz Communities Worldwide, (NI), Eli Yamin, Nuart Theater 11:30 a.m. Acoustic Tour (NI/TAC) Steven Drown, Ridenbaugh Hall 11:30 a.m. Jazzy Drawing, (NI/TAC), Nellie Lutz and Charles Dodo, Ridenbaugh Hall Noon I Remember Hamp: His Life and Music, (MM) Doc Skinner, First Methodist Church 12:30 p.m. Saxophone Fundamentals, (MC/ HO), Vanessa Sielert, LDS Institute 1 p.m. Master Showman and his Secrets to Success, (AF) James Morrison, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 1 p.m. Vocal Percussion, (HO), Bob Stoltoff, Kiva Theater 1 p.m. My Musical Journey, (AF/MC), Ben Williams, Borah Theater (SUB)
| Monday, February 20, 2012 | 9 1 p.m. Latin Dance: Merengue (DW), Patrick Barnes, Physical Education Building (Studio 110) 1:30 p.m. Finding Your Voice, (HO), Rosana Eckert, First Methodist Church 1:30 p.m. Math and the Musical Scale, (NI/TAC), Mark Nielsen, Renfrew Hall Room 125 2 p.m. Jazz Trumpet 101 (MC/HO), Vern Sielert, LDS Institute 2:30 p.m. Tips, Tricks and Song! (AF), AllStar Rhythm Section: Josh Nelson, Kevin Kanner, Graham Dechter, Ben Williams, Nuart Theater 2:30 p.m. Using Smart Music: Import and Slow Down for Practice, (DH/HO), Bob Athayde, Borah Theater (SUB) 2:30 p.m. Jazz Trombone: Slide and Swing, (MC/HO), Al Gemberling, Kiva Theater 2:30 p.m. Practice! Practice! Practice! (HO) Corey Christiansen, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre 3 p.m. Vocal Improvisation: Letting Rhythm Lead the Way, (HO) Rosana Eckert, First Methodist Church Thinking about College campus tours will be offered at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and begin on the first floor of the Student Union Building (SUB) Campus Visit office and last for about one hour. For information, call (208) 885-6163.
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Jazz sax great Jimmy Heath talks to those in his clinic at the 2011 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Dean Hare/Daily News
Members of the Lionel Hampton New York Big Band play “Flying Home” as part of a tribute to festival favorites James Moody, Hank Jones and Wally “Gator” Watson, who died in 2010, during the Feel the Rhythm concert to close out the 2011 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Erik Bowen (left to right), Alan Durst and Troy Robey perform at West Park Elementary School in Moscow as part of the Jazz in the Schools Program in 2011.
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Visiting students attended a workshop with Bob Athayde at the 2011 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.
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from Page 6 way I want. There are no walls of insecurity between me and my music.” The chance to perform the Ray Brown Tribute is not the only reason Clayton is excited for this week’s festival. This year’s festival will feature the debut of the Lionel
Hampton Youth Orchestra, which will include three college musicians playing along with the Lionel Hampton Big Band. The musicians were chosen after a “pretty rigorous recruiting process” in January, and Clayton compared it to being asked to perform with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The young musicians won’t just be “playing along” with
the band — they literally will be replacing three saxophone players in the group. “The three saxophone players in the Lionel Hampton Big Band won’t be coming to Moscow this year,” he said. “There’s no room for failure here. It’s a big responsibility and a big opportunity.” Clayton said the plan is to expand on the idea and to audition even more young musi-
cians for the band next year. Clayton also is excited about the “intensives” workshops that will take place Wednesday with selected schools. The program, which was launched at last year’s festival, allows students from 10 selected schools to have 90-minute sessions with jazz clinicians rather than 30 minutes. “It’s about making it a deeper educational experience,” he
said. The Ray Brown Tribute will take place in two sets, at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday at the University of Idaho SUB Ballroom.
On the Web: n www.uidaho.edu/jazzfest Alan Solan can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext. 235, or by email at asolan@dnews.com.
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